Decisions, decisions. Paisley advice sought.

JerkMoans · October 2020

Well I am the luckiest of boys today for all sorts of very good reasons, but amongst which is a birthday present offer by the fair Mrs Moans and our daughter, Moans Mini, to pay for me to get one of my guitars paisleyfied by the forum's very own Scott of @GoldenEraGuitars. This is something I've had my eye on for absolutely ages, but never felt able to justify the dinero. But now? Have at it!

But this leads to another crisis of indecision. Do I adulterate my EJ Thinline Strat (current front runner), or my much modified and (to me) achingly cool TVL Jazzmaster?

And, once we've got THAT conundrum sorted, do we go for blue, or gold: two of Scott's recent creations pictured.

Decisions, decisions... But all in a good way

Kittyfrisk · October 2020

You do know that it always pays to leave your Johnson unmolested?

Tough choice on colourways though, they both look absolutely awesome.

JerkMoans · October 2020

Kittyfrisk said:

You do know that it always pays to leave your Johnson unmolested?

Tough choice on colourways though, they both look absolutely awesome.

You’d be astonished how many folks have been desperate to get their trembling, sweaty hands all over my Johnson.

munckee · October 2020

For me the jazzmaster and in gold if pink not an option.

I can’t look at that f hole on the Strat, makes me sad and angry. Don’t draw attention to it!

dazzajl · October 2020

I think teles and JMs do lend themselves better to that kind of artwork than strats. There’s more body space to work with. And that blue is achingly gorgeous

JerkMoans · October 2020

munckee said:

For me the jazzmaster and in gold if pink not an option.

I can’t look at that f hole on the Strat, makes me sad and angry. Don’t draw attention to it!

What, the prominent, resonant f-hole on the Eric Johnson Thinline Stratocaster, that is notable for being a Thinline Stratocaster with a prominent, resonant f-hole arrangement? That f-hole?

ICBM · October 2020

I'd do the Strat, because the Jazzmaster already looks great.

I'd probably go for the gold, but either way it will need a new pickguard... gold-anodised would look fantastic with the gold.

JerkMoans · October 2020

ICBM said:

I'd do the Strat, because the Jazzmaster already looks great.

I'd probably go for the gold, but either way it will need a new pickguard... gold-anodised would look fantastic with the gold.

Was thinking gold with aged white for the guard if I went Strat...

munckee · October 2020

JerkMoans said:

munckee said:

For me the jazzmaster and in gold if pink not an option.

I can’t look at that f hole on the Strat, makes me sad and angry. Don’t draw attention to it!

What, the prominent, resonant f-hole on the Eric Johnson Thinline Stratocaster, that is notable for being a Thinline Stratocaster with a prominent, resonant f-hole arrangement? That f-hole?

Buddy Holly is crying somewhere. : )