New video: Will a Poly Finish Destroy Your Tone?

[aarontunes]

Whatcha think?

 

[triple jim]

Nice video, Aaron, thanks. If there's any difference it's not something I would think twice about. Turning an EQ knob on the amp a small amount would have a much bigger impact on the sound.

 

[Lbpesq]

The painted body sounds a little darker to me on most of the clips. But it's a subtle diffference and, as noted in the previous post, nothing that can't be dealt with with a little tweaking.

Bill, tgo

 

[SHall08]

Hey Aaron, that was a great shootout. I could hear very little difference in the tone of the guitar before or after. It’s like you said, maybe there’s a little more high-end in the unfinished body than in the painted body-but it’s minimal.

 

[Rick]

Excellent as usual. Indeed, to me no difference thru headphones. I see you kept the same nice looking strap! seems too young!

 

[stratamania]

I cannot say I noticed much difference from the paint, but of course, pink looks brighter.

 

[Jebberz]

I'd choose a darker color to see if it would darken the sound...

 

[mayfly]

I'd choose a darker color to see if it would darken the sound...

Exactly what I was thinking. Darker pigments are heavier* and different colour profiles have different mass density at different thickness levels* You have to keep all the variables in mind.













* Not really.

 

[VanHeGen]

Maybe, just maybe did it sound a tiny bit darker with the finished body. Maybe.
But there were probably other factors as the recordings were made 2 mts apart, like Aaron ate a big burrito before the 2nd recording, so there was more ”body” in the sound