Help me pick a finish

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ildar

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I bought this body as a gift to myself. I decided I needed a Strat again. Nothing really special, nice quilt lam on a hollowed poplar back, it'll be converted to a uni rout, wilkinson trem.
My dilemma: I can't decide on a dye color. I'm vacillating among several: black, red, blue and tealish/turquoisish.
Hardware and guard colors will deifinitely be dictated by finish color, as will neck and board wood, though I'm really leaning toward a pau ferro board.
Suggestions?



 

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Xplorervoodoo

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I really like the look of the red dye on a quilt maple front...  Really makes the thing look on fire.  Or perhaps a cherry or honey burst would give a nice effect too?
 
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ss396

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tigers eye.two steps first dye black, sand back to desired level then stain amber.
 
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ildar

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Thanks for the ideas.
I already have a guitar with a finish similar to tiger's eye, but that's a great idea.
Bursts are a bit beyond my skill level, so I would have to use a single color. Red would look really good, I'm thinking a black pearloid guard, maybe chrome hardware...
 

willyk

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Please don't use a pearloid guard on that top. Let the figuring grab the eye without the distraction of a busy looking guard :icon_thumright: :icon_biggrin:
 
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ildar

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willyk said:
Please don't use a pearloid guard on that top. Let the figuring grab the eye without the distraction of a busy looking guard :icon_thumright: :icon_biggrin:

Ok, matte black then, or maybe even cream? Anything but white. I don't really like pearloid as a rule, just thought it might look nice in this case.
 

dudesweet157

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I'm going to jump on the red bandwagon here.  I'm picturing something like this:

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Aged white plastics with a gold adonized pickguard.  Add a Cocobolo fretboard and we're in business!  Sadly, Warmoth won't do Cocobolo, or I would already have one.  *sighs*  A guy can dream anyway.
 
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ildar

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Yeah, that's close to what I'm thinking. Not sure about the gold guard though, still leaning toward black.
Kind of like this, but think white korina neck instead of maple.
 

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dudesweet157

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Ildar, thats a cool mockup.  I didn't put a black guard on mine because unless it's ebony or maple, I think black guards look cheap.  The mockup you did is very classy though.  I'm a big fan of the tuxedo plastics.  Good luck on whatever you decide on.

-Rose
 
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ildar

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Thanks for the kind words. And thanks to all who made suggestions.
Now to choose pickups...hmmm...
 
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