All this new SS talk made me want to pimp my Squier.
Before:
Now:
- Replaced blue pearl guard with a three-ply CREAM one
- Replaced Dragonfire Screamers with Seymour Duncan JB & Jazz - both split to push/pull pots
- Replaced Jag knobs with witch hats
It now looks (IMO) and sounds much better - very pleased!
At this stage I must point out that the blue pickguard was already on it when I bought from a store in Toronto last year.
I tried to warm to it - I really did - to the point of attempting to compliment it with the blue and black humbuckers I originally fitted, as seen in the top photo.
Noisy Cat wrote:- Replaced blue pearl guard with a three-ply CREAM one
Where did you order the cream pickguard from? I like that the cream is sort of subdued, if that makes sense. I wanna do cream on one of my projects, but I don't want too rich of a cream color. This would be perfect.
Noisy Cat wrote:- Replaced blue pearl guard with a three-ply CREAM one
Where did you order the cream pickguard from? I like that the cream is sort of subdued, if that makes sense. I wanna do cream on one of my projects, but I don't want too rich of a cream color. This would be perfect.
Mine is genuinely cream, as opposed to other off-white colours such as mint or parchment; I'd say it's a bit darker than aged white. It's a similar colour to a Les Paul guard - exactly what I wanted. The first picture best represents it.
From this eBay guy based in the US. He'll quickly cut one in any colour if you ask him. Being in the UK, I got hit with the idiot tax, of course.
Looks excellent! (Much better IMHO.) How do you like the Jazz neck? It is a potential neck pickup I might get for my HH Jaguar project to go with my JB bridge.
The cream guard works really well. It gives the guitar a vintage look. Plus it kinda softens or mediates the contrast of the black body against the brown fretboard and amber headstock. Pulls it all together.
