That finish is jaw-dropping!
Classic look.
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Black Sharpie will cover those screws up, even if just as a stopgap. But then you have got silver tuners, so they don't look odd in themselves.
But then do you go also for black screws for the pickup rings and height adjuster screws?
Good point Simon.
I'd round off the top almost triangular part of the truss rod cover as the stock ones just look to blunt and abrupt in the way they have the small squared off bit on top.
Plenty of cheap Chinese wannabe ones on eBay, some engraved too.
For the bridge, function over form every time. Plus your right hand will be covering the brass roller saddles most of time and after a while they will oxidise to a duller shade and hardly be noticeable.
# 1 - EX-5 https://goo.gl/fQJMqh
# 2 - EX-1 https://goo.gl/KSY9W9
# 3 - Non PBG Tele https://goo.gl/W14G5g
# 4 - Non PBG J Bass https://goo.gl/FbBaFy
# 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
# 6 - MMB-4 Runner-up GOTM Oct 2018https://goo.gl/gvrPkp
# 7 - ES-1 Runner-up GOTM Aug 2018https://goo.gl/T9BEY8
The saddles certainly don't stand out in the pictures.
Man, this looks really killer. Excellent work! I love the natural look, feels like a classic instrument. Ageless.
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