Members u6crash Posted May 20, 2006 Members Share Posted May 20, 2006 What is your choice in finish, and how strict are you about it? Is anyone here so picky that if they picked up a guitar that felt great and found out it didn't have the preferred finish, that you wouldn't buy it? Pretty much every mass produced guitar is done with polyurethane these days, right? I think I've heard before that nitro shrinks over time and that's why it isn't used as widely. What are the disadvantages of waterbased lacquers? I've read quite a few good things about them, but nothing about why they might be bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members regent Posted May 20, 2006 Members Share Posted May 20, 2006 WTF no poll? This thread is teh ghey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarlady Posted May 20, 2006 Members Share Posted May 20, 2006 I prefer nitro, just used to it since the first guitar I had back in the '70's had it . If you want a lot more info on finish look at this thread. http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1246232&highlight=nitro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gotboostvr Posted May 20, 2006 Members Share Posted May 20, 2006 I perfer nitro.but I base my decsion more on the neck, and how resonate the wood is, even a guit with a poly finish can resonate well.nitro just resonates slightly better. the neck is definatley a bigger factor for me though.I LOVES me some v-neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ThunderDump Posted May 20, 2006 Members Share Posted May 20, 2006 Originally posted by gotboostvr I LOVES me some v-neck. werd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stonefoot Posted May 20, 2006 Members Share Posted May 20, 2006 I don't like the finish on Fender Highways or Gibson Fadeds. Also, I'm not a big fan of guitars which are hairy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheDove Posted May 20, 2006 Members Share Posted May 20, 2006 Nitro just smells so good new - vis the new PRS ads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted May 20, 2006 Moderators Share Posted May 20, 2006 Originally posted by u6crash Pretty much every mass produced guitar is done with polyurethane these days, right? Mass produced "poly" finish is polyester, not polyurethane. Polyurethane is what you commonly associate with brushing varnishes, and as such has been around for quite a while. Polyester spraying is quite recent and apparently a Godsend for the piano industry. None of them make any difference to sound, although they do affect feel. My Tele still has about 1mm of black real nitro with no top coat and if I get a tad too hot my fingers start to sink into the nitro:D its a POS and it also split once after an evening at an outside function where it ended up next to a halogen light that cooked it, but its still a lovely POS, I must put it back together soon:cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunset_gun Posted May 20, 2006 Members Share Posted May 20, 2006 The biggest determining factor tonally is how thinly it is applied, not really even what it's made out of. I like nitro too, but many people get too hung up on it as a "must have". It doesn't really matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted May 20, 2006 Moderators Share Posted May 20, 2006 Originally posted by sunset_gun but many people get too hung up on it as a "must have". It doesn't really matter. Too right!! its cellulose, ie plant matter dissolved in nitric acid and is really for blowing {censored} up, polyester is great stuff, ya can use your guitar for hacking down trees and it wont feck up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members walt0915 Posted May 21, 2006 Members Share Posted May 21, 2006 I've done some finishes in acrylic laquer and I'm very happy with them. That same "deep" color with a surface as smooth as glass, and it was pretty cheap. I'm interested in trying to do a padded laquer (french polish) type of finish. If I like the way the guitar looked, played, and sounded, I would not care what it was made of (well, as long as it wasn't toxic I guess). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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