I bought a Larrivee 40 model a couple years ago.. All satin. First thing I noticed was the noise.. The finish was like sand paper with little tiny "pebbles".. Nearly impossible to record with headphones..
I researched the subject (on several different forums) and figured out how to de-satin-ize the back and sides. Using light wet sand and then Virtuoso guitar polish. It worked amazing.. took me like 8 hours!
I ended up selling the guitar (for other reasons).. But will not buy satin bodied anymore. I'll pay extra for properly finished guitars.
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