Carbon Fiber plate

[Kei]

Got this from my friend, I asked him to cut me a CF back plate.

What you guys think?

 

[line6man]

Would look better with no cover.

 

[Kei]

Guess that its doesn't go with the sunburst;

Just wanna show the CF plate actually. how bout on white then?

 

[line6man]

Guess that its doesn't go with the sunburst;

Just wanna show the CF plate actually. how bout on white then?

I'm biased because almost every guitar looks nicer with no cover. :dontknow:

 

[Corey P.]

I've never personally cared for trem cover plates either, but I I like the look of the material itself - it almost looks like industrial tweed and I think it works surprisingly well with the 3-tone burst.  I think it'd make a really great looking pickguard.

 

[pabloman]

It's too modern for a Strat. It would be much better on a soloist. The pickguard idea is cool too, but again on a more modern guitar like a V2 or something.

 

[Tipperman]

I like it.

 

[Jusatele]

totally cool
I like a lot on the solid color, can he match it with a pickguard?

 

[AutoBat]

It looks excellent with white.

 

[Torment Leaves Scars]

I don't think it looks better with a solid finish than a burst, but I do not think it looks good at all on the white.  I do think it would look very cool on a black finish or "smoke" finish.

I think with the right finish, it would look awesome.  I like the carbon fiber.  Hell, I have a bike made out of the stuff.  :icon_biggrin:

 

[greywolf]

slick .. it would be killer with a matching pickguard on a transblack  finish....

 

[Kei]

Guess what, today, went down to the composite department and cut a neck plate out of left over CF.
Going to use it on the sunburst.

edit photos:

 

[Kei]

Hows this?

 

[line6man]

Hows this?

Perfect. Leave it like that!

 

[Torment Leaves Scars]

Hows this?

The neck-plate looks better with the burst than the entire tremolo cover.  Looks great!

 

[Tipperman]

Personally I think both would look really good on either guitar. The backplate on the strat isn't something I would see from the crowd while you're rocking the [expletive deleted] out, so I say do it if you want to. I am partial to no backplate as well, but that's not a feel thing so much as an I-don't-take-care-of-my-paint-jobs thing.

"You must do what you feel is right, of course." - Obi-Wan Kenobi.

 

[Strat Avenger]

'Looks real good. You should have a pickguard made of that stuff too.

 

[duosonic]

Those plates look great!!  Not so sure on the sunburst.  Can you get a pickguard on there to??

 

[Kei]

hellyah, surprised that it looks real nice.

Won't be installing cf on the front of this guitar, keeping the classic look, but if i have the time maybe I can cut a pick guard IF only they have a large enough leftover. (they'd kill me if I 'steal' from their stock) haha.

 

[Kostas]

I like carbon fiber on everything although I don't use backplates on my guitars. Looks great though if you want one.