Members soliloquy Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 i dont really see the point of having a guitar's specs saying, rather boasting 'maple neck' when it has a disgusting high gloss finish on em that makes it very hard to slid up and down the neck.... unless you have VERY dry hands, and your dead skin starts to fall off like snow flakes, high gloss necks suck... anyone else with me? and they pretty much the only reason i dont wanna get a high end guitar. if i would end up sanding down the paint on the neck, that may {censored} up the guitar....and i dont trust myself. what do you do to work around it? or do you actually like high gloss necks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members _pete_ Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 anyone else with me? Um, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members leftwing73 Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 I've never even given it a thought - I have no problem with the high-gloss finish on my Explorer neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soliloquy Posted July 26, 2007 Author Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 try an unfinished neck...or if you have a very cheap neck, try sanding it down...or go to a store, find a guitar with either an unfinished neck, or a satin painted neck, and you'll see, or should see the difference.... humm..unless you work out without gloves, i dont really understand how high gloss necks dont bother people :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metallica_00 Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 Not all high end guitars have super glossy necks, one of the bragging points of Ibanez's best Prestige necks is that they've got a finish that is sanded very thin and smooth. If you don't like gloss, look for a satin-type finish. On the other hand, my G&L has a glossy neck and this doesn't bother me at all. And a bit of a finish is good for the neck, it protects the wood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mogwai Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 Ernie Ball guitar necks feel the best to me. Theyre just oiled, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hardtail Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 i dont really see the point of having a guitar's specs saying, rather boasting 'maple neck' when it has a disgusting high gloss finish on em that makes it very hard to slid up and down the neck.... unless you have VERY dry hands, and your dead skin starts to fall off like snow flakes, high gloss necks suck... anyone else with me? and they pretty much the only reason i dont wanna get a high end guitar. if i would end up sanding down the paint on the neck, that may {censored} up the guitar....and i dont trust myself. what do you do to work around it? or do you actually like high gloss necks? I LOVE gloss necks. All my Gibsons are high gloss. The Carvin C66 superstrat I just ordered - I paid extra for the high gloss finish, in lieu of the satin tung oil finish. So, its just you ... high gloss rules !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wingnut1 Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 I put a nice coat of wax on it and my hand slides great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dsquared Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 Different strokes. I'm with you on gloss necks, so don't feel you're alone. The one thing keeping me from buying the Squier VM SSH Tele is that glossy neck. It's also kept me from pulling the trigger on the set-neck Reverends. No biggie, I'll probably just wander across the aisle to the Squier Custom II Tele instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alchemist Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 Never had trouble playing a guitar with a finished neck. A well finished neck feels very nice:) Oh god, look at that neck it just makes me sick... damn high end guitars.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Craven Morehead Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 Wait 'til you try a thick nitro neck, you'll probably have a stroke since it seems to bug you so much! Hee hee. Good lord, look at hard tails avatar. Wow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 5881900 Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 Ernie Ball necks are nice ... I own an Ibanez Prestige, the finish is sort of "in the middle" on the spectrum of glossiness to rawness. Its what I prefer now. I used to have a Schecter C-1 Classic and I sanded the neck down to expose the bare maple ( crazy, I know ), and it did give me the feel I wanted, but after long hours of sweaty playing, the wood becomes a bit damp and cool. Looking back on it I should have put tung oil on it or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soliloquy Posted July 26, 2007 Author Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 Different strokes. I'm with you on gloss necks, so don't feel you're alone. The one thing keeping me from buying the Squier VM SSH Tele is that glossy neck. It's also kept me from pulling the trigger on the set-neck Reverends. No biggie, I'll probably just wander across the aisle to the Squier Custom II Tele instead. when my buddy and i started playing guitar, we both got VERY {censored}ty guitars...well, mine was better than his coz it was a 'SAGA' guitar kit that i put together. his was a squire stratocaster. since i'm more hands on, and never happy with what the market gives me, i grabbed a steal wool(as suppose to a sand paper) and went at it with my guitar neck. so the gloss was still there, just a lil scratched up. he did the same with his, and it works fine.... thats one thing i like about squirs. they are cheap, so you torture em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members citizens_X Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 I love glossy necks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ebidis Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 I hapen to like high gloss necks. Different strokes. But, you can give a gloss neck the "satin" treatment by rubbing it with some fine steel wool. That will take some take some of the "stickiness" out of the finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chrispsullivan Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 you can buy satin finish necks from warmoth and other custom guitar companies some fenders have satin finish necksso do some ibanezsso do some esps you can find lots of high end guitars with satin finish neck (the zakk wylde gibson lp) i also like the satin finish, a much faster feelhowever my hands sweat so much that it doesnt really matter after thirty seconds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warriorpoet Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 I like most satin/ oiled necks I like few high gloss necks This is one of my favorite necks ever: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dsquared Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 since i'm more hands on, and never happy with what the market gives me, i grabbed a steal wool(as suppose to a sand paper) and went at it with my guitar neck. so the gloss was still there, just a lil scratched up. he did the same with his, and it works fine.... thats one thing i like about squirs. they are cheap, so you torture em True, and true. I did the same to my Epi bolt-on Jr w/P-90. And Squiers are pretty dang common, little resale value... so I may just have at 'er. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shask Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 Its always annoyed me. Not only being sticky, it gives that "plastic" feel to them. Esp Korean guitars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kuhnfyoozed Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 My korean made Flying V isn't sticky at all, and its stained a bright orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orzklegbok Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 Yeah - while I wouldn't say a Painted neckback is "crap" - I DO prefer a more satin-ey feeling neckback. (I posted about what to do in a thread just recently... had some good advice: http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1692785 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zappa74 Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 I used to hate glossy necks, but I've gotten used to mine and rather like how it feels now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Skilo885 Posted July 26, 2007 Members Share Posted July 26, 2007 Im with you 100% OP... I dont care how nice a guitar is, the first thing i do after buying it is take sandpaper to the back of the neck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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