Add some blue stain

 
Then rub it back to achieve the “faded” look

 
Then an expert spray of clear topcoat

Here’s the guitar, pre any finishing

That’s a Maple cap on an Alder (IIRC) body

@tv101 , @koendb
pix will be awesome..thanks
 

Posted by: @poco7 i was trying to decide how to color my first build..this will be what I’m going for  I’ll add some photos tomorrow showing the various stages of achieving that finished colour.  It started out very blue!  The…   Read more»

@tv101  this picture from Guitarmaking was on my fridge, i was trying to decide how to color my first build..this will be what I’m going for – for the most part,,,probably not with the brown natural color because the Poplar…   Read more»