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I think that might be the path of least resistance. My plan is using CA glue as grain filler (may even mix some black in there so the grain pops a big more). In your experience, do you think I'm safe to grain fill and then dye / stain?

Or, maybe the answer is just to grain fill, stain and lacquer - bypass the tinted nitro altogether. hmmmm

Ah - yes, forgot to mention that I did have 3 coats of nitro sanding sealer under the color coat. Maybe the answer is 4 coats?

So, I've been working on an ash jaguar body with the goal of getting a transparent brown - I've worked with aerosol nitro before - solid colors and clear I don't have much of a problem with. I'm, however, having a very hard time getting the transparent brown down. I'm using a test board of ash...

I use medium thickness CA glue that I got from a local woodshop. For the test, I used a 1oz bottle, of which I used a little more than 1/3 of it. I'll pick up another bottle as a backup for high stakes work. So, 1 - 1.5oz should more than cover you for 3 coats on an electric body. I've attached...

An update for anyone curious. Got some scrap ash and did a test with CA as a filler, 3 coats of nitro sanding sealer and 2 coats of color nitro. It worked like a dream. So, that’s the method I’ll use. I really hated this stewmac clear grain filler.  I’ll post results on the actual body once I...

I have a lot of experience working with CA glue - I'm very seriously considering sanding it back and starting over with that.

Where I can, given the contours and routing for electronics, it’s hard to use one consistently.

I'm having a nightmare of a time with this stewmac version of aqua coat for a grain filler on swamp ash jaguar body: https://www.stewmac.com/Materials_and_Supplies/Finishing_Supplies/Fillers_and_Putties/ColorTone_Clear_Grain_Filler.html I've tried every conceivable way of putting this on -...

Thank you all for the thoughtful replies. After reading through some of your suggestions, I think I may pivot to a musickraft neck. I lose the oversized headstock, but I think it’s less of a gamble in weight and feel. And I, too, really don’t like that side adjust. The body arrived on Friday...

This is helpful. To be clear on the reediness description, I lumped in Jazzmaster there because a huge part of that are the overtones coming from the amount of string length behind the bridge. Was just hoping the neck wouldn't do much to diminish that. I think I'm now convinced that the modern...

How do you feel about the weight of the neck? I know it's about 1/3 LB heavier than the others.

Hello forum! This is my first post here, so hello! I’m starting a jaguar build and, unfortunately, the only fender short scale neck option is modern construction. I’ve read a lot about the argument of whether or not the modern construction drastically affects tone, and I’ve watched the video...