bsher518 Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 So, I'm kinda new to playing but I was wondering what the tonal difference between a satin finish vs a gloss finish on an acoustic guitar. Personally I prefer the appearance of the satin finish and I have an older epiphone that is a gloss finish and I want to know if it's possible to change the finish on it from gloss to satin or if that will screw up the tone and stuff. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 You'll get varied answers based on opinion: My opinion is - no difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 People argue about tone with regards to types of gloss? O.o thats a new one to me Should be no difference as far as tone is concerned.... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkHenry Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 I think there is no difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyonsdream Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 the question really is... does the material composition of the finish change the tonal characteristics. lather on a nice thick coat of automotive hard-coats and you'll notice a difference than if you used a few thin coats of nitro. The gloss or lack thereof will not change the tonal characteristics or even the sustain of the guitar. Many people like a satin neck because they feel it allows them to traverse the neck easier. At Martin we build a ton of guitars with a high gloss nitro body and a satin neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 From a science point of view there will be a difference. From an audio point of view no difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 No difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 By the way I like the reserved tone of a thick finish over the woodiness of a thin one. In most cases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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