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NGD MIJ teles always have the best finishes.

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 4:05 pm
by Marty96
This beauty turned up yesterday.
Can't understand why the USA teles don't have some of the finishes that the Jap ones do, so gorgeous!
Plays like a dream too.

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Re: NGD MIJ teles always have the best finishes.

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 4:11 pm
by KNNZ
man that looks the biz!! where did you find sucha beauty??

Re: NGD MIJ teles always have the best finishes.

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 4:17 pm
by Marty96
KNNZ wrote:man that looks the biz!! where did you find sucha beauty??
Brand new from Japan! Thanks Ebay

Re: NGD MIJ teles always have the best finishes.

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 4:24 pm
by Single coil
Fuckin yes.

Re: NGD MIJ teles always have the best finishes.

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 4:29 pm
by Mini Forklift
That
looks
delicious.

Re: NGD MIJ teles always have the best finishes.

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 4:29 pm
by Bg
poly is the best finish without a doubt, thats why they used it so much.
its only cork sniffery that wants thin lacquer based finishes, after all the tonewood has no effect either!

discuss. ;)

Re: NGD MIJ teles always have the best finishes.

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 5:22 pm
by olegmcnoleg
I think MJT teles have the best finishes ;-)

Re: NGD MIJ teles always have the best finishes.

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 5:25 pm
by Bg
olegmcnoleg wrote:I think MJT teles have the roughest finishes ;-)
No, I have a body here that trumps them.... and I'm talking tele, no myself

Re: NGD MIJ teles always have the best finishes.

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 6:44 pm
by sunburster
Nice guitar!

Fender Japan does have a lot of nice colours. However, I don't like their thick, plastic-feeling poly finishes. I'll stick to the thin nitro lacquer of the American Fenders (feels better, looks better, ages better, even smells better!).

Re: NGD MIJ teles always have the best finishes.

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 8:29 pm
by StrummersOfThunder
Looks epic, and if you love it then that's all that matters.
Enjoy and congrats on a happy ngd :)

Re: NGD MIJ teles always have the best finishes.

Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 8:35 pm
by jeremyb
Gorgeous!

Re: NGD MIJ teles always have the best finishes.

Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 11:00 am
by Conway
Mmmmm, blue.

Re: NGD MIJ teles always have the best finishes.

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 5:20 pm
by Fred
That Tele is gorgeous man.

Re: NGD MIJ teles always have the best finishes.

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 6:36 pm
by Slowy
Bg wrote:poly is the best finish without a doubt, thats why they used it so much.
its only cork sniffery that wants thin lacquer based finishes, after all the tonewood has no effect either!

discuss. ;)
Read an article on 1950's paints recently (thanks Molly)

Back then, paint was evolving rapidly; especially automotive paint. Nitrocellulose lacquer was the basis for automotive paint but it had several major drawbacks; it's tendency to crack, for one.

This was addressed by adding plasticisers. Contrary to what it sounds like, plasticisers were slow dissolving solvents. You sprayed on a thick layer and over the years, they 'gassed off' until the paint thinned out and eventually cracked.

So: in the 1950's, paint was evolving like modern tech. By the time you owned it, it was already obsolete; which makes a mockery of 'period correct' Fender paint.

But there's my favourite bit:
Olympic White, many folks favourite Fender colour. From day one, it was Poly; never made in Nitro at all.
I can sense the gasps and shudders from here. :rofl: