Refinishing my BD guitar

[kiteman]

Thanks Blooz, too bad I didn't see the chart. My friend mentioned that he has some red stain at his house. I'm going to look later.

[Bloozcat]

A good mahogany stain will probably work best. Whatever stain you choose, try it out on a piece of scrap wood first. If it's pine or a similarly light wood, know that it will be darker on the mahogany.

If you look at Gibson guitars you'll notice that some (bodies) look like a medium brown color. Those guitars are shot with clear and the mahogany is Honduran, which is not a dark mahogany. The bodies that appear a darker mahogany or deep reddish mahogany are enhanced with stain. African mahogany has a naturally darker tone to it and will generally look nice even when shot clear with no stain.