How Exciting! Another "What Color Pickguard?" Post!

jazztele · July 30th, 2008, 06:00 PM

I know, I know, but i really like it both ways (and no, checkerboard is out of the question)...so you tell me. what should i stick with?

white

or black?

c'mon ladies and gentlemen, peer pressure me into going along with you!

esteban · July 30th, 2008, 06:07 PM

Quit conforming!

White pearl all the way.

Jake D · July 30th, 2008, 06:07 PM

Blanco.

jazztele · July 30th, 2008, 06:12 PM

i should throw in, she's a 50's classic white blonde...the pics aren't really showing off that body color...think the color of a fresh stick of butter.

furrfurrfurr · July 30th, 2008, 06:18 PM

white

beetlejuice · July 30th, 2008, 06:20 PM

black

VWAmTele · July 30th, 2008, 06:21 PM

I like white on white blondes

newtwanger · July 30th, 2008, 06:28 PM

blanco, bianco, branco, blanche, wit, weiße .... you get my meaning WHITE....uh...or Parchment...

twangcaster1 · July 30th, 2008, 06:31 PM

Mint Green.

xjazzy · July 30th, 2008, 06:31 PM

Branquinho (White)!

Lerb21 · July 30th, 2008, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VWAmTele

I like white on white blondes

Lol

I agree in regards to pickguards

wangdangdoodle · July 31st, 2008, 09:41 PM

Why not use both? Everyime you restring... change it, so you don't get too bored of one :)

Tim73 · July 31st, 2008, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wangdangdoodle

Why not use both? Everyime you restring... change it, so you don't get too bored of one :)

Totally agree. I'm leaning towards the white right now but the guitar looks great both ways. I assume it's a MIM 50s. Great player.

jwells393 · July 31st, 2008, 10:30 PM

Go with the black and sell me the white guard.

jazztele · July 31st, 2008, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wangdangdoodle

Why not use both? Everyime you restring... change it, so you don't get too bored of one :)

i think that's gonna have to be it. this guitar's just a looker...as you can tell, i'm quite infatuated with me new tele.

and tim, yeah, it's a classic 50's. it's a hell of a player...i'm loving the neck.

JKjr · July 31st, 2008, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twangcaster1

Mint Green.

+1

Punch! · July 31st, 2008, 11:55 PM

I like white best. But both are purty.

tjalla · August 1st, 2008, 12:02 AM

I had blackguard on blonde for ages, and decided it was a time for a change.

Mint green? Nah, not with a maple neck.

I went with white, and here's a suggestion to try out... change the pickup selector switch tip to (sacrilege!) a white strat tip. I did that out of necessity once, but it just set it off beautifully to my eye, and a white tip/white guard mine stays. Its in the subtle things my friend!

Sounds better on Bm7(b5)/11 chords too

pengipete · August 1st, 2008, 12:09 AM

White - preferably a nice creamy white otherwise the same tooled leather as that strap.

PS - that top picture is superb.

kalipigeon · August 1st, 2008, 02:30 AM

Don't forget brushed gold! I admit I'm biased because my CV Squier has this treatment, here's a link to the thread its posted in to save bandwidth. The guard is from WDmusic, and I was pleasantly surprised by its "brushiness"...it looks like an old gold anodized guard with a black layer behind it.

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaste...rs-club-4.html

tjalla · August 1st, 2008, 03:09 AM

The brush gold does look good. A nice departure from the norm, but still retaining a 'classic vibe' (so to speak).

jazztele · August 1st, 2008, 11:53 AM

oh, that gold looks very, very good. excellent call, man. i won't steal your idea, though.

who's got those pictures of oscar moore with a tele? am i mistaken, or was there some kind of gold business going on there too...maybe i'm dreaming...

wkturn2008 · August 1st, 2008, 01:21 PM

I like blacks on blondes!.....(not a porn review)

Telemarkman · August 1st, 2008, 01:32 PM

White - whiter - whitest

...

Not that it probably matters, but white was the original pickguard color for a mid/late 50's (white) Blonde Tele, and to me it's the natural choice

.

