Is it worth trying to pop the basswood grain a bit? figured id give it a go if so, also wanted to check whether i should do grain filling before staining black and sanding back? that seems like the logical order of proceedings but i figured id check anyway
yeah I'd give it a go. Some of the basswood bodies have some nice subtle grain. My tele's grain popped a bit just with natural timbermate before I covered it in green paint, so definitely worth a shot.
No real need to fill Basswood, it has a reasonably tight grain structure.
Just hook in with some stain then sand it back.
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