Fackyo Teleblaster
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I have the benefit of having it in my hands. I put black and then creme pup rings on it and it just didn't look right (to me). I haven't tried chrome yet. I'm gonna use a chrome Tele humbucker bridge, so maybe a chrome ring will tie it together. The other rings just look like an afterthought or like I'm trying to "make do" to salvage the "look" of the flame instead of considering the entire guitar. I guess this is why some men think a woman is sexier naked and some they're sexier in lingerie! :laughing8:
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Whether your intention or not, I think you have to use a pickguard. Since this was a showcase piece routed for the traditional Tele pickups that have been rerouted for hums, there isn't enough meat for pickup ring screws on the neck pickup. I'd go with the hybrid Tele guard though. It covers less of that top.
Death by Uberschall
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You could glue some dowels into those corners and mount humbucker trim rings with no problems. :icon_thumright:
Look at Blue in my signature, I think the chrome humbucker bridge and trim ring would look great with a chrome control plate.
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Look at Blue in my signature, I think the chrome humbucker bridge and trim ring would look great with a chrome control plate.
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LMAO...hooker dust... :laughing11:Cagey said:
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Cagey said:
Pretty sure that's what KE$HA uses as stage makeup...
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There is. I have done it. My first Warmoth Tele had the same routing one it.Super Turbo Deluxe Custom said:
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LRaymond said:Well, the more I look at it in person here the more I'm set on going with a pick guard. It's the look I've had in my head all along and whenever I look at it that's what I'm seeing. I'll do the no pick guard thing on the next one when I can get ALL the routes done the way I want. I'm going with a more traditional look like below. Everything else I've done with different pup rings and such make it look like I'm trying to make it something it's not.
I can see it in my head either with or without a pickguard, but if I may, I would suggest White Pearl over just the standard White pickguard. I think it would dress it up in a way worthy of all of the other features on it. You can also get a clear Tele pickguard from Stew Mac if protecting the finish is your main concern.
Either way, it's a stellar build, worthy of entering into GOTM when it rolls around.
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I'm a little leery about putting a pearl guard over a figured wood. Contrasting patterns like that just doesn't look pleasant to my eye. Pearl over a solid color? No problem. Solid p/g over a figured hardwood? No problem. Both of those competing patterns next to each other? Not so nice.
Went with an aged Dimarzio 36th Anniversary for the neck. Here is a new mockup.
Just ordered all the parts the other day. Should be here before the weekend, so I can get started. I fought with the plain or pearl guard. It seems that the unwritten rule is plain on a figured top and pearl on a plain top. With this top and neck I initially thought I'd go with plain then at the last minute went with pearl. I guess we'll see when it all arrives.
Here it is with pearl. Not in a big hurry on this and I want to get it right. If pearl is too "Pretty Foo-Foo" I'll order a plain guard.
Just ordered all the parts the other day. Should be here before the weekend, so I can get started. I fought with the plain or pearl guard. It seems that the unwritten rule is plain on a figured top and pearl on a plain top. With this top and neck I initially thought I'd go with plain then at the last minute went with pearl. I guess we'll see when it all arrives.
Here it is with pearl. Not in a big hurry on this and I want to get it right. If pearl is too "Pretty Foo-Foo" I'll order a plain guard.
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I like the pearl better than plain. Pearl is not overdone, so it should blend in just fine. :icon_thumright:
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Overdone is relative in this case, coming from someone who has never ordered anything less than a 5A top and recommends chrome pickup rings for everything. :icon_jokercolor:
Pickguards should compliment the top, not detract from it. IMO, if the pretty top is the story, go with a plain guard. If the guitar is a solid or transparent (non dyed) variety, go with a guard that is more of a looker.
Pickguards should compliment the top, not detract from it. IMO, if the pretty top is the story, go with a plain guard. If the guitar is a solid or transparent (non dyed) variety, go with a guard that is more of a looker.
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Super Turbo Deluxe Custom said:
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Agree with STDC. It's already pretty busy with the binding, burst & flames, and then there's a heavily birdseye neck. The pearl is just another busy pattern and it doesn't really blend in with the rest.
Pearl and tortoise (etc) guards are great for spicing up a plain guitar, but that's hardly what you're working with here. I think your realistic pickguard options for this guitar are (1) white, (2) black, (3) none, and (4) gaudy.
Pearl and tortoise (etc) guards are great for spicing up a plain guitar, but that's hardly what you're working with here. I think your realistic pickguard options for this guitar are (1) white, (2) black, (3) none, and (4) gaudy.
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How about a smoked plexiglass pickguard? That might be kind of classy...
