Exactly what I was thinking! One problem, though. I've always had problems with guitars that are black and they are cheap. It's a project anyway, so who gives!?
Yep, I agree, go for it, all your bad luck with black guitars has been used up so you will be fine for now on. Black guitars are a necessity of life. If you want't to use the body for tracing out a body shape, block of wood with a hole drilled in it works for that too it's a very versatile invention.
Although, I have found, guitar building is so much more fun when you don't trace a body shape and draw your own, even if it is not hugely original.
I had a terrific day today, but only squeezed in about 20 mins of woodwork on a humbucker template, thanks http://www.flatearthguitars.com if you haven't checked out their site do yourself a favour, fantastic guitars, and helpful files like a humbucker routing diagram
Does anyone else, remember their guitar making epiphany, you know the moment when you thought, *%^& me, I think I can make a guitar mine was just after finding Jon Fisher's tutorial How to build a Les Paul the hard way
Must order my stain tomorrow, and a shorter router bit, now I am off to Avengers thread to check out his twins