Good color match for Fender Aged White p/u covers?

noisenet

noisenet

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I recently picked up a Deluxe Strat. The pickup covers, switch tip and knobs are what, I guess, Fender calls 'Aged White'. I like how this color scheme works with the natural finish of the guitar. I plan on replacing the pickups with Duncans and would really like to keep this color scheme going. What is the Duncan equivalent to Fender's Aged White, or at least the closest match? Thank you in advance!
 
Re: Good color match for Fender Aged White p/u covers?

To my eye, the closest SD analogue to "aged white" is the "parchment" color. These are available for both single coils and humbuckers, as well as aftermarket covers for Strat pickups.
 
Re: Good color match for Fender Aged White p/u covers?

Singles or humbuckers? The fender covers fit on Duncan singles.
 
Re: Good color match for Fender Aged White p/u covers?

The guitar is a H-S-S. I don't wanna take off the Fender covers because those pickups are going into another guitar.That said, if the Fender covers fit onto SD single coils then perhaps I can put the SD (white) covers onto the Fender pickups when they go into the other guitar.
Still need to figure out something for the bridge pickup though - that'll be a JB Trembucker. I have another guitar with a zebra (black and cream) JB in it, when I get a chance I'll dig it out and see how well it matches.
 
Re: Good color match for Fender Aged White p/u covers?

Cream won't match very well, I'd imagine. Probably worth getting one in parchment. Should be quite close to Fender aged white.
 
Re: Good color match for Fender Aged White p/u covers?

Yes,
I got a double white for my Snow White custom Strat, and double parchment for my "vintage" white Squire Strat. Not what color they call that type of white - "Olympic"? But it sure ain't Snow White. The double parchment is beautiful in it.
Cream seems too much anymore to me. It s starting to look almost greenish (very subtle) but parchment or white is great when you can't go black!
Steve B.
 
Re: Good color match for Fender Aged White p/u covers?

I just dug out an LTD EC1000 I bought in 2006 that's loaded with Duncan JB/59 combo. Both are zebra with Black and (I think) creme. I put it up next to the new Fender and the color of the lighter coil is nearly dead on perfect to the 'Aged White' in the Fender. Here are some pics....

Didn't Duncan come out with the Parchment color within the last several years? If so then the ones in the pics (Duncan) would have to be cream, correct?

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Re: Good color match for Fender Aged White p/u covers?

The Fenders almost look like there is a little green in the color in those pics. I suppose you can order covers from Fender, though.
 
Re: Good color match for Fender Aged White p/u covers?

I agree with Mincer on this.
Plus it seems to me that the older cream bobbins are lighter, just faintly. I guess that should be normal with exposure to all kinds of light, especially on stage.
I already posted so I'll stop here.
SJB
 
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