Affinity Tele...I only meant to replace 1 pickup.....

[Sandcaster]

So, anyway.....
I acquired a Torino Red Squier Tele through a bizarre series of trades......
Lovely guitar! Honestly, I haven't been this excited about a guitar in my hands since my beloved '64 Jaguar and I parted company 10 years ago! I love everything about this guitar.......EXCEPT for the dead bridge pickup. "No problem" thinks I--I'll put in a new one."

Yeah.

Trying to save money, I found myself on Guitarfetish.com. Got a nice vintage type bridge pickup at a decent price.

AND THEN......
(hell, I'd never even really contemplated the existence of BLACK guitar hardware)

Next thing I know, I've dumped around $200 on goodies. ALL chrome is to be banished. And of course, I ordered the WRONG pickguard--ended up with a guard cut for a P90.

Soooooo......back to Guitarfetish. After much wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth, I settled on a GFS Retrotron Liverpool pup for the neck position.

But despite my request, it came with a WHITE mounting ring. Trying to decide whether to paint it, or leave it white.

Going to attempt to post a picture of the mock up. Any thoughts or opinions?

[Sandcaster]

OK, its all back together. Wiring worked out right on the first try.

When I first got this guitar, I wasn't planning on taking it home at the end of my tour. Now, there's NO way I'm leaving it behind!

[celeste]

I like your aesthetic sense there. I have a red body with black bindings I just picked up this week, I have not touched it since 2008. black hardware, and ebony fret board when I ever get around to making the neck. so yeah, from here, you got a looker there

[kidmo]

That looks great, I like it a lot! That Retrotron looks good in the neck, kinda on the fence about the white surround but it does highlight the neck pickup...

[Sandcaster]

Still undecided about the white around the Retrotron myself. I'd asked for black, but Guitarfetish doesn't seem to actually read their email. Still might go back and order a black one. It's tolerable for now. I'm really digging the sound out of the Retrotron, though--not exactly what I expected, but it's really growing on me!