Sorry I posted this in the wrong section before, so here it is in the right place. I recently got a gretsch walnut lacquer bass drum. I plan on taking 2 gretsch round badge toms and staining them myself. The ply taking the stain is maple. I hear maple is very hard to stain? Some wood sites suggest using dye? or a shellac first? Anybody ever done anything like this before? I have 0 experience doing this. Any and all tips will be very helpful. I have the toms stripped and ready to go ( these were previously rewrapped, so I didnt strip a org kit). Now Im just waiting on tips. Will a shellac effect the sound? Thanks a ton.
Keith