Black looks good too, though ...

byrdbrain · August 1st, 2008, 05:21 PM

Vit.

psycho gun · August 1st, 2008, 06:56 PM

white when you play for a wedding and black if it's a funeral day...

OK : seriously, black is cool.

July 30th, 2008, 06:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
jazztele Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: chicago Age: 29 Posts: 2,109	How Exciting! Another "What Color Pickguard?" Post! I know, I know, but i really like it both ways (and no, checkerboard is out of the question)...so you tell me. what should i stick with? white or black? c'mon ladies and gentlemen, peer pressure me into going along with you! __________________ “For the guitar is the most unpredictable and least reliable musical instrument in existence...and also the sweetest, the warmest, the most delicate, whose melancholic voice awakes in our soul exquisite reveries.” Andres Segovia

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esteban Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 20 Posts: 1,159 3 Photos	Quit conforming! White pearl all the way. __________________ When I die, they'll say, he couldn't play sh*t, but he sure made it sound good. - Hound Dog Taylor

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jazztele Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: chicago Age: 29 Posts: 2,109	i should throw in, she's a 50's classic white blonde...the pics aren't really showing off that body color...think the color of a fresh stick of butter. __________________ “For the guitar is the most unpredictable and least reliable musical instrument in existence...and also the sweetest, the warmest, the most delicate, whose melancholic voice awakes in our soul exquisite reveries.” Andres Segovia

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Jake D Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 185	Blanco.

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wangdangdoodle Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Leeds, UK Age: 19 Posts: 163	Why not use both? Everyime you restring... change it, so you don't get too bored of one :)

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jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 12,211 101 Photos	Go with the black and sell me the white guard. __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras.

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Punch! TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: west chester, PA Age: 28 Posts: 43	I like white best. But both are purty.

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tjalla Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 1,869 7 Photos	I had blackguard on blonde for ages, and decided it was a time for a change. Mint green? Nah, not with a maple neck. I went with white, and here's a suggestion to try out... change the pickup selector switch tip to (sacrilege!) a white strat tip. I did that out of necessity once, but it just set it off beautifully to my eye, and a white tip/white guard mine stays. Its in the subtle things my friend! Sounds better on Bm7(b5)/11 chords too

August 1st, 2008, 12:09 AM	#19 (permalink)
pengipete Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gloucester U.K. Age: 47 Posts: 1,434	White - preferably a nice creamy white otherwise the same tooled leather as that strap. PS - that top picture is superb.

August 1st, 2008, 02:30 AM	#20 (permalink)
kalipigeon TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Little Rock, AR Age: 26 Posts: 40	Don't forget brushed gold! I admit I'm biased because my CV Squier has this treatment, here's a link to the thread its posted in to save bandwidth. The guard is from WDmusic, and I was pleasantly surprised by its "brushiness"...it looks like an old gold anodized guard with a black layer behind it. http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaste...rs-club-4.html __________________ What if fat-bottomed girls really do make the rockin' world go 'round?

August 1st, 2008, 03:09 AM	#21 (permalink)
tjalla Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 1,869 7 Photos	The brush gold does look good. A nice departure from the norm, but still retaining a 'classic vibe' (so to speak).

August 1st, 2008, 11:53 AM	#22 (permalink)
jazztele Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: chicago Age: 29 Posts: 2,109	oh, that gold looks very, very good. excellent call, man. i won't steal your idea, though. who's got those pictures of oscar moore with a tele? am i mistaken, or was there some kind of gold business going on there too...maybe i'm dreaming... __________________ “For the guitar is the most unpredictable and least reliable musical instrument in existence...and also the sweetest, the warmest, the most delicate, whose melancholic voice awakes in our soul exquisite reveries.” Andres Segovia

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wkturn2008 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pasadena, TX Age: 45 Posts: 96	I like blacks on blondes!.....(not a porn review)

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Telemarkman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Age: 61 Posts: 4,651	White - whiter - whitest ... Not that it probably matters, but white was the original pickguard color for a mid/late 50's (white) Blonde Tele, and to me it's the natural choice . Black looks good too, though ...

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byrdbrain Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sweden Age: 50 Posts: 1,387 4 Photos	Vit. __________________ In vino securitas

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