Archtop Quilted Tele

[WeirdBits]

The plate colour by itself looks amazing, almost like it's carved from a piece of marble, but it is a bit jarring over the back colour and faux binding. If you were going to have a colour on the plate, then I think that's the one, but it's a bit too prominent for me. I think the overlap with the binding is what does it. Have you comsidered matching it to the back colour and replicating the binding on it, so it almost disappears?

[bargeloobs]

The plate colour by itself looks amazing, almost like it's carved from a piece of marble, but it is a bit jarring over the back colour and faux binding. If you were going to have a colour on the plate, then I think that's the one, but it's a bit too prominent for me. I think the overlap with the binding is what does it. Have you comsidered matching it to the back colour and replicating the binding on it, so it almost disappears?

Totally agree, it's a sweet looking plate on it's own but doesn't really fit with the natural timber. You know what Weirdy, that thought DID cross my mind in regards to a natural plate with binding added. I kind of wish I had of thought about this a bit more before spraying finish, that idea would be sweet with a recessed plate, so it REALLY disappears. Any ideas how I might achieve that at this stage of the game?