Sanding Gloss Guitar Neck at Carol Hilburn blog

Sanding Gloss Guitar Neck. The truth is, any neck—even one that comes from the factory with a matte satin finish—can eventually develop a sticky feel from hand oils, sweat, and playing grime. Within a very few minutes, and with very little sanding if you will, there was a noticeable difference in the user friendly feel. Over the years i've seen players try to resolve this issue in different ways. Sanding down the finish and sealing the wood to get a nice, smooth bare wood feel on your neck. I can't tell you how many guitars i've played where the lacquer on the back of the neck made me just want to put it down and pick up something else. Your fretting hand keeps ‘catching’ the neck as you try to slide it along, and at times playing the guitar can be a frustrating. If you’re not a fan of your guitar’s gloss neck then you have the option of sanding it to convert the finish from gloss to satin to get that smoother feel, without replacing the neck on your guitar. Some of these approaches work, while others can ruin the value of a guitar.

Your fretting hand keeps ‘catching’ the neck as you try to slide it along, and at times playing the guitar can be a frustrating. Sanding down the finish and sealing the wood to get a nice, smooth bare wood feel on your neck. If you’re not a fan of your guitar’s gloss neck then you have the option of sanding it to convert the finish from gloss to satin to get that smoother feel, without replacing the neck on your guitar. Within a very few minutes, and with very little sanding if you will, there was a noticeable difference in the user friendly feel. The truth is, any neck—even one that comes from the factory with a matte satin finish—can eventually develop a sticky feel from hand oils, sweat, and playing grime. Some of these approaches work, while others can ruin the value of a guitar. I can't tell you how many guitars i've played where the lacquer on the back of the neck made me just want to put it down and pick up something else. Over the years i've seen players try to resolve this issue in different ways.

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Sanding Gloss Guitar Neck If you’re not a fan of your guitar’s gloss neck then you have the option of sanding it to convert the finish from gloss to satin to get that smoother feel, without replacing the neck on your guitar. Sanding down the finish and sealing the wood to get a nice, smooth bare wood feel on your neck. Your fretting hand keeps ‘catching’ the neck as you try to slide it along, and at times playing the guitar can be a frustrating. Some of these approaches work, while others can ruin the value of a guitar. If you’re not a fan of your guitar’s gloss neck then you have the option of sanding it to convert the finish from gloss to satin to get that smoother feel, without replacing the neck on your guitar. Within a very few minutes, and with very little sanding if you will, there was a noticeable difference in the user friendly feel. Over the years i've seen players try to resolve this issue in different ways. I can't tell you how many guitars i've played where the lacquer on the back of the neck made me just want to put it down and pick up something else. The truth is, any neck—even one that comes from the factory with a matte satin finish—can eventually develop a sticky feel from hand oils, sweat, and playing grime.