Mr. Preston Swift Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 i am building a guitar out of WHITE pine (as an experiment) and i don't know what to finish it with i need a tight finish on it to give it at least a descent sound I don't have access to a spray gun and was wondering if tung oil would give it that tight finish i also wanted to stain it a walnut color and was wondering how to apply that and use tung oil over top of it or just mix it together a little help? thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 i need a tight finish on it to give it at least a descent sound Can you explain that for me, im having difficulty understanding exactly what you mean. you know finishes make *very* little differance when it comes to the tone of an eletric instrument, where pick up choice and amp choice will make more of a differance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Preston Swift Posted February 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 i need a tight finish on it to give it at least a descent sound Can you explain that for me, im having difficulty understanding exactly what you mean. you know finishes make *very* little differance when it comes to the tone of an eletric instrument, where pick up choice and amp choice will make more of a differance. The pickups are 2 (dos) humbuckers, 1 seymore d., and 1 unidentafied 1980's pickup off an ibanez RG and the amp is a marshall MG i was under the impression that the finish made the sound crisp"er" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Yeah, no difference what-so-ever here... I WOULD however finish it with the hardest finish you have the ability to do since it's made out of a soft wood. IE: oil at the bottom of the list, and poly at the top/best. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Or the other way around... Hard finish + soft wood + light ding = possibly heavy flaking when wood deforms under the finish. With a soft wood and oilfinish it is much more likely to scratch and so on. That is true. But any scratches are easy to sand away and re-oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 Perhaps an epoxy grainfill would strengthen up the immediate surface prior to finishing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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