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[Don O]

Yes, and it takes the deep pickups and big switch well - looks like I will not have to route.

Question - black bridge and black metal knobs, or leave the silver bridge and put chrome metal knobs?

I’d go black and black.

 

[SG John]

Yes, and it takes the deep pickups and big switch well - looks like I will not have to route.

Question - black bridge and black metal knobs, or leave the silver bridge and put chrome metal knobs?

My vote is for chrome bridge and traditional style black Fender knobs.

 

[RVA]

I’d go black and black.

Which would mean that black tuners would be called for!

 

[RVA]

My vote is for chrome bridge and traditional style black Fender knobs.

I also toyed with the idea of the chrome bridge with black saddles - I have the saddles already

 

[Thatbastarddon]

Yes, and it takes the deep pickups and big switch well - looks like I will not have to route.

Question - black bridge and black metal knobs, or leave the silver bridge and put chrome metal knobs?

Leave the silver bridge...not so picky about the knobs...black or chrome....

 

[Don O]

Which would mean that black tuners would be called for!

Yup. I was gonna throw that in but knew you’d figure it right out ! It’s so easy to help friends spend their money

 

[Amp Mad Scientist]

Beautiful! That is a cool metallic. This "cloud burst" may need a dark lining!!!

As I recall there were only a few cloud-burst strats made, in a very short period.
It's relatively scarce as I remember...

 

[Clockworkmike]

Just my two cents: but to offset the colors, chrome would look good on the bridge with black knobs/white lettering. But a full blackout is a good choice too.

 

[Session 5]

Leave Bridge silver with Chrome knobs..

 

[Don O]

If ya go full black, you can even get black strings. Just saying....

 

[RVA]

Thanks for the input. Black hardware has been ordered. If it is too much, I can always swap back (Back From Black?)

 

[Inspector #20]

Love the swimming pool route. Not enough guitars have it.

This is a 1985 Fender Stratocaster body and it was routed H-SH from the factory. That kind of rout is very limiting...

 

[Inspector #20]

Sometimes, odd color combinations look good. I needed knobs for my Stratocaster build and had some old Gibson top hats laying in a drawer.

 

[RVA]

Sometimes, odd color combinations look good. I needed knobs for my Stratocaster build and had some old Gibson top hats laying in a drawer.

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Very cool! You did a nice job of shielding, something I do not do for HBs or stacked singles.

I have boxes of plastic and metal knobs so I can try them on.

The pots on this guitar are the "pop up" type, which I am excited about, and makes function less of a consideration with knob selection.

 

[Inspector #20]

Very cool! You did a nice job of shielding, something I do not do for HBs or stacked singles.

I have boxes of plastic and metal knobs so I can try them on.

The pots on this guitar are the "pop up" type, which I am excited about, and makes function less of a consideration with knob selection.

Unshielded guitars here will pick up the local FM radio station and two-way radio traffic from the nearby state university.

Without shielding, you can't even play these guitars.

 

[RVA]

If ya go full black, you can even get black strings. Just saying....

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Even the FB looks black! Ebony?

 

[Don O]

Even the FB looks black! Ebony?

Yea, that’s my Black on Wue Warmoth build a few years ago. A black ebony board on flame Koa.

 

[Inspector #20]

If ya go full black, you can even get black strings. Just saying....

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Reminds me of Neal Schon's 24.75" Fender Custom Shop H-H Fully Bound Stratocasters. He has 3 of them, but this is the only photo I could find...

 

[RVA]

Reminds me of Neal Schon's 24.75" Fender Custom Shop H-H Fully Bound Stratocasters. He has 3 of them, but this is the only photo I could find...

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Short scale strats are a favorite of mine.

 

[Mr Grumpy]

I'm down with black...



If it works then it works. If you need to change to white then do so...




The advice is: leave it alone, do the minimum and give it time. If it doesn't work then you can change it later - but, you know this, Ray!