I saw this on the net and thought I'd go ahead and copy it and share it here with you all since I was really shocked at how big of difference two similar pickguards can make.
Take a look at how totally different the overall guitar body looks with a plain white pickguard and then a mint green guard, both on a surf green guitar.
I guess our brains sort of play a trick on us by making us think whatever we are seeing thats supposed to be white, is white, so in the case of the mint green guard, we still try to adjust for that being white and as a result it sort of messes with our perception of what the surf green color is. if that hopefully makes sense
Take a look at how totally different the overall guitar body looks with a plain white pickguard and then a mint green guard, both on a surf green guitar.
I guess our brains sort of play a trick on us by making us think whatever we are seeing thats supposed to be white, is white, so in the case of the mint green guard, we still try to adjust for that being white and as a result it sort of messes with our perception of what the surf green color is. if that hopefully makes sense