Help me pick a Color

[wixomwhat]

hey guys!

I've gotta Tele body that needs painted but i can't decide on the color.

All the hardware is black and im probably gonna go with a maple neck/ fretboard.

So, does anybody have any suggestions on body color or a maybe a custom paint job with stripes or something?

anyway, please help me out with some ideas

thanks

 

[some_dude]

Re: Help me pick a Color

A deep forest green with tons of clear coat.

 

[59paul]

Re: Help me pick a Color

Silver Metal Flake would look KILLER with the Black Hardware !!!!

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Help me pick a Color

Dark forest green, navy blue or trans black. May I suggest one of the new
Fender Custom Shop clear aluminum engined turned pickguard with black plastic parts and hardware. Here's the pickguard I'm talking about, on my reverse met. blue strat.

 

[59paul]

Re: Help me pick a Color

I like that, too, JohnJohn. !!!!!

 

[570ex]

Re: Help me pick a Color

If you want it to be all nice and normal looking, look away now, these would look pretty crazy on a tele...

http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/bsb.htm

or even better

http://www.projectguitar.com/tut/holoflash.htm

or take it to the max with

http://www.abouttimedesigns.com/jemfolder/jemcontact.htm

the project guitar website was very helpful to me when applying finishing, especially as the ones above are not you usualy finishes, i seem to remember reading a tutorial for how to do the JEM swirl pattern and it not being too hard.

Or you could just send your tele here and tell them to cover it in metal!

http://www.sharp-concepts.com/main.html


All a bit different, but certainly something to think about yer?

 

[wixomwhat]

Re: Help me pick a Color

thanks for the input guys.

i really liked that last site you posted 570ex,

thanks

 

[Empty Pockets]

Re: Help me pick a Color

White Tele with black pickguard and hardware would like cool.

I'm partial to black-n-white tho...

-X

 

[Curly]

Re: Help me pick a Color

I'd suggest trying the virtual modeling on Kisekae's site:
Telecaster modeling

 

[Skullkrusher]

Re: Help me pick a Color

A Trans-Black Burst might be kinda cool. There are endless options you can explore. Good Luck!!

 

[jmv]

Re: Help me pick a Color

British racing green, with a white pickgaurd, chrome hardware, and a maple fretboard. Thats my fav for fender guitars, anyway. A pair of white 'racing stripes' down the middle of it would look real cool, too.

 

[strat_master]

Re: Help me pick a Color

how about black?!??!?!? or white would looks kidna cool witht he contrasting black. very old school looking.

 

[BluesNRock87]

Re: Help me pick a Color

dont go black,

im gonna repaint my gutiar soon, its black, i hate it

whited look cool

im thinking like a minty green kinda, dull, good luck

 

[RACER X]

Re: Help me pick a Color

Theres not enough WHITE guitars out there.

 

[wixomwhat]

Re: Help me pick a Color

I decided to paint the body yellow. It looks good with black hardware and a maple neck.

Thanks for all the help and Input guys!

I'll be sure to post pics when I finish.