Quote Originally Posted by jonwhitear View Post
From your photos, it looks like your body's mahogany, and your neck's maple. Maple doesn't need grain filling, as it doesn't have open pores like mahogany does. As you're doing a (painted?) gloss black finish, I'd sand it to 240 grit (I think your grits are different in the US - I'm talking Australian here.)
That's correct- maple neck / mahogany body.

I am not 100% on this, but I was considering the Stew Mac Aerosol finishing set in gloss black. I'm also contemplating an air brush set up as I do have a large compressor.

I will give the truss rod a bit of a test, thanks.