How to get a dark grain finish on an ash body

[Pkomor]

I am toying with the idea of refinishing my spare bass (cort gb74) thats looking a bit worse for wear.
I want something that i can doo easily, and im really after some sort of natural finish. at the moment the bass is 'open pore natural' finish which it think is just some sort of oil on the wood? i would like to end up with something like the finish on this F-bass

so is some sort of black grain filler the way to go?
does anyone know how i would go about achieving this?

cheers, Pete.

[Beedster]

[quote name='Pkomor' post='196431' date='May 11 2008, 11:27 AM']I am toying with the idea of refinishing my spare bass (cort gb74) thats looking a bit worse for wear.
I want something that i can doo easily, and im really after some sort of natural finish. at the moment the bass is 'open pore natural' finish which it think is just some sort of oil on the wood? i would like to end up with something like the finish on this F-bass

so is some sort of black grain filler the way to go?
does anyone know how i would go about achieving this?

cheers, Pete.[/quote]

Apologies as this isn't much help, but that's the least attractive finish I've ever seen on a bass
In fact, correction, that was no help whatsoever Good luck whatever you decide to do, refinishing a bass is a real buzz
Chris

[Pkomor]

[quote name='Beedster' post='196452' date='May 11 2008, 12:01 PM']Apologies as this isn't much help, but that's the least attractive finish I've ever seen on a bass
In fact, correction, that was no help whatsoever Good luck whatever you decide to do, refinishing a bass is a real buzz
Chris[/quote]

hehe you think so?

is there anything you wold recommend for the cort..