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I have used Rothko and Frost stains before... Always worked ok for me
http://www.rothkoandfrost.com/water-based-wood-dye/
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Well I have images of some other colours but from what you say I reckon you want the Amber which I haven't used before but I have used and have pics of the yellow which is probably too bright for what you want to do. If its not dark enough on the furst coat then you keep adding layers till you like what you see...
Also Tru Oil has a slight amber tint itself so you should probably take that in to account too that when you add the oil it will go ever so slightly darker.
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Thanks Rabs, think these will do the trick! And just to clarify you've used tru-oil on those water based ones and its fine?
http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/235/oil-finishes-little-tutorial-for-my-wet-sanded-oil-finish-technique
Sadly PB has killed most of the links - but here is a pic of the tinted tru-oil finish i do
I use traditional wood dye from wilko's for this one. I think it had a light rub down with a little jacobean oak, then a sand back - that gives the dirt in the grain (optional). The yellow tint was from antique oak or pine, possibly a mix of the two. Traditional wood stain is spirit based so can be thinned and mixed as you see fit and even a little added to the oil itself
You don;t need any fancy products just any basic wood coloured stains/dyes
http://www.wilko.com/interior-paint/wood-stain+varnish/icat/wood-stain-varnish#esp_cf=pdxttype&esp_filter_pdxttype=Wood Dye
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Actually most of the stains I have used if not all were spirit based. But they both work... Spirit based ones dry quicker but water based ones allow you too move the colour about a bit...
And what Wez says above is true.. You don't have to buy guitar specific products.. The reason to buy them is that they do colours that you wont find in a DIY shop... BUT they do, do woody colours like mahogany and pine and stuff so you can get some good ones from B&Q or wherever and they will work fine...
I have some examples I will post in a bit.. Just getting dinner ready
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Ok so heres the other colours from Rothko and Frost.. Like I say they were actually the spirit based ones
http://www.rothkoandfrost.com/spirit-based-wood-dye-lightfast/ ;
Tested on flamed maple
http://i.imgur.com/j5aS4lI.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/1YahBHF.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/GTm6fGC.jpg
Then theres the Colron stains I got from B&Q.. Ive used these a few times and finished in tru oil.
On this one, I wanted to match the neck wood a bit better with the back.
http://i.imgur.com/tNzDUiA.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/cF4wlQ8.jpg
So I first hit it with the antique pine to give it some nice highlights..
http://i.imgur.com/MpYNFvS.jpg
And then the Peruvian mahogany one which is browny redyish
http://i.imgur.com/26Rew2d.jpg
And when it was oiled
http://i.imgur.com/HRRMLv2.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ViiP235.jpg
Then theres this Beechwood guitar.. Which is fairly white ish but with redish tint. Started off like this
http://i.imgur.com/vfMXvR4.jpg
And then I added layers of that antique pine and it just gets darker and darker
http://i.imgur.com/tVnfYMN.jpg
And ended up looking like this with its oil
http://i.imgur.com/KzLZUau.jpg
Hope that helps you
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I also have a video I did on my last staining job.. Its not really pertinent to what you are doing but shows how I build the colour up to where I am happy with it.
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Thanks!
Either way go for a couple of shades around the colour you want. You can then add, remove, mix and layer up until it's right.
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