Minor question, I know, but is Blizzard Pearl white or gray? The pictures here on the Fender products pages make it look silvery, almost gray. What I'd really like to know is whether a tortoise shell pickguard looks good on a Blizzard Pearl Strat...

Its silvery-grey. Olympic Pearl is white.

I guess it would look interesting with a tortoise guard on

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Sorta like a real pale pearlescent metallic gray (if that makes any sense)

I don't think tortoise shell would be a good fit but I'm betting that black moto pearl would look real sweet.

HTH

Arjay

The Blizzard Pearl is quite close to a color Cadillac has used on their cars.
I'm sure other have, as well. It gives off a pearl glow when the light hits it just right, otherwise it looks to be a white color, not gray.
The tottoise pickguard looks good and it is especially good looking with the maple fretboard insetad of the rosewood.

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"Pearl" and "candy" are official names for certain metallic type paints. Here's a whole website on the subject:

http://www.paintwithpearl.com/

Regarding pickguards, not sure tortoiseshell would be ideal with Blizzard Pearl, but a white or off-white pearloid can be a good look. In fact, didn't Fender do a Mexican Deluxe with that combination a few years ago...?

Cheers - C

I agree.The white pearliod would look outstanding.I have a chrome silver with a white pearloid and it looks great.Of the tortoise shell, I think it looks good with brownish or reddish color guitars, but not on the blue/gray/silver ones.One of Fenders mistakes imo is putting it on the blue transparent MIM Deluxe Player strat.Ugly, bleeck.

here try this.. there is no Bliz-pearl in it but will give you some idea how it may look and some cool pickguards too might find something else you dig as well

http://www.greasygroove.com/Strat%20PGu ... 0Flash.swf


Cheers
Bill

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heres my blizzard pearl.