So, after much deliberating I've finally made a start with finishing the body. I'm using RIT fabric dyes. I did a black coat and then sanded back to try to highlight the flame pattern (which is not particularly spectacular on this body). Then I've coated with blue. I'm going to leave the sides and back natural (I may just use a subtle darker tone) and lacquer the whole thing. I plan to do the front of the headstock in the same blue but leave the rest of the headstock/neck natural colour.