My father has, I believe, the Legacy HB and I was trying to figure out the finish type (Nitro, Poly, etc.). Is there a general feel to the type that G&L uses?
Thanks.
Type of finish on G&L ASAT
-
- Posts: 3340
- Joined: Tue Feb 09, 2010 8:00 am
- Location: Seattle
Re: Type of finish on G&L ASAT
Hi splyt,
G&L use poly on all guitars except the Rustic instruments. For the latter they use nitro and they are artificially aged.
- Jos
G&L use poly on all guitars except the Rustic instruments. For the latter they use nitro and they are artificially aged.
- Jos
Last edited by yowhatsshakin on Thu Dec 02, 2010 9:21 pm, edited 1 time in total.
-
- Site Admin
- Posts: 11349
- Joined: Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:52 am
- Location: Either Coto De Caza, CA or Paso Robles, CA
Re: Type of finish on G&L ASAT
The earliest instruments were shot with Nitrocellulose Lacquer and beginning in 1980. I think they only used Nitro finishsplyt wrote:My father has, I believe, the Legacy HB and I was trying to figure out the finish type (Nitro, Poly, etc.). Is there a general feel to the type that G&L uses?
Thanks.
for a couple of years (not sure of the actual timeline). They switched to Polyurethane and continue to use this for all
instruments up until last year, when they introduced the Rustic line. The Rustic line is shot with Nitrocellulose Lacquer.
Your father's Legacy HB would definitely have the Polyurethane finish, if it has not been refinished.
Hope this helps.
--Craig [co-webmaster of guitarsbyleo.com, since Oct. 16, 2000]
Welcome! Read This First
Got a G&L question? Check out the: G&L Knowledgebase
Current G&L Specifications and Options
Welcome! Read This First
Got a G&L question? Check out the: G&L Knowledgebase
Current G&L Specifications and Options