jamminjim
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That's a super looking natural finished Silo man. 
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banjoplayer
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nice
beej
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Yeah, I'd thought that too. Looks like ash. (And the older Silo's could be either.)
But regardless ... it looks gorgeous in a natural finish. Gorgeous.
ScoobySteve
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Makes me want to find a battered Silo somewhere and get a gorgeous natural finish like that.
ShaneV
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I'll add another vote to the ash train.
BobMac
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Great job man!! Love it! NOt usually a fan of all natural but that is great!
MusicManJP6
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Love it! is that an unfinished neck too?!
Spudmurphy
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All that hard work was worth it - well done - nice write up too.
the24thfret
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I love natty guitars! I'm about to start sanding away on every guitar I own!!
meenahga
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The heat gun worked fine. No worries about possibly scorching the wood. With a reasonable amount of care, the poly lifted off quite nicely.
I am 100% sure it is alder, and not ash. I have been working with woods for many years. Ash has a distinct open grain, kinda like oak. This alder Silo (DOB 9/08/00) is very tight grained. I agree it has beautiful grain streaks and does appear to look like ash in the pics though. I am currently refinishing a friends 1979 ash Strat, and one can really see the difference in the grains when comparing the Silo to the Stratocaster.
The trans gold Axis Sport in the pic is also ash.
Here is a closer shot of the ash:
Again, if my camera had better resolution, you could really see the open grain of the ash.
I did use Watco (natural) and it really emphasizes and enhances whatever grain exists in the wood.
RocketRalf
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When I first read you were going to refinish it, I was worried you'd hide the grain the guitar had, which was a shame to me. Turns out you did the opposite! It was not bad to start with, but it's gorgeous now. I love the look of the white pearloid pickguard in the all-different wood colors situation, very classy. How tough is that finish? Does it require extra care?
josheyre
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Fantastic job. It looks incredible.
Sweat
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Wow John, thats a sweet project turned out great, I like what you did alot, would have never thought of just natural danish oil to finish with, i still need to send you som stuff, just getting forgetful and well work has sucked lately, congrats on a cool project, send me a PM to make sure I still have your shipping address
leftyguitarblue
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looks great!!! you did a wonderful job.
brasco68
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Helluva job...well done!
beej
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Alder it is then!
Gotta say, that really makes me want to try stripping a body like that one day. I don't have too much experience, but looks like a great project.
Gotta say, that really makes me want to try stripping a body like that one day. I don't have too much experience, but looks like a great project.
YtseJam92
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agt
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The natural look is awesome!
Does the oil finish, as opposed to the hard coat finish, affect the tone?
Does the oil finish, as opposed to the hard coat finish, affect the tone?
marantz1300
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That looks great. Nice work. Reminds me of my ash 6 bolt.
paranoid70
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I wonder how a 'natural' SUB would look? Poplar looks quite a bit different than Alder.
