I put the pink stain on the body and it looks suuuuuper sexy. I used a water based stain from Minwax. I got it from Lowes and they mixed the color for me.

Front looks wicked!

I also painted the neck pickup cavity black. Since I’m not using a pickguard, the inside will show.

After this dries, I’m going to put some polymerized tung oil on it. That’s some old school tung oil mixed with some new school polyurethane to make it more durable. I can build up as many coats as I want until I get the level of shine I like.