Author Topic: are union jack scratchplates cool? (Read 8737 times)

gwEm · « **on:** January 24, 2008, 06:53:03 PM »

what do people say? i'm thinking of customising one of my Vs

Will · « **Reply #1 on:** January 24, 2008, 06:57:45 PM »

Sorry dude. too brit pop indie

Philly Q · « **Reply #2 on:** January 24, 2008, 07:04:27 PM »

No, too Britpop/Indie. And just generally shitee, I have to say. Novelty scratchplates are a bit like holiday souvenirs - they seem amusing at the time but in the cold light of a drizzly morning back in Blighty you wonder what you were thinking of....

Sorry, gwEm, no offence intended. :oops:

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #3 on:** January 24, 2008, 07:12:03 PM »

They rule. Do it!

Philly Q · « **Reply #4 on:** January 24, 2008, 07:26:35 PM »

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They rule. Do it!

Oh shitee, I didn't mean your Japanese flag on Yoshi, Ben! :oops:

(imagines being barred from forum)

WezV · « **Reply #5 on:** January 24, 2008, 07:33:28 PM »

i was going to post that japanese flags can look quite cool... i like some novelty stuff but union jacks been done to many times. i suggest getting a clear scratchplate and trying out different ideas

Afghan Dave · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2008, 07:35:37 PM »

NO... sadly the "stars and stripes" & "rising sun" totally out-cool the Union Flag on guitars

Though take heart gentlemen...

We shall rock on to the end, we shall rock in France,
we shall rock on the seas and oceans,
we shall rock with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall rock our Island, whatever the cost may be,
we shall rock on the beaches,
we shall rock on the landing grounds,
we shall rock in the fields and in the streets,
we shall rock in the hills;
we shall never surrender,

ADD WE NEVER SHALL BE SLAVES!! PDT_003

Scotty477 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 24, 2008, 07:49:55 PM »

I would say yes. Brit pop is long gone.

Be yourself. If you want a Union Jack scratchplate - go for it.

Screw what anyone else thinks of it.

_tom_ · « **Reply #8 on:** January 24, 2008, 08:59:22 PM »

Nope, tacky and un-cool imo. Yes, even the rising sun pg (though I did like it once, my tastes have evolved since then) :P

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #9 on:** January 24, 2008, 09:24:41 PM »

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Nope, tacky and un-cool imo. Yes, even the rising sun pg (though I did like it once, my tastes have evolved since then) :P

I'd say they devolved.

Elliot · « **Reply #10 on:** January 24, 2008, 10:53:50 PM »

I reckon a swastika in a white circle on a red background would look cool

Scotty477 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 24, 2008, 11:17:25 PM »

I'll have a pint of what Elliot's had :drink:

hunter · « **Reply #12 on:** January 25, 2008, 06:10:40 AM »

I'm still considering to put this Facelift thingy on my Tele

38thBeatle · « **Reply #13 on:** January 25, 2008, 07:34:42 AM »

I think it is only cool to use a flag from another country. Using your own country's flag can sometimes seem a tad nationalistic and if you are being ironic, who is to know?

gwEm · « **Reply #14 on:** January 25, 2008, 10:15:42 AM »

well, maybe i am a bit nationalistic - about england's hard rock and metal heritage anyway.

yoshi's rising sun graphic is definately cool, but perhaps because that flag no longer exists in that form. a modern day japanese flag wouldn't look as good.

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Screw what anyone else thinks of it.

normally i'd think this, but at the same time i don't want to seem like a stella drinking english football hooligan, or a depressed emo student listening to the verve.

maybe because most of use are english we also see the negative sides of what the flag represents... this vote hasn't really helped me to decide - maybe its even made it a bit worse by bringing up some extra points - lol ;)

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Author Topic: are union jack scratchplates cool? (Read 8737 times)

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