First build: secret model #6 - single cutaway guitar

[fender3x]

I'm quite satisfied with how it's going I think, though it might be darker/blacker than I initially wanted?
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You got an effect that looks a lot like the PRS. That is all the more impressive when you consider that the PRS does not have a veneer. In the vid it looks like the top is a 1/2" chunk of carved flame maple. I guess they can do that when they plan to sell it for north of $4.5K.

You may have given me the confidence to stick with my water based stain ;-)

[brandfbr]

You got an effect that looks a lot like the PRS. That is all the more impressive when you consider that the PRS does not have a veneer. In the vid it looks like the top is a 1/2" chunk of carved flame maple. I guess they can do that when they plan to sell it for north of $4.5K.

You may have given me the confidence to stick with my water based stain ;-)

My main takeaway as of now is: don't over sand. The body looked quite black/gray in the beginning, and after the first coat of orange I thought I hadn't sanded enough and that it would turn out too dark.. I just kept on putting thin coats, with more concentrated dye and the black ended up fading more into the background. The last red coat ended up being basically 1:1 water and dye.