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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: fdesalvo on March 23, 2015, 05:18:01 PM

Title: New HXS Build - weigh in on pickup colors! Pic inside.
Post by: fdesalvo on March 23, 2015, 05:18:01 PM

If you can manage to collect yourselves after witnessing my astounding MS Paint skills for a moment, can you guys weigh in with some suggestions on the pickup colors for this new build of mine?

It's basically an Alpine White Mahogany body with black top binding.  Bridge will be chrome and I'm trying to decide on what to do with the pickup color combo.  I could do all black, all white, zebra HB with black or white SC, covered HB, etc..I'll likely be wood mounting the HB, but that's to be determined. 

This one may end up getting a Fishman/LR Baggs TOM bridge, or perhaps some RMC saddles with a LR Baggs COntrol-x onboard preamp.

Thanks for looking and apologies for my cartoonish illustration lol.  Admittedly, it makes me happy. At present i'm thinking that a frosted out looks might be cool, having black controls referencing the binding.

(http://i443.photobucket.com/albums/qq151/frank_desalvo/Alpine%20White%20CTV%20HXS_zps2zdon7eu.jpg)

Title: Re: New HXS Build - weigh in on pickup colors! Pic inside.
Post by: darrenw5094 on March 23, 2015, 05:33:04 PM

All white, zebra or all black would work.

Personally i would go with white bobbins to match the body, but i like white guitars, some people hate them.

Title: Re: New HXS Build - weigh in on pickup colors! Pic inside.
Post by: fdesalvo on March 23, 2015, 05:36:21 PM

That's my first choice, too.  All white. 

Title: Re: New HXS Build - weigh in on pickup colors! Pic inside.
Post by: darrenw5094 on March 23, 2015, 07:03:14 PM

Quote from: fdesalvo on March 23, 2015, 05:36:21 PM

That's my first choice, too.  All white.

(http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/ibanez/images/3/3c/JS2400_WH.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100113095344)

Title: Re: New HXS Build - weigh in on pickup colors! Pic inside.
Post by: fdesalvo on March 23, 2015, 07:06:41 PM

Ha!  I like.  Mine will have an all pau ferro neck.  Nice dark brown/red tones to play off of the white.

Title: Re: New HXS Build - weigh in on pickup colors! Pic inside.
Post by: Lucas on March 23, 2015, 08:02:45 PM

I would say, definitely all white.

Title: Re: New HXS Build - weigh in on pickup colors! Pic inside.
Post by: fdesalvo on March 23, 2015, 08:24:50 PM

^ Sold!