Hi Joe, Its really something Ive have to experimented with and in the past the best Ive used was catalyzed poly, I mean this for any wood, it also cured great with the oily woods because by using a catalyst its pretty much forced to cure.
In my opinion the 2-part poly looks the best because it really brings out the colors in the wood much like a normal poly will but with less amber. It dries super hard and also buffs and polishes really nice and usually is fully cured within 24hrs. A major drawback is that its really dangerous to use. These days I'm trying to stay away from 2 or 3 part finishes that contain really high VOCs. If I ever get a suitable spraying area built I may return to using it.
This go around I'm going to seal it with Minwax polycrylic (water based), pore fill, then Ill top coat with either polycrylic or normal polyurethane. I tried this on the bridge and the polycrylic dried like it would on any other wood. Once sealed and dry, you could probably use most any type of finish to topcoat with as long as its compatible and the surface is prepped well.
. You're making yourself a killer bass!!
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