Last month I posted pics of the Strat HSS I had just purchased;
http://www.fender.com/community/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=70416.

The guitar came with a white pickguard & back cover. I mentioned in the thread that I thought an Aged Pearl pickguard and back cover would look good.
Well I finally got around to putting them on and it looks as good as I had hoped. At least I think it does.

Here's some before and after pics. They're not really a fair comparison since one set is taken outside and the other inside, but they're good enough to see the difference.





P.S. Just in case you read the thread about my purchase, the pots didn't need replaced, just needed cleaning. I also had the tech lower the action a little. The guitar plays and sounds really nice and the pots are noise free now.

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2012 American Standard Precision V - Candy Cola Red
2012 Squier Vintage Modified Jazz V - Surf Green
2011 FCS Custom Classic Special Jazz Bass V - Violin Burst
1996 MIM Stratocaster HSS - Black
1975 Precision Bass - 3 Tone Sunburst

Pearl pickguards mostly look great!
In this case I must say that I like the plain white better, it matches the slightly aged plastic parts better but that's just my personal taste.

Nice axe anyway!

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Kindest regards from Germany, Dee
My recordings --> http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_mu ... dID=564337
STRATS ROCK!!! but Teles and Firebirds, too!

i put a white pearloid pickguard on my mim strat - lp blue/maple neck. looks great.

i also replaced the knobs with chrome ones i found on e-bay - a little 'bling" if you will

i thinks it's cool to add little things to your axe to make it your own

On this I would have gone a Dark Pearl instead, contrasting aged white knobs/switch and pup covers.

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"C'est parti mon Kiki "

Thanks for the feedback guys. I understand what you're saying about the knobs and pup covers, but I didn't think they were matching up too well with the white pickguard either.

That's a good idea about getting new knobs and maybe pup covers too. White or chrome? I hadn't really thought about chrome, but right now I'm leaning towards white.

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2012 American Standard Precision V - Candy Cola Red
2012 Squier Vintage Modified Jazz V - Surf Green
2011 FCS Custom Classic Special Jazz Bass V - Violin Burst
1996 MIM Stratocaster HSS - Black
1975 Precision Bass - 3 Tone Sunburst

What do you guys think if I replaced the pup covers, knobs, the tremolo and 5 way switch tips with black?

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2012 American Standard Precision V - Candy Cola Red
2012 Squier Vintage Modified Jazz V - Surf Green
2011 FCS Custom Classic Special Jazz Bass V - Violin Burst
1996 MIM Stratocaster HSS - Black
1975 Precision Bass - 3 Tone Sunburst

I think that looks stunning!

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Kindest regards from Germany, Dee
My recordings --> http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_mu ... dID=564337
STRATS ROCK!!! but Teles and Firebirds, too!

OP...Have you tried guitar builder, top of page , highlight Community, scroll down to guitar builder and voila, you can try different variations to get an idea...

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"C'est parti mon Kiki "

You're probably right.
I did consider the black pearloid and it was a tough decision between it and the aged. Just thought the aged might look a little better.


Yeah, I think it will look pretty good.


DUH! Didn't even think of doing that.

Thanks.

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2012 American Standard Precision V - Candy Cola Red
2012 Squier Vintage Modified Jazz V - Surf Green
2011 FCS Custom Classic Special Jazz Bass V - Violin Burst
1996 MIM Stratocaster HSS - Black
1975 Precision Bass - 3 Tone Sunburst