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What Colour Scratch Plate & Plastics
Black & Cream (leave it as it is currently) 21%  21%  [ 3 ]
Black & Black 14%  14%  [ 2 ]
Mint & Antique white 29%  29%  [ 4 ]
Gold anodised & Cream 7%  7%  [ 1 ]
Something else 29%  29%  [ 4 ]
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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 11:58 am
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Pondering a new scratch plate for Curly Whirly, or replacing the pastics, or both.

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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 4:34 pm
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I'd say leave it as it is.

It looks balanced that way.

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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 4:42 pm
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I know what you mean, and it is how it left the factory. But it feels a bit contrasty to me. I'm not a great lover of the plastic standing out from the pickguard and think a more subtle matching approach may work.

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Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 5:24 pm
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Well, consider that this is not a subtle guitar, and a plain pickguard would make it look like it's kinda missing something.

My 0,2 cents.

Advice: use some photoshop and try pasting different options on it, to see for yourself how you feel...

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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 6:53 am
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de Melo wrote:

...Advice: use some photoshop and try pasting different options on it, to see for yourself how you feel...


Solid suggestion. And proves either Gold or Mint looks better than black.

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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:02 am
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I voted "Something Else".

I (this is just MY taste) would put a 3 ply white pick guard on it, and leave the aged cream knobs.
In my mind, with a white scratch plate on it, the wood grains (the star of the show) would stand out more---with the black pick guard, the knobs and pickup covers grab the eye before the wood grain.

The black in the 3 ply white pick guard would blend with the inlay dots of that beautiful fretboard...and the white will eventually age on it's own, yet still be a few shades behind the aged cream knobs and pickup covers; gives EVERYTHING on the guitar it's own individual category of eye appeal.


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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 9:53 am
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I can see where you are comming from which is why I'm probably going for mint. White is just a bit too hard and I'm not convinced parchment is much else than white.

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John Sims wrote:
I can see where you are comming from which is why I'm probably going for mint. White is just a bit too hard and I'm not convinced parchment is much else than white.
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Mint spoke to me too, John. I went with it on my 3 tone with maple neck. It just has a calming natural colour tone to it that goes well (and I have yet to tire of it). IMHO. YMMV.

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Besides, you'll find white on toy Strats and entry levels, although, I'll admit there is a place for a white pickguard on the right axe.

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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 11:54 pm
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All black plastic always looks great on a Strat--no matter what finish & colour the Strat has.

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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 12:25 am
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...although, I'll admit there is a place for a white pickguard on the right axe.


White looks great with any red and most blues (Sonic, Daphne, Lake Placid, etc).

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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 1:38 am
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Haven't you got a few spare scratchplates to try, John? I have 3 or 4 and and I haven't been on the relicing trail like you have! Sorry if you've already done that!

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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 2:44 am
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Peter S wrote:
Haven't you got a few spare scratchplates to try, John? I have 3 or 4 and and I haven't been on the relicing trail like you have! Sorry if you've already done that!

Cheers - Peter.


LOL

Stock includes:-

Fender Vintage Reissue 57 in white (bought the wrong one)
Fender MiM black - horrible thing, feels like its made from melted down dustbin bags
The red pretend tortoiseshell that came on Odee. Also very nasty.

Curly Whirly lives at my other address so a bit of a pain to try as I wanted to mount the internals from Odee as I took them out. I've bolted them to the white plate for the moment.

I was all up for the gold anodised but am concerned it may look a bit bling and perhaps look odd without gold hardware (not going there - probably). I love the way they age though. I really like the way black scratches up as well. I'm still no closer really.

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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 2:56 am
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Rough and quick mock up .... doesn't help much.

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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:06 am
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I wonder what Tortoise would look like against that wood grain?


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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 4:15 am
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Not the easiest (body) finish to judge what looks best on it, is it? Even with your computer skills!

Agree re the gold. Personally, I prefer the white, but then I always prefer some sort of white!

What about cream? I have a cream HH plate (from WD/Kent Armstrong) which used to look good - to my eyes - against some bursts...

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