Thanks everyone. Next step is to work out if I'll use the stock pickguard or make another one.
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Thanks everyone. Next step is to work out if I'll use the stock pickguard or make another one.
looking good, nice work
Looking good. I think a black guard would suit nicely.
maybe Grant please post some pics with the supplied white pickguard. I think Pabs has a good suggestion that a black pickguard may suit better
My vote is on blackguard.
It's looking really great man. Love the colours - it's nice to see something untraditional sometimes :D
Thanks for the feedback guys. Here is a mock-up with the white pickguard
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I was thinking that because the white on the body is a bit off-white now with the naughty oil on top, that a parchment coloured 'guard would suit better, but you've thrown me off with the black suggestions, didn't even think of it.
So I found a black cardboard box to cut up for comparison.
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Not too sure at the moment, still leaning towards parchment, cream would be too yellow, mint green might not go with the green used. Hmmmm.
I reckon you're right that neither white or black truly fits the bill.
You should go for something that stands out more, like a brown or red (lol), or try and cut the size of the pickguard way down.
Can't do a lot about the size of the 'guard, still needs to cover the cavities. Pondering to do.
I'm a pretty slow worker but I've got something in the works with pablopepper to let me have direct mount pickups that look clean. I'm 95% sure it will work.Quote:
Originally Posted by neverwas
You could consider direct mounting the pups, which could let you shrink the size of the pickguard.
I reckon a two layer pickguard is the go, black outer showing about 1-2cm and then white over the top... but you'd need thin (1mm) sheets for that to work.