I Just Can't Decide

[Lowspeid]

I’m a tort fan, but I like the White better on that guitar.

 

[GearGeek01]

How about something from our friends at GreasyGroove across the north border in Canada...

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greasygroove.com

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I am considering one of the new Squier Affinity Telecasters in Lake Placid Blue ($249.99) and a laurel FB... (they come with a white PG)...

Squier Affinity Telecaster

You can't go wrong with a Telecaster! This beginner-friendly Squier sports a pair of single-coil pickups with 3-way switching and a string-thru-body bridge.

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Then the addition of a Tort PG for $9.99 from STRATosphere...

*NEW Red Tortoise Telecaster PICKGUARD for Fender USA Standard Tele 3 Ply 8 Hole

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They have quite a choice and selection of Tort from dark brown to light red and every shade in between...

The STRATosphere

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I'm going for a look w/ the Lake Placid Blue, something like this... I favor the brownish tint one... but reddish tint looks good, too... my idea is/was that in order to make the color brown, it is a mixture of all 3 primary colors (red, yellow, blue)... blue being one of them... so brownish and blue go good together (to me)

(both examples are Fender Ciustom Shop '61 Teles... different lighting)

 

[GearGeek01]

To my eyes for your 2 guitars... the tort pulls color specs from the tort that match with the sort of yellow tint of the finish... whereas it seems the white PG makes the FB dots and the control cover to step out... maybe better to display against a non-red background (like the case's red)... BOTH are great... but the white PG pops more color from the rest of the guitar...

IMHO, just about any color PG (creme, mint, black, etc) would work w/ that guitar's finish... or something wild from GreasyGroove (see link in post above)

 

[sloppychops]

Look at the post above with the two LPB Teles. He's inadvertently solved OP's dilemma. Brown tort is what's needed, not red tort!

 

[Lou Tencodpees]

White works for me.

Glad we could make this an easy decision for you.

 

[Frisco 57]

White works for me.

Glad we could make this an easy decision for you.

My Tele is currently dressed in red.

 

[Frisco 57]

Look at the post above with the two LPB Teles. He's inadvertently solved OP's dilemma. Brown tort is what's needed, not red tort!

Sorry, I like the red pickguard with LPB and rosewood.

 

[Lou Tencodpees]

My Tele is currently dressed in red.

Both look great and are easy to swap. I keep wavering between white and black on my Blonde/Maple build. I think thinking it looks best with the white guard...today.

 

[stratisfied]

Vintage pearl (cream) would make that guitar right.

 

[joebloggs13]

White. I like the Robben Ford look as well.

 

[Sax-son]

I like the Tortoiseshell with specific colors. However, on white or off white, I think the white looks better.

 

[Paca G51]

They both look good as they are . It ain’t broke, don’t fix ‘em