Pickguard color for a black strat.

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:13 am

I sold my mofongocaster (my 1HB partscaster) a few months back, as well as three other strats that were stinking up my collection.. and goddammit, I bought one again.

I bought me a nice and cheap black Squier Delonge Strat (seriously, this is my third signature guitar from a player I can't stand), since a 1 hb hardtail strat is kinda something I've wanted for a while, and is close to what I had with the mofongocaster. But unlike the pretty stained ash body that the mofongocaster had, this strat is black. Black on black with a black pickup.

I could just leave well enough alone dress it up with a white knob. Or I can get colors!!

Let's leave it to a vote.

This is the guitar:

And here are the pickguard colors.

Green pearl... different enough

BWB... this and a white knob, and I got me a classy strat

Mirror. Now my cokehead friends can do lines off of my guitar!

White pearl. Boring, but classic.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:17 am

green pearl. End's guitar looked great with that combo (wasn't a strat, though)

mixtape · Post by **mixtape** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:41 am

I second green pearl.

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:47 am

Aye, green pearl. BWB would work too, but works better with a 2 or 3 pickup config than a single.

Billy3000 · Post by **Billy3000** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:23 am

everything needs green pearl.

AaronGuitarDude · Post by **AaronGuitarDude** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:25 am

black pickguard for gilmourish feel... but that green is even more delicious and sexy.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:44 am

Gold anodised.

DasBeef · Post by **DasBeef** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:57 am

Green!

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 5:26 am

BacchusPaul wrote:Gold anodised.

George · Post by **George** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:17 am

Gold anodised feels like shit.

BWB, white pearl, tort or mint are all good choices. That green pearl should be illegal.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:25 am

My votes: B/W/B, pearl or green pearl (!)

jagsonic · Post by **jagsonic** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:35 am

Black! Black! Black!!!

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:38 am

BWB for me

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:10 am

mint on everything

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:45 am

jagsonic wrote:Black! Black! Black!!!

"EYES LIKE PIES! ... I don't want to die..!"

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:54 am

I notice the hole on the existing pickguard puts the volume control further from the strings than the aftermarket pickguards you posted. That would be top consideration for me (or if I had to buy one of those pickguards, I would replace the volume pot with a low-profile on/off round rocker switch like this:

Apricat · Post by **Apricat** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 12:33 pm

Mint!

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:32 pm

Nick wrote:I notice the hole on the existing pickguard puts the volume control further from the strings than the aftermarket pickguards you posted. That would be top consideration for me (or if I had to buy one of those pickguards, I would replace the volume pot with a low-profile on/off round rocker switch like this:

Actually, these are through dragonfire's ebay site, and they give you the option of where the holy will be placed.

71Smallbox · Post by **71Smallbox** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:37 pm

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:38 pm