anyone like the MOTO pickguards

Blaster · February 18th, 2004, 06:18 PM

There was a time I really liked the MOTO guards but anymore I just like the plain simple white, or parchment pickguards.

I still like the black or tortise shells guard on natural or white

Nick Fanis · February 19th, 2004, 03:10 AM

not as much as the tortoise shell ones but more than the white and certainly more than the black ones. 8)

kuma52 · February 19th, 2004, 03:55 AM

Depends the finish of the guitar.
I like white pickguards on vintage blonde color
black pickguards on honey blonde or butterscotch color
and most of all turtoise one on a yellowed natural finish. :P

Billy Lee · February 19th, 2004, 11:24 AM

Another thread asking about guards got me to thinking.

I had put the pearl guards on s few of my Teles, and they looked REALLY sharp, but in the last few months, I'm sort of getting tired of THAT look.

As I posted in that other thread, I think it's sort of fun to "experiment" with different guards on different colors. The best luck I had was putting a white pearl guard on a Lake Placid Blue Tele. Very sharp!

zsno · February 19th, 2004, 04:07 PM

i have a white pearl on my trans. brown/red burst agile, and it looks pretty fancy, but i dunno if thats the look im going for, but i heard fender gaurds wont fit it so im not going to bother with replacing it...

-zsno

TimBob · February 19th, 2004, 04:48 PM

I put a white MOTO "pearl" guard on my Candy Apple Red and it looks great. Adds a little more sparkle and shine to the already sparkly guitar.

Tele295 · February 19th, 2004, 08:33 PM

Blaster, I'm inclined to agree with you. I really dug MOTO guards back in the early 90's, but now it seems everybody and their uncle has them. Maybe the fad has run its course. Still have the original MOTO guard on my Thinline, but I wouldn't be putting one on another guitar.

fezz parka · February 19th, 2004, 09:06 PM

Although I do like tortoise shell guards on some colors...

owb3 · February 20th, 2004, 01:40 PM

White, black or tortoise. Narrow-minded, what can I tell ya . . .

jonny_frethead · February 20th, 2004, 01:55 PM

The black tele in my avatar has a moto. I don't think I would of ever bought one on it own but it came with it. I think it looks pretty sharp on there with the gloss black finish and shiny steel. Good for solid finishes.

On a see through finish I think that the moto would detract from the beauty of the wood grain.

February 18th, 2004, 06:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Blaster Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Down in Western Colorado Age: 51 Posts: 423	anyone like the MOTO pickguards There was a time I really liked the MOTO guards but anymore I just like the plain simple white, or parchment pickguards. I still like the black or tortise shells guard on natural or white

February 19th, 2004, 03:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Nick Fanis Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Athens-GREECE Posts: 1,793 14 Photos	I love them.. not as much as the tortoise shell ones but more than the white and certainly more than the black ones. 8) __________________ "Hit him again Jack,he is crazy!" Hunter S.Thompson www.myspace.com/nickfanis

February 19th, 2004, 03:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
kuma52 Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: South France Posts: 149	I love all kinds of pickguards Depends the finish of the guitar. I like white pickguards on vintage blonde color black pickguards on honey blonde or butterscotch color and most of all turtoise one on a yellowed natural finish. :P

February 19th, 2004, 11:24 AM	#4 (permalink)
Billy Lee Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 290	Funny....Now that I think about it.... Another thread asking about guards got me to thinking. I had put the pearl guards on s few of my Teles, and they looked REALLY sharp, but in the last few months, I'm sort of getting tired of THAT look. As I posted in that other thread, I think it's sort of fun to "experiment" with different guards on different colors. The best luck I had was putting a white pearl guard on a Lake Placid Blue Tele. Very sharp!

February 19th, 2004, 04:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
TimBob TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: St. Peters, MO USA Posts: 56	Love 'em... on the right body color... I put a white MOTO "pearl" guard on my Candy Apple Red and it looks great. Adds a little more sparkle and shine to the already sparkly guitar.

February 19th, 2004, 04:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
zsno Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newport News, Virginia Posts: 112	i have a white pearl on my trans. brown/red burst agile, and it looks pretty fancy, but i dunno if thats the look im going for, but i heard fender gaurds wont fit it so im not going to bother with replacing it... -zsno

February 19th, 2004, 08:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Tele295 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Haunted Amp, CA Posts: 3,403 14 Photos	Blaster, I'm inclined to agree with you. I really dug MOTO guards back in the early 90's, but now it seems everybody and their uncle has them. Maybe the fad has run its course. Still have the original MOTO guard on my Thinline, but I wouldn't be putting one on another guitar. __________________ "Turn it up and it doesn't need any reverb." - Danny Gatton www.dannygatton.info Tiger Town Aces - Music That Bites Back In Redd we trust! Free Bill Kirchen! If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?

February 19th, 2004, 09:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
fezz parka Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: A town south of Bakersfield... Posts: 1,283 45 Photos	Never liked 'em... Although I do like tortoise shell guards on some colors...

February 20th, 2004, 01:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
owb3 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 88	No! White, black or tortoise. Narrow-minded, what can I tell ya . . . __________________ . . . late of Pablo Fanque's Fair, what a scene.

February 20th, 2004, 01:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
jonny_frethead Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 251	The black tele in my avatar has a moto. I don't think I would of ever bought one on it own but it came with it. I think it looks pretty sharp on there with the gloss black finish and shiny steel. Good for solid finishes. On a see through finish I think that the moto would detract from the beauty of the wood grain.