Good stains?

What kind of stain should I be looking for to finish my strat partscaster with? I want a darker color not as dark as rosewood but somewhere in-between there.

Something like this is what I'm after,

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae118/Jah-Rasta-Mon65/1961-pre-cbs-strat-large.jpg

Having less that satisfactory results trying to stain a light wood fairly dark the next time I tried it I would for sure use a gel stain. Haven't tried any particular brand.

Yea the body wood is light colored, think its alder.

Damn that is beautiful!

There is a stain product called Transtint that I have used on maple necks, then applied Tru Oil over the top. Worked great.
I believe the bottle says water based stain but I have applied it with alcohol as well.
Never used it on bodies, but no reason why it shouldn't work fine.

I have seen it at woodworking stores like Rockler.
i MAY have ordered it thru Stew-Mac, can't remember.
You're sure to find it online.

Transtint comes in multiple shades. Amber is one of them.

Another product I have used is the Walnut stain that came in the set of Birchwood Casey products that came with the Tru Oil. Adjust the darkness of stain by diluting with water/alcohol.

I used Minwax Golden Oak and Jacobean on the Strat I built. It's not as dark as the picture but I think it looks better. I don't have any pics yet.