Members turnip Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 Some guitars will simply near look worn. Unless you remove the poly. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carbohydrates Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 Nitro wears more quickly than poly, and often in a different fashion as it is more prone to yellowing and checking. Poly still wears, but it tends to be more durable and takes longer. It can yellow, too, but that usually happens in the color coat on poly guitars (versus the clear coat on nitro). They both wear, it's just that nitro often wears more, and faster. woop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members monto Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 Unlike a lot of of our competitors, who settle for a polyurethane finish, Gibson opts for a nitrocellulose finish that will encourage the natural vibration of the instrument for a purer tone. In addition, a nitro finish is very porous and actually gets thinner over time. That way your guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jack harper Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 Ha sorry.... yeah i've noticed that too, its just tooooo plastic btw .13s are also difficult to bend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carbohydrates Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 Unlike a lot of of our competitors, who settle for a polyurethane finish, Gibson opts for a nitrocellulose finish that will encourage the natural vibration of the instrument for a purer tone. In addition, a nitro finish is very porous and actually gets thinner over time. That way your guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members newbuilder Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 Unlike a lot of of our competitors, who settle for a polyurethane finish, Gibson opts for a nitrocellulose finish that will encourage the natural vibration of the instrument for a purer tone. In addition, a nitro finish is very porous and actually gets thinner over time. That way your guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bro Blue Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 I predict lulz above and beyond those given so far. And top wrapping your strings over the stop bar does not give you more sustain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tweedledee Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 This is a modified 1970s Mustang that I recently sold. Poly finsh. Originally white. All natural wear. The guy I sold it to (Dan, of Danocaster fame) swapped out the pickguard for a vintage pearloid one and took these photos outside so it doesn't look so yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ihavenofish Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 lollin'Nothin' like a few smartly-worded semi-truths to make ya feel better about your product! particularly when nitro is an inferior finish in every possible way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members maltomario Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 i love the smell of nitro when you open the guitar case. jess' sayin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members superdistortion Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 I like polyurethane better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kellanium Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 Did you know that single coils hum!? The Sky is blue? Soylent Green is People? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members isuck Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 Did you know that single coils hum!?The Sky is blue?Soylent Green is People? and tasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 "Some guitars will simply near look worn" did you really mean to say ne'er? WTF your language skills are relic'd Poly does wear there Shakespear just not as quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoneNut Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 Nitro has more tone. Especially Gibson nitro. They're reissuing 1958 Nitro now but you have to pay more for the specially formulated vintage nitro that's mixed with the same componants and applied exactly as it was way back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimmypage Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 The only reason poly gets a bad rap is because some companies poor a gallon on their guitars:facepalm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GilmourD Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 Some guitars will simply near look worn. Unless you remove the poly. That is all. No {censored}, Sherlock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 and tasty Just don't tour the factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 This is a modified 1970s Mustang that I recently sold. Poly finsh. Originally white. All natural wear. The guy I sold it to (Dan, of Danocaster fame) swapped out the pickguard for a vintage pearloid one and took these photos outside so it doesn't look so yellow. No {censored}ing way that's poly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tweedledee Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 No {censored}ing way that's poly. Yes it is. Original finish. 1970s body. Unless, of course, Fender decided to shoot one random Mustang body in nitro years after they stopped using it, then managed to make it feel just like poly in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluffalo Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 thats cool with me, i would prefer my guitar to look new for longer, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gasolinefight Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 The only reason poly gets a bad rap is because some companies poor a gallon on their guitars:facepalm: +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Les Paul Lover Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 No {censored}ing way that's poly. Exactly my thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BigWood Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 Fender has been poly coating guitars since the early/mid sixties (63?)... Nitro is put on top of the poly to satisfy the general publics belief that Nitro Cellulose guitars "breath" and generally have become the bottom line for creating great tone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted January 26, 2010 Members Share Posted January 26, 2010 Poly wants a cracker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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