Personally I prefer a satin finished neck. In "normal" conditions it's not problem, but when it's really hot, and I'm sweating my hand kinda sticks to most gloss necks. This isn't a guitar I built, but one I'm re finishing for a client. He wanted the "shaft" satin, but the rest of the neck gloss. I sprayed the final couple coats kinda like a "burst, and faded the satin and gloss together. This is kinda a pain, and involves using 2 guns, then cleaning 2 guns, but I like the results. To my eyes it looks (and feels) better than a sanded down gloss.