So, the wife got me a surprise Christmas present last year – a DIY Guitar Kit!
Basically, a grown-up Airfix kit, with a pre-routed unfinished body, neck and all required hardware supplied. All I have to do is colour it in and stick it together. Easy-peasy lemon-squeezy, eh?
The body is mahogany with a flamed maple veneer, while the neck is mahogany with a rosewood fingerboard. Here’s what the bare wood looks like –
First off, everything gets a good sanding with some 240-grit, while I try to think of what colour scheme to apply.