tinted neck options?

[gnr4life]

im getting my g&l soon and i want to get a vintage tint neck but in satin, my dealer said its possible but it looks bad, is this true? and what about light tint in satin? i like satin alot because it feels better to me but i also want some tint too.

[astutzmann]

well, I have the vintage tint, gunoil tint with gloss finish, amazing, I also have light tint in satin, amazing. I have not seen a vintage tint with satin overtop

[Craig]

When G&L reissued an update to the SC-2 in 2008, the neck was Satin GOT (Vintage tint) with the
front of the headstock with a Gloss finish. I have a 2009 SC-2 and I really like the look and feel of
the neck. Here's a picture of the back of the headstock and neck, in an attempt to show what it
looks like:



Note: the neck has started to darken a bit likely due to the oils in my hand. The back of the headstock is
what the neck looked like new.

You might be interested in this post, as well: Comparison of Neck Finishes.

Hope this helps.

[gnr4life]

so that picture is essentially satin vintage tint? do you like it?

[Craig]

so that picture is essentially satin vintage tint? do you like it?

Yes to both.

[JagInTheBag]

When G&L reissued an update to the SC-2 in 2008, the neck was Satin GOT (Vintage tint) with the
front of the headstock with a Gloss finish. I have a 2009 SC-2 and I really like the look and feel of
the neck. Here's a picture of the back of the headstock and neck, in an attempt to show what it
looks like:



Note: the neck has started to darken a bit likely due to the oils in my hand. The back of the headstock is
what the neck looked like new.

You might be interested in this post, as well: Comparison of Neck Finishes.

Hope this helps.

LOVE the Satin Gun Oil Tint! I see you play through a Vox Valvetronix, as do I. PM me, we can swap our favorite settings...~JagInTheBag

[gnr4life]

is the gun oil glossed neck sticky? or is it sort of smooth?

[darwinohm]

I have gloss and satin necks. I love gloss necks and they are only sticky if they are nitro. (lacquer)-- Darwin

[gnr4life]

would you reccommend a satin or glossed neck?

[Michael-GnL-Michael]

is the gun oil glossed neck sticky? or is it sort of smooth?

This depends on the climate and your hands. People have a varying amount of sensitivity to such things. It is definitely stickier feeling than satin but not necessarily the sticky character associated with nitro finishes. Satin does not allow moisture to collect on a smooth surface. A gloss finish does. That moisture feels sticky to some people. My hands do not glide on it as well as satin for instance even though the gloss is smoother. It is the element of moisture that makes the difference. The satin is very smooth, just not slick. It is like smooth dry wood vs glass. Your hand may not glide over a glass surface as well if moisture is present despite it being smoother. The smooth dry wood does not exhibit that problem, in my experience at least.

[gnr4life]

i perfer the satin feel. im going to do a gilmour copy of his black strat but in a legacy do you guys think a vintage tint satin neck would look ok? or should i do like light tint satin or plain satin bc i want to keep it satin even if its not what he has bc i like it better

[Michael-GnL-Michael]

i perfer the satin feel. im going to do a gilmour copy of his black strat but in a legacy do you guys think a vintage tint satin neck would look ok? or should i do like light tint satin or plain satin bc i want to keep it satin even if its not what he has bc i like it better

I do.

The light tint looks better than the full tint in more cases.

I prefer the regular satin otherwise.

That black strat once had a rosewood fretboard as well. People think of it the way it is often displayed especially with the relic model available. Not many think of the crude bondo job it has after he experimented with a humbucker. I don't hink the relic model includes that.

[gnr4life]

yeah i think im going to do light tint satin