Help me choose a new scratchplate for my Gibson Junior DC Tribute

Bob_Gnarly

Converting my Junior to a Special and going for a new scratchplate from WD Music.
Which would you choose?

PeteC

Abalone looks best to me in your mock up.  Picks ups the colours in the headstock, nut, dots and tuners. Black Pearl close second for me. 

Funkfingers

On Juniors, my traditionalist brain expects to see single ply black. On Specials, boring BWB.

The mirror graphic suggests that eggshell white would work in a Marauder/S-1 sort of way. 

Blue pearlescent would be bold but effective. White pearlescent would probably be too camp.

normula1

Carbon fibre for me

phil_b

what pickup do you have for the neck position

Bob_Gnarly

phil_b said:

what pickup do you have for the neck position

Probably getting an Alegree Murky Horizon but not fully decided. Might get a matching pair and replace bridge too

SteveRobinson

Boring black gets my vote.

phil_b

I have a brown one of these. I thought I might built a few loaded pickguards (just for a bit of fun)

the first one will have two burns trisonics in it

phil_b

what about tort

Bob_Gnarly

@phil_b that looks great with the black, but wouldn't suit the blue. Would have preferred a black one but can't complain seeing as it was free

Jazzthat

If I had to pick one of those , it would definitely be abalone which matches nicely with blue body .

ICBM

PeteC said:

Abalone looks best to me in your mock up.  Picks ups the colours in the headstock, nut, dots and tuners. Black Pearl close second for me. 

This, although not as close for me - abalone by a mile.

I saw a Tele pickguard in that recently on a natural-finish body, and liked the guard but not the contrast. I wondered what the right body colour for it would be, and the answer is... that blue.

Bob_Gnarly

Leaning towards the abalone myself. It is a very good match in the mock up

Bob_Gnarly

Abalone ordered. Going to go for a matched pair of Alegree P90s. It’s a toss up between Desert Dew or Sea Smoke.