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ColorTone Liquid Stains
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Spectacular sunbursts, vintage tints and head-turning modern colors: ColorTone concentrated stains mix with virtually any finish, and are formulated specifically for luthiers.They're accurate and authentic stringed instrument colors, as researched and specified by our own guitar finishing experts—not the generic furniture colors you'll find at other suppliers.
These concentrated grain-enhancing stains are economical; a little goes a long way. Reduce them with alcohol or water to g
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Discussed in Custom Bass Build - (G)ripper Body - Thoughts on PUPs? in the TalkBass community
Zak TMD
I can only tell from the pics, but I'd say the vintage amber runs a bit yellow for sure, so you might consider mixing just a little bit of a brown in there to get that legit vintagey look? The sample pics on colors are not great on the stew mac page, FYI Link for your future usage: ColorTone Liquid Stains | stewmac.com ... more
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