poll: black or white pickguard for tele

personally I think the black would be too conflicting

personally I think the black would be too conflicting

the old teles had black guards; that's why Im thinking.

I do like the look of my tele as is.
but..... :idea:

Down here in Texas we have a saying

"ain't broke don't fix it" -- What I am suggesting is --IMO the white looks better and you seem to clearly like it so why change it?

If it's not too expensive buy a black one and periodically switch it out from time to time if it is more of a "kinda bored with the looks right now" thing.

how 'bout solid abalone w/matching knobbys?

Yeah, either or. I think both would look good, but I'm kind of partial to the white. I personally would stay away from the abalone. But that's just me.

i like the black on either a sunburst tele, or one of those 50s classic teles with the butterscotch finish. beautiful

if i were mick jagger i'd say i see a pickguard and i want to leave it white...cheesy, i know. sorry

I just bought a sunburst strat with a rosewood neck and a white pickguard and I think I'm going to put a black one on. I think it looks a lot cooler and it will sound better :D I'm going to leave the white pickup covers and knobs though.
I think the tele will look more retro in black. Do it!

Or remove it completely. That's what I'm doing.

the reason I am considering a change is:
I have an upcoming gig backing a slew of pedal steel players at a showcase.

although my tele is not a true vintage butterscotch finish, there is a similarity. I'm tempted to give the guitar a vintage vibe for this group of steelers.

pluses of the white guard...I like leaving things as is when 'it aint broke'., I like the clean look, and white doesnt show greasey finger prints.

negatives of black guard...it shows greasey fingerprints and pick scratches, and, it would be pretencious since the tele is a new Hwy 1 and not a nocaster.

twistedlefty...that abalone guard and knobs are over the top. too gaudy.

I like this :

nothing wrong having two teles!

when I got my Tele I chose a black pickguard because 80% of the ones in the shop had white, and I do like to be different in some way!

(actually no Tele I've seen is quite like mine: black body with red sunburst, black pickguard, black neck 8) )

I would go with the black. It gives the axe more depth.

i think black would look better. if you have photoshop, photoshop it and see.

What about tortoiseshell?

My American Tele is vintage white with a black pickguard, I think it looks great.

Here is a pic of an ash with black pickguard.

I also like that it doesn't show scratches.