yep,.. like the title suggests, i made a jazz bass aler body with a flame maple facing. i'm hoping to achieve a gibson les paul style dark cherry finish which will show the alder rear and tiger stripe front. can i assume that i should use this sites black stain to highlight the flame and then the dark red stain [ not the lighter indian ] for my main colour [ can it be spray applied in a sunburst "style" ? ] followed by sealer and then clear coats ?... not new to the making but very new to finishing/spraying. thanks folks. by the way,...click on this to see the finish i'm after...nick
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Don't use any black - just use red waterbased stain. The softer parts of the grain will absorb more colour showing darker when finished.

Apply the stain several times over with a lint free cloth denibbing when dry between coats if needed - if it goes too dark simply wet a lint free cloth with water and wash out the stain.

If you want to apply a burst you will need to seal of with a sanding sealer and then apply any further colour with aerosol/spray gun before clear coating the body.

that's great advice DM, will make my order as soon as i'm satisfied with the woodwork...