Staining Basswood Guitar Body. Whatever you choose, i suggest. Basswood is a very full sounding wood, and it makes sense as adding the maple top gives the overall package more cut and brightness. It has decent grain to it, i mean, it's not like some of those awful cuts of baswood that look solid white.
This makes basswood easier to manipulate and much better to use in construction.
A hard clear coat compatible with the stain will protect it from moisture and sweat/oils from your i've been building guitars and staining woods for decades. Basswood has been a favorite of ibanez guitars for decades. Whatever you choose, i suggest. It's a popular wood for electric guitars because it's easy to work with if you're building a guitar, that means you'll have to be a little more patient and probably apply more coats of stain than you would with a basswood body. My experiences with basswood bodies have been mediocre. I was at a music shop the other day and some guy was handling a strat clone with a basswood body. This part deals with staining the body of the guitar. Tone wood refers to the woods used in a bass to enhance the sound, or tone, of the bass guitar.
