Favorite guitar finish?

[Sang-Drax]

Natural wood or stained for me, please

 

[tdk24]

Whale Blue flamed maple 10 tops!

 

[M3CHK1LLA]

not sure if anyone here has one of these, but they would go under the "other" section...

 

[mperrotti34]

I love burst finishes especially when the guitar has an extremely figured top

 

[s4tch]

I hate myself for giving the same answer to all guitar related "what's your favorite..." questions, but still I can't help but love this one.

That would qualify for 'other', but I still voted 'painted color'. Mostly I dig either plain one-color finishes or nice painted tops.

 

[Snarpaasi]

Flamed maple + burst in satin finish is my pick. Otherwise, exotic woods with satin finish is also an option. Everything in gloss is nowadays for me an instant turnoff. Solid paint is a bit boring.

 

[Andromalia]

Really depends on the realisation.
My custom has a painted finish, but I also like, say, Gibson's honey burst, violoin-like trans finishes, etc.
Imho people aren't tied to a specific finish but more to a loose color code, which will actually vary depending on the guitar use. Satin exotic woods with gold hardware are labeled "class" nowadays, but sometimes you want a guitar that is NOT class. (ESP MII camo for cheap someone ? plzzz ?)

Some companies also do some stuff better than others. Fender relicing is very nice, ESP's is a piece of bantha poodoo AFAIC.

 

[Science_Penguin]

Chose "Other" myself, cos I'm quite partial to the look of a solid black with a coloured mirror pickguard. It's simple, but it gives it a pretty interesting look. I've got a green one on my RG7- looks REAL nice.

Can't stand the look of plain wood finishes, honestly. Looks like I'm playing a piece of furniture... Hell, even Brian May, who literally built his guitar from a wood fireplace, put some colour on it!

 

[jephjacques]

#000000

 

[ittoa666]

Swirls and any flashy prs finish does it for me.

 

[M3CHK1LLA]

if i would have thought of it...swirls would have its own section in the voting.

 

[OmegaSlayer]

I don't like graphics.
I don't like bindings on coloured tops, ok on plain wood.
I don't like tops coloured and plain wood in the back of the body.
Everything else is ok if done well

 

[M3CHK1LLA]

I don't like graphics.
I don't like bindings on coloured tops, ok on plain wood.
I don't like tops coloured and plain wood in the back of the body.
Everything else is ok if done well

so basically you dont like anything that looks cool

 

[col]

#000000

For the moment this, apparently.

Although depending on lighting my Ran looks more see-through purple flame than black flame. The rest are solid black for now.

 

[pushpull7]

I love them all! There is no clear winner (thought there are obviously variations of the choices )

 

[M3CHK1LLA]

I love them all! There is no clear winner (thought there are obviously variations of the choices )

that is kinda the way i am...i just love guitars

 

[7JxN7]

I like metallic or candy type less tradional/"extreme" sort of colours - toxic greens, various bright reds and sports car type blues

But....

I'm also really into "distressed" (not relic'd!) dull, grain exposed finishes. So guitars that look beaten up then have a worn/transparent blue/black/grey sort of finish over the top, along the lines of the meshuggah sigs, and Mayones did a really cool take on it with an axe or 2 I have seen from them.

I kind of like extremes on either side of the finish scale, maybe I am just jaded with the more popular and readily available finishes from most companies......... *wanders away pondering the underlying reasons behind ones choice in guitar finishes.......*

 

[SeditiousDissent]

Anything works for me as long as it is red (or black and red)...

 

[JosephAOI]

This kind of thing is my favorite finish.

 

[ForThisGift]

Natural wood please!