Members vintage clubber Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 I'm looking at changing up my '50's strat. Here is the current look: The Lipsticks are going to another guitar and I will probably be moving the CS Fat '50s from this guitar (Creamsickle) to the '50's strat: Creamsickle is getting a set of BG Phatties. I was considering the Gilmour set up on the black one, but so many people have already done that one. So now I am considering tortoise, but I'm not sure how it will look with the maple board. I definately like it with the rosewood board: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members reverberlayed Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 Parchment or anodized gold. Edit: Reading comprehension fail. But still Black (BWB) is my first answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 Hrmm... on a black strat with a maple fretboard, I don't hate the idea of a mint (not a GFS mint though maybe a GFS 'aged white') pickguard and cream plastics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leftybob Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 This is a good look for a black strat... ~ This one is mine ...the 'Tuxedo' look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 You need to go here: http://www.greasygroove.com/thestratroom.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members richey888 Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 Mint mint mint!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Strat87 Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 I've got bwb on mine, but I think tortoiseshell would look nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 I'd go with parchment. I have a '50s Classic myself (Daphne Blue). Love that guitar! It's totally stock. So far it's the strat I've most bonded with. (I've got others around like an EJ, SRV, Am Deluxe, etc, but I just like to grab that '50s Classic) But the one thing I've thought I'd like to have on it is a parchment instead of white pg. The rest of the plastic looks aged, but the pg looks a bit too shiny and new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 I'd go with parchment. I have a '50s Classic myself (Daphne Blue). Love that guitar! It's totally stock. So far it's the strat I've most bonded with. (I've got others around like an EJ, SRV, Am Deluxe, etc, but I just like to grab that '50s Classic) But the one thing I've thought I'd like to have on it is a parchment instead of white pg. The rest of the plastic looks aged, but the pg looks a bit too shiny and new. Honestly, Daphne looks good with almost anything. I actually believe it's the Fender color that looks great with the widest variety of pickguards. White, black, parchment, mint, tortoise... Here's my Daphne Blue Highway One body (formerly Doc Morbius's) with a Parchment guard, cream Laces and temporary white knobs. Eventually, I'm going to swap some things around and put a set of BG Phatties in an aged pearloid guard and put that on Daphne. This guitar: With this guard: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lonnie99 Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 This one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leftybob Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 These are the best threads, ask for ideas then the OP never returns .... muhahahahah~! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted December 13, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 You need to go here: http://www.greasygroove.com/thestratroom.php LOL! winning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted December 13, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 These are the best threads, ask for ideas then the OP never returns .... muhahahahah~! I do have a life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Emory Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 You could try the coffee soaking trick I've heard of (but never tried) on a white pickguard. Dark pickguard would make the maple fretboard pop out visually imho too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brianeharmonjr Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Gold Anodized Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted December 13, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 me no likey gold unless the guitar is finished in gold... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Tort! Or tooled leather ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted December 13, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Tort!Or tooled leather ... Charles - does yours have a maple board or rosewood?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thecornman Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Myself I would put a green or blue pearloid on it! Not traditional like most people like, but would work for me! I would also throw a humbucker in the bridge, but again that's just me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted December 13, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Myself I would put a green or blue pearloid on it! Not traditional like most people like, but would work for me! I would also throw a humbucker in the bridge, but again that's just me! nah...plus this guitar has got the traditional SSS routing as it is a classic series.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Charles - does yours have a maple board or rosewood?? Rosewood ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted December 13, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Rosewood ... thank you! I love the look with the rosewood board... I may keep the lipsticks in it and do the plain black guard with chrome knobs and make it a chrome/lipstick Gilmour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 thank you! I love the look with the rosewood board... I may keep the lipsticks in it and do the plain black guard with chrome knobs and make it a chrome/lipstick Gilmour... I was just going to recommend this. Classic and classy. Looks great with a maple board too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thecornman Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 nah...plus this guitar has got the traditional SSS routing as it is a classic series.... Well how stupid of me to make a suggestion in a thread asking for suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted December 13, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Well how stupid of me to make a suggestion in a thread asking for suggestions! Nobody called you stupid...It is simply my preference not to alter a Classic Series '50's strat to accomodate a bridge humbucker. Honestly, I prefer my strats to be SSS configured anyway. No harm, no foul... [video=youtube;B65mtE2TN1w] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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