So this is the direction we're going. Unfortunately, my expectations usually far exceed my abilities. Nevertheless. RIT dye wine/black fading to wine fading to Colortone cherry. Plan to clear coat with Minwax Wipe-On Poly, after a thin coat of rattle-can spray poly to try to avoid smearing the dye. The neck is stained maple, then about 24 coats of TruOil. Fretboard will get lemon oil.