Nope. That would look horrible, too much contrast.
I've never understand the deal with Witch Hats. I put a white pickguard on it once. The knobs have always been stock, all I changed on it was the pots, to 1megs.
The white pickguard just shows the kagillion screws on there. It also looks a bit more clumsy near the upper horn (not that the tele really has a horn). I sort of like it, but the black is a lot more flattering. I suppose the black just looses out on the 'seen it a million times before' factor, despite still looking great.
There are a stupid amount of screws in a Telecaster Deluxe pickguard, it takes forever to undo them all. The eye is definitely drawn to the "horn" section of the pickguard.
It's been reverted to stock and it's NickD's guitar now. I'm giving it to him (ooh err) at Doogfest next weekend.
I loved it when I had it, great, great neck, but I just wasn't using it after buying the Baja Telecaster (wash your mouth out - it's a fucking brilliant instrument) so I'm selling it on. I don't like to keep instruments that I'm not playing.
If people are willing to pay $20 for a pair of knobs, who cares? I bought a pair from Fullerplast last year, no regrets. he certainly didn't put a gun to my head to force me to buy them.
Sure, they might have been $1 a piece at the surplus store, but $20 is a lot cheaper than the plane ticket from Montreal to California that I would have had to buy in order to be able to buy them for a buck each.
Most of us have bought vintage gear for cheap and resold it for a profit at point or another.
I certainly regret not buying the latching 7-pin DIN plugs that HH amps use when they were on clearance at 10p. I don't know who got them but he can sell them at £2 a throw now and still undercut RS or Farnell.
fullerplast wrote:OK, just pay $200/pair from TunaMatic.
Or buy repros for $80 from Allparts Japan or $100 from fatboy in the UK.
You know nothing of the situation whatsoever, but are always SO quick to judge... and always with a lame disclaimer such as "whatever floats your boat".
Buying the stock and selling them at my cost to close friends (in bulk), selling for $35 on eBay, and $25 to forum members all day long is in no way "hoarding".
Do you consider your local discount chain as "hoarding goods"?
Personally, I'd be thrilled to pay $25/pair for missing/damaged knobs on my otherwise original Jazzmaster, or other high-end project that could really use the extra bit of authenticity and set it apart from the others. Apparently about 385 people have agreed with me thus far.
As for naming my price... bullshit. I think a 75% reduction in the typical price, especially for an item no longer being made is a pretty good deal. Just because YOU don't want them doesn't make me evil.
You're just a real DICK.... and spring-loaded against everything I do or say.
Wanker.
fullerplast wrote:Who's upset, asswipe?
I'm as calm as can be.
Hiding YOUR passive-aggressive nature behind the "internetz" (like you always do) is pretty lame and cowardly.
You always say you don't care, but you always take the time to pile on.
Being a loser must really be sad...
Pathetic.
"i never buy more than i need"... aw, you're so humble.
wanker
seriously? going to personal attacks because people don't agree with your little business? did we hit a time warp and jump back to grade 6?
I'd leave it ...
