cjd-player
Senior Member
Re: Completed the set! Updated with a slight tale of woe!
I wouldn't say Gonzalez is wrong, it's just their choice to use nitro rather than to be contemporary. Gibson also uses nitro exclusively. The nonsense about the finish allowing the wood to breathe is just marketing nonsense, but it probably sells a guitar or two; maybe even three :mrgreen:. For whatever reason they feel that staying with nitro will meet their target customer better. Some buyers want a traditional nitro finish. Martin still uses it on "traditional " models. Only time and sales volumes will tell if Guild is "wrong" in their decision.
Personally, I don't think there is any question that UV-cured polyester is a superior finish in terms of protecting the guitar and lack of problems. It does not mean I would never buy a nitro-finished guitar if one really knocked my socks off. But given two similar guitars, I'd go with the UV-polyester. That's just me.
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So you guys are saying this Dave Gonzalez with Guild is dead wrong? :? And Guild should be finishing their guitars in polyester because it is superior to nitro?
West
I wouldn't say Gonzalez is wrong, it's just their choice to use nitro rather than to be contemporary. Gibson also uses nitro exclusively. The nonsense about the finish allowing the wood to breathe is just marketing nonsense, but it probably sells a guitar or two; maybe even three :mrgreen:. For whatever reason they feel that staying with nitro will meet their target customer better. Some buyers want a traditional nitro finish. Martin still uses it on "traditional " models. Only time and sales volumes will tell if Guild is "wrong" in their decision.
Personally, I don't think there is any question that UV-cured polyester is a superior finish in terms of protecting the guitar and lack of problems. It does not mean I would never buy a nitro-finished guitar if one really knocked my socks off. But given two similar guitars, I'd go with the UV-polyester. That's just me.