First build: secret model #6 - single cutaway guitar

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Yes, it is supposed to be like that. No need to fill it. I'm not really sure why they are designed like that!

Awesome, thanks a lot mate, I was worried there for a second.

So, I was a bit stubborn and decided not to follow your advice and went and stained the top black after watching the PRS fire red burst video. I used the ubeaut black stain in a 1:5 dilution in two coats. This was the result.

I then tried to get most of the stain off with metho, then carefully lightly sanded it back with 240, 400, and green Scotch Brite pads. I was quite conservative and stopped when I started to see some streaks of bare wood and it was grayish. Then I went with two coats of orange, then 1 coat of red (for now). I'm quite satisfied with how it's going I think, though it might be darker/blacker than I initially wanted?