Re: poly vs. nitro clear coat - age

Guncho wrote:
The finish on a solid body guitar has no affect on the tone what so ever.


This is incorrect so any newbies please disregard it. Keith is wrong.


I challenge ANYBODY to tell the difference in tone between two solid body guitars, one with nitro, one with poly. Violins, acoustic guitars, etc. are different. And I own a vintage nitro finished Strat. There are just too many other variables that make the finish on a SOLID body guitar much less of a factor. That's my opinion.



On an acoustic I'd say that the poly is superior because its thinner.


I'm pretty sure that's totally incorrect as well.

Depends. I'm pretty sure that my Ibanez Artwood is poly, and it is very thin, thin enough that you can feel the grain in the solid Engelmann spruce top.



Chris

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