Hi
I thinking of buying a tele kit,this will be my first build.
The kits i‘m looking at are:
Atl with black binding or dtz zebra..
My questions is can i stain the zebra body or is the wood ”sealed”?
What of the atl types kit would be best for staining?

Also why can i not buy black hardware on the atl kits with black binding? It Does not make sense that i only can buy black hardware with the white binding kit.
And if i choose not to buy hardware do i only get the body and neck?no pickguard,bridge,tuners ?