Diurnal

Thanks. I'll post some pictures when I try a few samples.

Do you think that I should dye it black and sandback to enhance the grain no matter which color I use or would that leave too much grain intensity? I know that it's all a matter of taste. It's just that I have none! Thanks for the input.

What a great forum! This is my first guitar build and I need help with some finishing issues. A more detailed picture This is a standard Mahagony body and neck with a dropped Maple top. The fingerboard is Rosewood and will get stainless frets. I'm planning on using SD SH-4 and SH-2 pickups but I guess that is really a different issue. I need help deciding what color and finishing technique to use on the maple top. I know that color is a personal issue but I could use some other input. So far I'm thinking of dyeing it black, backsanding a bit and then adding a bit of brown with a nitro finish. This is all new to me as I have really only used oil finishes and paints on furniture projects. The Maple top is a bit unsual but it's my first project. The grain pattern is not consistant. It's much more pronounced at the bridge than near the bouts - a little unbalanced but maybe I can make it work. I think with a TOM bridge it will look good. Anyway, this has taken up a lot of time over the past few weeks and has been very new and enjoyable. I look forward to getting it finished. Thanks for any input...

It was a test...

I am new to guitar building and have a question about design. I want to make a neck with a head design similar to an EVH Music Man. I have a set of six in line Schaller Mini tuners and am wondering if it is bad practice to mount the two opposing ones with the handles at the bottom so that they would be opposite the four on the top side? I didn't want to buy another set just to make them all on top. I just need an opinion on asthetics. Thanks!