@stan - that's a bit hardcore for me . My playing would never in a million years be able to do it justice. But while we're on that same train of thought, what about building the Hendrix Monterey fire strat?? Ha! Awesome.

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With my musings on blue, I am now leaning towards a trans-blue finish with blue grain fill. Something like this:

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I've never done a trans finish before, but putting the Colortone into lacquer sounds like something I could stuff up spectacularly. Must be worth a try . Whaddaya reckon?

cheers,
Gav.