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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Tricalibur on March 30, 2006, 03:23:43 AM

Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: Tricalibur on March 30, 2006, 03:23:43 AM: Im planin on buyin some warpigs for my epi sg. The guitar has gold hardware but im not sure if i should get gold or distressed covers. Il post a pic of the guitar soon
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: Peterku on March 30, 2006, 11:24:15 AM: For gold hardware I'd go with gold or 'aged' gold. BK's most recent distressed covers are greenish-brownish-greyish. Unless those colours match the body (black for instance), I wouldn't choose distressed. I think guitars don't need more than three or four different colours, but that's just my personal taste.
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: Ratrod on March 30, 2006, 12:17:11 PM: If you like the distressed look, you could distress the hardware to match the pickup. Just ask Tim or Mr Pig how to do it.
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on March 30, 2006, 02:44:45 PM: The distressed covers can create a nice contrast, even if you're hardware is all one colour.

I did this with the Miracle Man in my Kamikaze 4 ...

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/TwilightOdyssey/AssembledKamiPickupsOFR.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/TwilightOdyssey/AssembledKami1.jpg)

I think that it really looks cool with the chrome hardware.
Granted, you really can't go overboard when your guitar is day glo green. PDT_008
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: Dakine on March 30, 2006, 03:34:14 PM: Truly is a good job you can really "play" with a guitar like that TO :lol:
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: tewboss on March 30, 2006, 03:38:32 PM: I'm not a big fan of gold hardware (too bling), but it seems a shame to alter it. I'd go for the gold covers as it will be a wolf in sheeps clothing.
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on March 30, 2006, 03:58:18 PM: Quote from: Dakine
Truly is a good job you can really "play" with a guitar like that TO :lol:

HA!
That's what I say ... you'd better be able to throw down if you play a guitar like that, or people will laugh you off the stage!
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: _tom_ on March 30, 2006, 05:00:01 PM: I had gold covers on my Mules to start with but then I got em changed for black ones and had gold polepieces. In my opinion it looks much better, I actually think the ones with gold covers look pretty cheap since installing the black ones into my guitar, it just looks more classy and not over the top.
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: Tricalibur on March 30, 2006, 07:45:44 PM: i agree, black with gold polepieces would prob look prty BAD. Think i could get the allen bolts in gold?
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: _tom_ on March 30, 2006, 08:01:47 PM: Quote from: Tricalibur
i agree, black with gold polepieces would prob look prty BAD. Think i could get the allen bolts in gold?

Bad as in good, or bad as in bad?! hahah
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: Tricalibur on March 30, 2006, 09:53:01 PM: bad as in good of course :twisted:
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: sambo on March 30, 2006, 10:15:07 PM: look tom... when are you gonna learn.... us southerners use the word bad as good.... how many times do i have to tell you!!!!????
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: Peterku on March 30, 2006, 10:40:48 PM: My brother's having an English language exam this weekend. So you're saying that when the examiner says 'your pronounciation is bad', he should ask back 'Do you mean 'bad' in a US way?' :lol:
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: _tom_ on March 30, 2006, 10:41:53 PM: Quote from: sambo
look tom... when are you gonna learn.... us southerners use the word bad as good.... how many times do i have to tell you!!!!????

LOOK YOU! It doesnt say where tricalibur is from so I couldnt tell if it was southern or not! MMKAY?! :P
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: sambo on March 30, 2006, 10:45:20 PM: haha peter! lol.... yer tell him to do that... that would be awesome...

except its not the US its northern england and southern england....
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: Tricalibur on March 31, 2006, 12:05:40 AM: Quote from: _tom_
Quote from: sambo
look tom... when are you gonna learn.... us southerners use the word bad as good.... how many times do i have to tell you!!!!????

LOOK YOU! It doesnt say where tricalibur is from so I couldnt tell if it was southern or not! MMKAY?! :P

lol, yer this isnt off subject at all but I am southern as a monkeys uncle
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: Tricalibur on March 31, 2006, 07:38:02 PM: i just had an idea. Would it be possible to get gold "battle-worn" covers?
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: sambo on March 31, 2006, 07:44:46 PM: yer that would look good EXCEPT.... would you then have chrome, gold AND black on the axe... cause the battle worn covers (which look awesome) expose the chrome underneath.... am i right in thinking this?

dunno how much this would affect the look but it may not go with the black.... then again it may do i dunno..

what colour hardware did you say you had again?
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: Tricalibur on March 31, 2006, 09:02:56 PM: its gold but i have black knobs and black fine-tuners on the tailpiece so i think it would probably work fine. I was gonna up a pic 4 ya'll 2 see but i cant find the cradle thing 4 my digital camera... bollocks (always wanted 2 say that 8) )
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: sambo on March 31, 2006, 09:08:35 PM: hahaha...

yer i think it could match really well with your axe then.... dunno... go with your gut instinct

or try using paint for an idea of what it would look like lol :P
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: Spleen on March 31, 2006, 09:38:12 PM: When trying to decide whether the camo covers on the Nailbomb would look right on my Sunburst Les Paul I grabbed the picture from the site and used photoshop to superimpose them over my pickups on a picture of my guitar.
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: Tricalibur on April 02, 2006, 05:57:43 AM: ^ woah, that cleared some things up. I thought he meant actual paint.
Title: Distressed or gold?
Post by: sambo on April 02, 2006, 10:58:14 AM: :lol: dont be silly :lol: