Hi there!

George from Greece here.
My custom order of a STA-1M just arrived and i am so happy to start my first build!
The project is a black strat like Gilmours so the kit came with an alder body and black pickguard and mapple neck and fretboard.
I will post some photos later of a mock build.
I have decided to do the finish with rattle cans by myself and i've already found the products i'm going to use.

But as a newbie, i have tons of questions about finishing mostly.

Does alder needs grain filler?
Is sealing important or it can be skipped?
And much more questions to come...

Anyway, so glad to start my first build!!