Guitar finish impacts sound in the audible range
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_MementoMori_
Friend of Leo's
Choice 3: I have no flipping idea and won't pretend to.
corbo
Tele-Meister
It'd be more fun if it read: "Guitar Finish Impacts AMPLIFIED sound in the audible range"
WilburBufferson
Friend of Leo's
I thought the *sound* impacts the guitar finish.
LutherBurger
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No, but a new set of strings sure as heck does.
I stripped a guitar of it's finish once and I really didn't sound the same afterwards.... that's all I know. It was a junky thing made of plywood though, so maybe the finished was almost holding it all together in some way, like it had become part of the 'structure' of the guitar or something. .. but yeah, it sounded and played terrible afterwards.
SixStringSlinger
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I think the choices are overly simplistic. Does it have any effect at all? Yes, or at least I figure it does. Is the effect to a degree that matters or that one can even notice? My vote would be "No" for at least a vast majority of cases, and even when there is some audible effect one way or the other it's not enough of a difference to move the guitar from acceptable to unacceptable or from good to bad, or vice versa.
Also, very few if any of us have/have taken the time, effort, money etc. to do a proper, repeatable study with a decent sample size. All most of us has is "I did this one time and did/didn't like the result". And most of those times we change multiple things at once (often including strings) such that you can't reasonably put any difference down to one specific factor.
Also, very few if any of us have/have taken the time, effort, money etc. to do a proper, repeatable study with a decent sample size. All most of us has is "I did this one time and did/didn't like the result". And most of those times we change multiple things at once (often including strings) such that you can't reasonably put any difference down to one specific factor.
If you think guitar finish impacts sound in the audible range you have to vote yes.
Boreas
Poster Extraordinaire
On an acoustic, yes. On the amplified sound of an electric, not that I can tell.
However IMPACTS can affect a finish.
However IMPACTS can affect a finish.
SixStringSlinger
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You'd be surprised.
This is a Telecaster forum so I voted no.
If we were on an acoustic guitar forum or a violin forum I'd vote yes.
How about those big sheets of plastic glued to the tops of acoustic guitars?
Do those affect sound?
Those fancy expensive Gibson acoustics must sound pretty bad then!
If we were on an acoustic guitar forum or a violin forum I'd vote yes.
How about those big sheets of plastic glued to the tops of acoustic guitars?
Do those affect sound?
Those fancy expensive Gibson acoustics must sound pretty bad then!
magicfingers99
Friend of Leo's
distance above sea level effects the audible sound more than the finish on an electric guitar. the finish has 2 purposes, neither have anything to do with sound
1. protect the wood.
2. look groovy and make you want to buy and own it.
1. protect the wood.
2. look groovy and make you want to buy and own it.
To make the poll work you need to clarify your question:
Audible impact to an acoustic?
Audible impact to a solid body electric unplugged?
Audible impact to a solid body electric amplified sound?
JJLC
Tele-Holic
I will check with Eric Johnson first & get back 2 ya on that bro 
SixStringSlinger
Poster Extraordinaire
"It depends" is nuance.
The difference between un-amplified acoustic guitars and amplified solid body electrics is not a small nuance!
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