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Old March 26th, 2008, 10:39 PM   #9 (permalink)
Trimmed&Burnin
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Originally Posted by Mark Davis View Post
I dont think todays nitro is the same as the 50's nitro was.

The older nitro was sprayed on so thin just a couple years of playing made the necks look super reliced.

I can take any new NOS Custom Shop with a nitro finished neck and play it for 2 years and it wont look worn at all.
You can still get "old School" nitro although probably not from Fender.. Most of the stuff the big companies are using is a hard lacquer with a hardener in it.
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