I'm working on a wood stained Fender Squire Strat. I'm just looking for some opinions on color. I'll give a picture of the body. The finish is Cherry Oak. I'm thinking about a black pickguard. POSSIBLY tortus shell. (I have one to paint myslef.) Also I'm in need of new pickup covers, so ideas on color are much appreciated!!!

http://i50.tinypic.com/2je8jy9.jpg <-- the body

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Peavy Supreme XL head
Cabinet -none :[

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Whoa... !!

Ask 100 people... get 100 answers...

I LOVE TS - have a Red TS PG on my Arctic White Tele. But, I'm afraid it may seem too dark on your body.

An off-white or antique white pearloid PG seems intriguing to me.

Fasten your seatbelt as others chime in too !

Good Luck !

cheers!

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I don't understand why you would care what some strangers on the internet think about the color of your body, pickguard, whatever. It's your guitar. Make the guitar you want.

... or whether they like Kurt Cobain's guitar solo?

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Black nearly always works. A tortoise guard would work with a rosewood fretboard. If you have the funds, buy both guards and look at them on the combined body and neck. Return the one that doesn't win. Remember that the fretboard can contrast or blend with the body/PG, depending on the look and feel you want.

I'd go with black P/U covers based on all the wood tone present. Unless it looks like well aged white plastic, it is going to contrast a lot.

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Check out this link to Fender Japan's website. I think the gunmetal blue Jaguar is stunning. And if you mouseover "GRB" to the right of the picture, you will see the gunmetal red burst version, which I find equally stunning. http://www.fenderjapan.co.jp/jgs.html

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Black. That's a nice looking piece of wood and Black would be perfect.

T2

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Yeah I like the idea of black. I'll post a picture once I get it.

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>> Gear <<

2004 Fender Squire Strat
1995 Korean Squire Strat
1987 Japanes Fender Telecaster
Schecter Diamond Series Damien Elite

Line 6 75 watt Spider III
Peavy Supreme XL head
Cabinet -none :[

Not the absolute greatest... but it's mine :p