[jackr]

The point is if you know you aren't going to sell this guitar, take the finish off of the back of the neck. Nothing like the feeling of unfinished wood.

I may sell it so I dont want to do that. I like the unfinished feel as well.

[Pete B.]

I have had two Carvin guitars, both with Tung Oil finished necks, as opposed to the glossy finish.
I too prefer the non glossy finish.
This goes for acoustics, too.
The current Carvin I have, a DC727, I got in a buy/sell/trade from the original owner, who ordered it with a glossy body, but satin/tung-oil neck.
'Wish he would have went total non-gloss!.. but alas, ya get what ya trade for, eh?!
~pb

This is not my guitar, but an example of how the transition from gloss to satin looks: