Matte or Satin Finishes. I have no visual imagination.

[LostInSauce]

Hey All. I'm looking into getting a custom build and am considering a satin/matte finish. I'm curious if any of you have paint jobs of the non-shiny variety. I've been on the Keisel/Carvin site but many of their pics originate from optimal photography conditions. I'm looking to get either a solid or a metallic color in satin matte. Can yall help me out with some examples of yours?

Thanks a million.

 

[Bozendoka]

The bass in my avatar has a matte black finish. Love the bass but the finish chips like crazy. If I could do it over I would have gone with the natural/poly finish one that was also available when I bought it.

 

[Nesch]

Here's my Kiesel, it's the Raw tone finish, so not exactly satin, but very similar.

 

[AHaze]

The house bass at a church I play at occasionally is satin black (a Schecter Blackjack ATX). It looks great when its clean but shows fingerprints very quickly and with only about 100 hours of play time on it, the heavy contact areas on the body are already starting to get shiny.
My satin "natural oil" T-bird isn't affected either of those issues. I don't know if there's a conclusion that can be drawn from any of that info but it's all I've got.

 

[jd56hawk]

True on the T-bird.
Something I've noticed, too.
Not so those Goth models.

 

[BigBigGuy44]

Satin Margarita Metallic.

 

[BigBigGuy44]

Satin Lake Placid Blue.

 

[JakobT]

My matte black Fender Noir P-bass.

 

[edencab]

a fresh shiny apple vs. one that has been in your fridge for 3 -4 weeks

 

[Luciferiad]

Satin emerald.

 

[Fat Freddy]

My Mensinger Joker...Matte "Old Violin" finish.....

 

[flam]

I've only owned one satin instrument. I Don't know about others, but the finish was very fragile and took only a month or so to start showing polish in the contact areas. They look cool, but I'm not sure I'd recommend it.

 

[roller]

Here's my Kiesel, it's the Raw tone finish, so not exactly satin, but very similar.
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I do love Kiesel's raw finish in black... looks especially good on their Fender-ish basses.

 

[Lammchop93]

My Dean Hillsboro. Love the finish, but my only complaint is that parts of the body where you body rubs (forearm cut), will start to turn glossy .

 

[bassgrackle]

Hey All. I'm looking into getting a custom build and am considering a satin/matte finish. I'm curious if any of you have paint jobs of the non-shiny variety. I've been on the Keisel/Carvin site but many of their pics originate from optimal photography conditions. I'm looking to get either a solid or a metallic color in satin matte. Can yall help me out with some examples of yours?

Thanks a million.

Satin finish in my last build.

 

[AngelCrusher]

Here is a satin in ocean blue that i just got. I absolutely love the finish.

 

[EdwardofHuncote]

Satin rubout over birdseye maple.

I wanted it to wear shiny in places, and sure enough, It's starting to.

 

[jj.833]

Convince the luthier to make you a sample or two. Even better probably would be to consult with a car paint technician.
Satin means half matte. Synthetic colors used on old instruments cannot really be matte, they have only one surface, which either is as it is (satin), or it's polished to be glossy. Polishing is soft brushing, removing small pores in lacquer. It makes the surface more easily cleanable and a bit more resistant.
With water based colors, the true matte is possible. The surface then is more harsh. It can also be polished to any grade of glossiness. On places you touch regurarly, the matte or satin will be polished by your fingers. In my opinion, the true matte looks a bit weird on wood.
On which type of colors to use due to impact on sound, there surely is discussion around here. Don't forget to think about wax/oils.

 

[Dana R Gregory]

My Dean Edge-1 5 string has a satin finish and I am quite happy with it.

 

[johnson79]

Not my photo, but I own the same bass. I really like the satin finish.