There seem to be a few areas where there still seems to be some excess Timbermate on the surface, making those areas a bit darker than they could be. I wouldn't worry too much about the bits that will be under the scratchplate, and it may just be the natural grain pattern that you can't do much about, but I'd see what a bit more sanding could do in those areas, just to try and get as even a look as possible.
If you want to try the DingoTone on it, then it could work reasonably well, though I still think it will look a bit darker overall than in the DT example pictures. Maybe try an application just on the back to a) see what it looks like and b) see how well it dries. Easy enough to sand back a single application with a sander on a flat surface if necessary.
Sometimes you just have to go for it and try things out. There's almost always a way to recover the situation if it goes wrong.
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