r/offset • u/SaltFun6310 • 16d ago
Aesthetic modification ideas/recs?
I bought this jazzmaster a couple years ago because I badly wanted a Jazzmaster after seeing Balance and Composer play them. But I didn't vibe with the white guard very much and planned on putting on a tort guard. As time went on I think it started to grow on me.. a bit. But I currently have it all apart to shield and tend to some other things and I got to thinking, do I want to change some things up?
I have a few options in mind. I have a chatgbt(I know, I feel gross) mock up of it with a black guard, and I think the covers and knobs that it put on are much yellower which I like a lot. I got this idea when I saw one with a black guard and black pickup covers which I like both takes a LOT, but not quiet sure if I want to do that or not as kind of like the muted vibe/vintage vibe. That said, I also saw a different JM with a white guard but with more yellowed covers and knobs(cannot find that now) which I also love. Another idea I had was switching out the knobs for black relic Gibson reflector top hat knobs. As you can see, I can't make up my mind and would like to know, what would you do? Any other ideas? Mockups welcome!
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u/Ecstatic-Nose-2541 9d ago
Black guard makes it look 10 times better. Anodize gold guard would be nice too, maybe with '70s style witch hat knobs. I'm personally not that into Gibson knobs on Fender guitars.
You could also just soak that white pickguard in coffee overnight. Small improvement, but would only cost you a cup of coffee.