Tele alternative scratchplates

downbytheriver

I’ve got a tele build going on currently - it will be stain and oil black body, rosewood fingerboard, maple neck, standard Tele bridge and pickup, standard control plate (all black hardware), gold foil neck pickup. 

So... scratchplate. 

Here are are a few inspirations I have gathered over the last little while (actually four out of hundreds). Any opinions as to shape and colours? I am inclined to b/w/b. 

https://i.imgur.com/gyDXY8A.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/x5VfkBy.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/g6uqonP.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/CVMzLNr.jpg

pictures of build to follow. 

gary_mac

I very much like the look of the second one down.

paulnb57

Second and third get my vote. I loke the "vents" in the second and the colour choice on the third...

Wazmeister

The first oene for me mate

downbytheriver

Unfortunately, I agree with you all! 

Think I’ll carry on until all else is done and then mock them up. 

Funkfingers

In some of the OP pickguard examples, the appeal of the outline depends very much on the pickup(s) mounted through it. e.g. The Firebird-inspired outline makes sense with a P90 or a small humbucker. It might look naff with some other pickup types.

Goldfoil pickups evoke the Japanese-made horrors of the Sixties and early Seventies. Therefore, the more colourful and over the top the plastic, the better.

normula1

First one for me

Roland

Is the body already routed, or could you drill the wiring channels instead of routing them, and avoid the need for a scratch plate?

markblack

3rd for me.

This one is on my partscaster,

downbytheriver

Roland said:

Is the body already routed, or could you drill the wiring channels instead of routing them, and avoid the need for a scratch plate?

The only routing so far is the control panel and the bridge pickup, however I prefer the look with a scratchplate 

downbytheriver

markblack said:

3rd for me.

I’m starting to lean that way too. I’ll mock that one up first. 

Pickups arrived from Mojo today do I need to get stuck in. 

Bridgehouse

Alternative shaped tele pick guard???!!