IBM Jaguar refinish pickguard choice....

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Ice Blue Metallic Pickguard Choice

White
5
33%
Parchment
7
47%
Black
3
20%
 
Total votes: 15

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IBM Jaguar refinish pickguard choice....

Post by Footbutt » Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:33 am

I'm going to refinish my KC Jaguar that's currently a 3TS into Ice Blue Metallic.
I've ALWAYS wanted that color and i think it will compliment my Black/Spitfire Jazzmaster.

But i'm looking at options for pickguards.
I plan on replacing the cream DiMarzio pickups with some chrome shawbuckers from a Tele Deluxe Pro.
SO... lots of chrome.

what do you think?
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Re: IBM Jaguar refinish pickguard choice....

Post by Rgand » Wed Aug 14, 2019 6:02 am

Of your choices, white or black would work equally. I would probably put white pearl on it myself.

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Re: IBM Jaguar refinish pickguard choice....

Post by surfin_bird » Wed Aug 14, 2019 6:23 am

If it's a road worn , I would sell the body and buy a natural one and have that refinished and buy a pickguard with the profits. (white pearl would get my vote too.)

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Re: IBM Jaguar refinish pickguard choice....

Post by parry » Wed Aug 14, 2019 6:34 am

If you're truly concerned about meeting the majority expectation of a bunch of internet strangers, you should probably add Spitfire tort to the list and place your order now. I hear there's a bit of a waiting period...

plus shipping time...
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Re: IBM Jaguar refinish pickguard choice....

Post by Footbutt » Wed Aug 14, 2019 6:46 am

It’s a normal non-relic version.
White would contrast my other guitar well....
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Re: IBM Jaguar refinish pickguard choice....

Post by Rgand » Wed Aug 14, 2019 7:18 am

Footbutt wrote:
Wed Aug 14, 2019 6:46 am
It’s a normal non-relic version.
White would contrast my other guitar well....
Well, there you go. That sounds like a good choice.

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Re: IBM Jaguar refinish pickguard choice....

Post by jakeisjake » Wed Aug 14, 2019 8:25 am

I had a cream pickguard on my IBM Jm. I thought that looked the best.
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Re: IBM Jaguar refinish pickguard choice....

Post by vpich » Wed Aug 14, 2019 10:31 am

Mint green would be my choice to stay out of the spitfire mega bucks

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Re: IBM Jaguar refinish pickguard choice....

Post by alexpigment » Wed Aug 14, 2019 11:44 am

How is mint not in the choices? That's the most classy combo for IBM. Parchment - to my eyes anyway - is another word for "still way too white". A picture of IBM+mint for reference:

https://www.chicagomusicexchange.com/li ... 0/15975256

Note: mint has a tendency to look garish/comical from 3rd party vendors. Always worth buying genuine Fender if you go for mint.

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Re: IBM Jaguar refinish pickguard choice....

Post by FrankRay » Wed Aug 14, 2019 11:48 am

My original 66 IBM has parchment. I guess it was white once. I know I'm a bit geeky, but mint would be wrong, having been discontinued before IBM was introduced. Personally I hate pearl.

Parchment gets my vote.

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Re: IBM Jaguar refinish pickguard choice....

Post by jakeisjake » Wed Aug 14, 2019 12:12 pm

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Re: IBM Jaguar refinish pickguard choice....

Post by parry » Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:54 pm

jakeisjake wrote:
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