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Black explorer with open white pickups

Yay
11 (52.4%)
Nay
10 (47.6%)

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Author Topic: Does a black explorer with double white pickups look good?  (Read 6070 times)

hunter

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Re: Does a black explorer with double white pickups look good?
« Reply #15 on: April 24, 2009, 10:33:12 AM »
I like it. Also like the idea of black slugs/screws my predecessor mentioned.

Why are there no red pickups? I always thought they looked hot in Jeff Healey's guitar.
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Re: Does a black explorer with double white pickups look good?
« Reply #16 on: April 24, 2009, 10:51:43 AM »
Why are there no red pickups? I always thought they looked hot in Jeff Healey's guitar.

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Re: Does a black explorer with double white pickups look good?
« Reply #17 on: April 24, 2009, 10:55:00 AM »
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Re: Does a black explorer with double white pickups look good?
« Reply #18 on: April 24, 2009, 10:58:12 AM »
That does look quite cool.  I didn't realise he switched to humbuckers, he used to use s/coils with red covers - were the buckers still made by Evans?
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Re: Does a black explorer with double white pickups look good?
« Reply #19 on: April 24, 2009, 11:22:59 AM »
I would have put chrome in there.
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Re: Does a black explorer with double white pickups look good?
« Reply #20 on: April 24, 2009, 11:53:46 AM »
I dont like it.

If you do though, how does a poll help you?

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Re: Does a black explorer with double white pickups look good?
« Reply #21 on: April 24, 2009, 01:07:51 PM »
I dont like it.

If you do though, how does a poll help you?

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Re: Does a black explorer with double white pickups look good?
« Reply #22 on: April 24, 2009, 01:08:15 PM »
When I first opened the thread I though "nah... I'd want nickel covers", but then I thought you probably wanted open coils...
I almost stopped reading, but I was bored, so I read on...
... and I find it's between white and nickel :D

I voted "Nay" - but to confirm what others say, it is very much personal choice :lol:
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Re: Does a black explorer with double white pickups look good?
« Reply #23 on: April 24, 2009, 01:29:45 PM »
Why nickel if the hardware is chrome? 

 :evil:  Nickel and chrome should NOT be mixed!!!!   :evil:

Yes, I know Fender do it on vintage models.  PRS do it too, and I can't understand why - they should just get Schaller to make the PRS tuners in nickel.
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Re: Does a black explorer with double white pickups look good?
« Reply #24 on: April 24, 2009, 04:00:06 PM »
I dont like it.

If you do though, how does a poll help you?

+1 :)

To help me decide.

i know, that's why i gave my opinion too. the white pickups are a little bright, in my opinion. :)

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Re: Does a black explorer with double white pickups look good?
« Reply #25 on: April 24, 2009, 04:10:41 PM »
Why are there no red pickups? I always thought they looked hot in Jeff Healey's guitar.

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Re: Does a black explorer with double white pickups look good?
« Reply #26 on: April 24, 2009, 04:12:20 PM »
Sorry, WAS blind... hmm  :?
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Re: Does a black explorer with double white pickups look good?
« Reply #27 on: April 24, 2009, 06:06:09 PM »
I voted "Yay", but I personally would also switch the white scratchplate for a black one. I don't know why I think that, but I do.

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Re: Does a black explorer with double white pickups look good?
« Reply #28 on: April 24, 2009, 06:54:22 PM »
It looks sexy as hell!
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Re: Does a black explorer with double white pickups look good?
« Reply #29 on: April 24, 2009, 08:03:33 PM »
Problem with white and white which doesn't show on the photo is there are so many shades and they are so close it could look 'wrong' as it is I don't dislike it but it may have that different whites clash problem.

Going black and white would make any clash stand out a lit less, but I think I would go with black (white surrounds) , I like white singles but not doubles