Help me pick my next colour scheme - photoshoppers welcome!

ThePrettyDamned

So I've committed to @GSPBASSES beautiful f hole tele.  It looks like this.

http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af305/grahamepollard/IMG_0064.jpg

I need a colour scheme! My options are Wudtone Conch Girl (shell pink), like this but slightly translucent and with sunken grain:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fe/a6/13/fea6132e0b39674822c4ff243169d2f3.jpg

A nice two tone burst, like this strat, but with binding:

http://www.wudtone.com/wp-content/gallery/builders-guitars/12.jpg

Lady teal with silver highlights (but top bound, obviously):

http://www.wudtone.com/shop/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/0ladyteal.jpg

Or other? It has the potential to be a very beautiful looking guitar, but I'm spoilt for choice! I'm leaning to shell pink.

geepers0677

Lady teal. 

frankus

I got an alert saying I was mentioned here. (for the admins)

Glad it did - I got the first wow in ... that feels like a win on Thursdays.

Dare I ask how much?  I do by the way pm me please if not comfortable announcing it

jd0272

Not much at all, I was tempted meself but have got too much on the go already.

Shark_Eyes

Shell Pink oddly enough, but solid, not wood stain would be my preference. I'm also a sucker for a two tone sunburst on a tele. Who was it on here, that did an incredible two tone sunburst tele then refinished it about 4 more times?

ThePrettyDamned

frankus said:

I got an alert saying I was mentioned here. (for the admins)

Glad it did - I got the first wow in ... that feels like a win on Thursdays.

Dare I ask how much?  I do by the way pm me please if not comfortable announcing it

Definitely never mentioned you, dude. But glad you dropped by, it looks gorgeous! It's a 'B-Stock' because of those small mineral stains... He has bloody high standards! 

The thread is on the classifieds, two partscaster for sale. There was a maple one too but I'm all about dark fingerboards! I think both have gone, now. He did say he has a solid body TC though... And I can attest that his work is fabulous, custom shop quality. 

geepers0677 said:

Lady teal. 

Any reason? It's going to hopefully have vintage style hardware, three steel saddles and nickel plate stuff. 

Shark_Eyes said:

Shell Pink oddly enough, but solid, not wood stain would be my preference. I'm also a sucker for a two tone sunburst on a tele. Who was it on here, that did an incredible two tone sunburst tele then refinished it about 4 more times?

Here is a wudtone picture:

http://www.byoguitar.com/images/products/wudtone/ConchGirlTeleLg.jpg

Very attractive, methinks...

But I also love burst Teles.  John Fru has a three tone custom... Which I love, but would need to Nitro to get it right.  And I don't have the skills or the equipment to do that, even with rattle cans. so a decent, dark, vintage style two tone would be on the cards. 

Roland

The grain on that body tempted me. I could see it in a faint rosewood stain, like the fretboard but no where near as dark.  This would bring out the grain, hide the knot marks behind the bridge, and contrast with the white binding. Then sprayed with clear satin polyurethane varnish.  The F hole would have been black.

ThePrettyDamned

Roland said:

The grain on that body tempted me. I could see it in a faint rosewood stain, like the fretboard but no where near as dark.  This would bring out the grain, hide the knot marks behind the bridge, and contrast with the white binding. Then sprayed with clear satin polyurethane varnish.  The F hole would have been black.

I already have a brown guitar (well bass) and, nice though it is, I don't want too many poo brown guitars

The grain is lovely, though.  I'm kinda leaning towards burst now, make sure it's showing it off a bit...

Sarge

Lovely piece of timber that, I'd go for with teal, just a stunning colour.
I did a body in blue stain (my avatar) and the Tru Oil turned it teal, but I shot it with black for the grain, it's just amazing colour which I'm sure you would not regret.

Shark_Eyes

I retract my earlier statement about solid Shell Pink, that example looks great!

speshul91

lady teal all the way, thats the kind of colour I was aiming for when i built my flying v 

usedtobe

Burst.

Sassafras

With that beautiful grain pattern I'd go for something very translucent. 

Basher

My first thought was burst, given the grain.
However, when you put all the gubbins on, you'll probably cover up the most dramatic details with a classic 2-tone burst.

capo4th

Pink or Gretsch Orange

Roland

ThePrettyDamned said:

I already have a brown guitar (well bass) and, nice though it is, I don't want too many poo brown guitars

The grain is lovely, though.  I'm kinda leaning towards burst now, make sure it's showing it off a bit...

In which case I'd do it a golden colour like the middle of @Basher's example, but keep the white binding

xGizmo

Trans shell pink works for me

ThePrettyDamned

Gizmo;649465" said:

Trans shell pink works for me

Wow, that actually looks pretty great!

Could you (cheeky ask, I know) mock it up in a teal colour for me, based on wudtone lady teal?

I reckon either would work great with the binding. Fabby!

Andyjr1515

Gizmo said:

Trans shell pink works for me

I don't usually go for pink (or tele shapes for that matter!), but that looks fantastic 

geepers0677

Any reason? It's going to hopefully have vintage style hardware, three steel saddles and nickel plate stuff. 

Nothing specific - just caught my eye and really stood out. Pink was close second. Think I love the grain through the teal...

ThePrettyDamned

geepers0677;649597" said:

Any reason? It's going to hopefully have vintage style hardware, three steel saddles and nickel plate stuff. 



Nothing specific - just caught my eye and really stood out. Pink was close second. Think I love the grain through the teal...

Totally going for pink right now, but only because of that mock up! I'm probably going for a mint pick guard, though. Not a big fan of pearloid...

I really want to see a teal mock up but have no photoshop skills. I don't know what guard would work best there - maybe mint, but parchment or white 3 ply could be good, too.