Some subjects divide guitar players down the middle. You daren’t bring them up in polite conversation. Everyone has something about the guitar and the ephemera around it that gives them the ick. Johnny Marr? It’s a satin neck.
Why, you might ask – what’s wrong with a satin finish on a guitar neck? It’s smooth, right. Some of those glossy necks can gum up on a player, particularly those unfortunate players who turn into Albert Brooks on Broadcast News as soon as the stage lights are on them. With a satin neck, the hand just glides up the fingerboard.
