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i'm sure this is a newb question but, how straight (or i guess "flat" is a better term) should a piece of wood for a neck be before gluing on the fretboard? I have two pieces of wood i was thinking of using to build a neck (one mahogany and one maple). Both of them are pretty flat when you put a straight edge to it - but not perfectly so (both have a very slight bit of bow in them) - will the truss rod take care of that?

great !! thx for the reply that being said, which to do you think then would be a "better" choice to do like a "tiger-eye" effect on a figured maple piece.. the dyes i've tried seem to go on "light" and i've had rub them in a couple of time to get a good color... dunno if maybe i just need to change the concentration of the dye..

this may be a dumb question - but is there any significant difference between stains and dyes (benefits/drawbacks) ? if so what are they?

Hi All I was wondering what stain colors you would use to get a "tiger eye" look on figured maple. Kinda like this look - http://prsguitars.com/showcase/private/ps237.html. I know there are probably several diffent stains or mixes that could be used, but was hoping to get an idea of what most people prefer.