Need some advice / opinions on colors of humbucker mounting rings

[shagga]

hey guys,

as my first warmoth project is coming together pretty soon now (hoping to receive my parts from puyallup in a few weeks!), i am now planning the details of the setup.

i have a vw carved top body (black korina with flamed maple top) in black dye color with a natural lipover-binding.
rest of the body will be transparent to show the (hopefully) amazing korina wood.

the pickups, that are going to be used on my warmoth build are:
- a bare knuckle pickups nailbomb humbucker with aged nickel cover in the bridge position and
- a harmonic design z-90 with white pearl cover in the neck position.

now what do you guys think, with which color(s) should i go for the humbucker mounting rings??
i don't know if two black rings will be to dark?
i'd go for two cream colored (or even better aged white / parchment), but will this look good with the white pearl cover of the z-90?

i saw some of you made up some "mock-ups" in photoshop of different guitar-setups, any hints on how to do this?
are there graphic resources availlable for doing so, or did you make you own?

thanx,
shagga   ccasion14:

 

[Ted]

hey shagga

I always preffered VW's without humbucker covers, but I suppose your pups are covered eh?

try this link...

http://www.nymphusa.com/kisekae/kisekaeE1.asp

Hmm that Korina should be deadly with the BKP nailbomb, thats a pretty hot and very versatile pup. Never heard of harmonic design though :icon_scratch:

good luck and remember, we all like to see LOTS of... :kewlpics: :kewlpics: :kewlpics: :kewlpics: :kewlpics: :kewlpics:

 

[NonsenseTele]

Don't like without mounting rings? in VW I think it looks better...
If you don't,  I dunno if it exist, but try to find perloid covers... or white...
Black I don't think get ok in chrome/nickel covers except for black guitars like LP custom, but perhaps work in your...

 

[-CB-]

now what do you guys think, with which color(s) should i go for the humbucker mounting rings??
i don't know if two black rings will be to dark?

Well black goes with everything, but white makes my ass look too big.

Wait. 

I mean, you can get rings in:

Black, White, Silver, Gold, Creme, Maple, Rosewood, Ebony, Mahogany, Zebrawood, Goncalo, and other fine woods (check eBay for the wooden rings). 

And quite looking at my ass.

 

[TroubledTreble]

I'm interested in hearing about the Z90 pickup. Please post when finished..

-TT-

 

[-CB-]

Z90's are supposed to be VERY good.  Don't discount the great tone from the P94 too.  IMHO, the best HB/90 tone there is (maybe short of the Z90, which I've not yet played with).  Tremendously powerful and in-yo-face they are.  Big bottom, snarly mids n highs.  A caricature of a p90 in many ways - like Nixon's skislope nose, there's no mistaking it.

 

[shagga]

sure i'll post pics (hopefully kewl ones!) and a thorough review of the finished build plus opinions on the pups and all!  :headbang1:

CB, you are right! possibilities are almost endless..

i don't know about not using rings, this would mean the pickup-height can not be adjusted, right?

well, i'll see how it all comes together when the warmoth parts are finally here!

thanks guys!