Starting a guitar build soon with a nice piece of African Padauk. I think some of the N4's are made of the same stuff. This piece isn't as porous as other woods I have seen but isn't as smooth as say, basswood. I plan on doing a birchwood casey oil finish. In researching I have found that using...

Hi there, I'm not happy with my 560's body, the original paint is an ugly shade of blue with a yellow tinge that must have developed on the topcoat. It's got a few significant dings down to bare wood, the worst on the jack socket, umpteen dings to the paint, severe belt rash and hairline...