I have a feeling this question will elicit some very firm opinions, but I'm sure I'll be able to draw a consensus from it that might well coincide with what I'm already leaning towards.
I recently bought a GSP Basses Tele shaped body from
@PVO_Dave.; It is of Alder? with a bookmatched walnut and maple striped cap. It's a lovely body. It was originally built with a solid rosewood neck into which Dave inlaid his own logo in abalone, but that was unfortunately sold separately. I now have a nice roasted maple Tele style neck with a very nice dark rosewood fretboard, so in the photos below I've left the original photo with the rosewood neck and tried (crudely) to change the headstock to look more digestive biscuity colour. It came out looking a bit yellow, but it's just a rough and ready editing job along the lines of the Royal family's image editing skills.
The top image is of the original configuration. Chrome bridge and tuners. black uncovered bridge humbucker in a black mounting ring, black soapbar P90 in the neck, and black metal knobs. I have the chrome bridge that I will use, so I won't be changing it for a black or nickel one, however I have black tuners. I am undecided about whether to install an uncovered or covered humbucker or a soapbar P90 or mini humbucker, so I've created 4 permutations of "themes" below the original for you to cast your eyes on and form your immediate opinions. I used different images for the chrome covers and they have a different reflectance, but they would all be chrome.
Suggestions for other permutations are welcome, for example black tuners, cream open bobbin humbucker in black ring, or zebra humbucker, etc, as long as it isn't for a different bridge because that's the one I'll be using.
Please give me your opinions for 1 to 4, based purely on the aesthetics. I have a general idea of the likely differences in sounds from mini humbucker and P90 soapbar pickups.
1. Chrome covered humbucker in black ring with chrome mini humbucker (either with or without polepieces showing) in black soapbar P90 mounting ring.
2. Same as (2) above but with black P90 soapbar.
3. Chrome covered humbucker in cream ring with chrome mini humbucker in cream soapbar P90 mounting ring, with maple knobs (badly filled in).
4. Same as (4) above, but with cream soapbar P90.
Thank you
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Tough one to nail due the different color woods, but that would be my preference. Have fun!
What are you using for to make the mock-ups? I’ll be asking a similar question soon
Although I wouldn't choose those pickups, I'd want two the same.
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...and as previously mentioned, the cream looks ghastly.
To answer the original question, 2nd one down looks best to me, but it's your guitar not mine.