Oil Finish Guitars- yay or nay?

timmypix

While I agree with the initial examples at the start of the trhead - lacquer looks much, much more professional - I still much prefer the feel of oil, or at least a thin satin nitro finish. I like my guitars to feel like wood, not plastic.

stimpsonslostson

Safe to say I'm a "Yay". 
3 partscasters. 3 oil finishes. 
https://i.imgur.com/vKVZJui.jpg

Jez6345789

timmypix said:

While I agree with the initial examples at the start of the trhead - lacquer looks much, much more professional - I still much prefer the feel of oil, or at least a thin satin nitro finish. I like my guitars to feel like wood, not plastic.

Not sure why oil is not professional it’s now used on loads of high end guitars way further up the guitar food chain than factory guitars.

i think it only looks amateurish if you are learning how to do it or try like I did to extend it beyond its purpose like I did to attempt o get a solid colour. 

Also so a lot of partscasters look amateurish because of the builders taste and I say this with respect. You like red guitars so you dye a piece of Alder red with a grain pattern meant only to have a solid colour you use not enough dye so it looks insipid then add Tru oil over it. It look amateurish if you go onto do more you can end up as good as some of the amazing finishes here it’s all about what you like.

i would take oil over most finishes these days