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    Been pretty quiet here of late......

    How about a little eye-opener?

    "When injustice becomes law then rebellion becomes duty."

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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    I've been busy! My amp projects have stalled, but I've got guitars to work on. Here's a photo of a Strat-style I sprayed over the weekend that is now getting clear coats.
    I call it "Fake Placid Blue":

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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    Looks real sweet, Robert. Gonna clear-coat it?

    What neck, pickups, bridge, etc?
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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    I've already shot a couple coats of clear/amber tint on it to knock back that brightness. It's going to get a maple & rosewood fat neck, a brown tortoise 'guard, & a vintage style "pat. pend." trem on it. All the rest is still up in the air

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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    I'm thinking about doing another, maybe Ice Blue metallic w/a matching headstock. That might have to wait until next year

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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    I think you might be happier with a parchment pickguard.
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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    You might be right. I've kind of got tortoise on the brain right now, I want to put it on everything lol

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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    IMO tortoise shell looks best on Black, Oly White, Cimarron Red, and sunburst.
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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    I don't really care for it on Sunburst. Black or Oly White, definitely. It might work on my Shell Pink, but the mint green guard that's on there now is just fine.
    I'm also happy with the way my Harvest Gold Strat looks w/a tortoise guard, but I've never liked the way tortoise looks w/a solid maple neck unless it is a single-layer.
    It's just a taste thing

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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    I have just what you need! Got this on a "natural" strat, it's a Warmoth but I had to change it. Have the matching trem cover, you are sure welcome to it!

    Last edited by Bill Moore; 07-15-2022 at 02:21 PM.

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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    Quote Originally Posted by Cogs View Post
    It's just a taste thing
    +1

    I never cared for mint green pickguards on the bright Duco custom colors (Fiesta Red, Surf Green, Daphne Blue, etc). It always seems to make the body finishes look dingy.
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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Moore View Post
    I have just what you need! Got this on a "natural" strat, it's a Warmoth but I had to change it. Have the matching trem cover, you are sure welcome to it!

    I'm not seeing any image

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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    Quote Originally Posted by Cogs View Post
    I'm not seeing any image
    Depending on your aesthetic sensibilities, you may be glad you aren't.

    (No offense meant. That's a pretty wild PG).
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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    I dusted off a box in the garage & found an old Chandler white pearloid pickguard from the early '90s that will work

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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    I tried reposting the image, I still see it!
    (Funny I see it in your quote too!)
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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    I see it now, & holy cow! I appreciate the offer, but that might be too much bling.
    PM'd you

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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    Fake Placid Blue
    "Live and learn and flip the burns"

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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    Here's the body before final buffing with the pickguard I got from Bill Moore. It's a good match with the blue, but it is definitely busy. It could grow on me. Sorry for the huge image
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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    I'm like Otto Preminger, Robert......I love big pictures.



    That's definitely gonna be an eye-opener!
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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    Well it's back to the drawing board w/this one. The blue is just too... blue. Too bright, too electric, closer to Electron Blue than LPB. I was puzzling over another color until I saw this Charcoal Frost Metallic. I think I'm gonna try to approximate this:

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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    I just saw the picture of the pickguard. WOW! I assume it's a one of a kind?
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    Re: Been pretty quiet here of late......

    Honestly, I think with gold hardware that would look really cool. It's a bit too much there, but with the gold |HW it would be way too much, and way too much can be just right.
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