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Old 12-02-2012, 10:30 AM
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What PG for seafoam?

I have a MIJ Jazz from the early 90's, seafoam. Has a white pickguard. The white pickguard looks bland to me but I can't really think of anything that would look better.

Doesn't have any routs so the only thing I could think of is taking the PG off which looks nice. What color PG looks good on seafoam green?
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Old 12-02-2012, 10:31 AM
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torts look nice, both brown and red. I would check out a cream pearloid, too.
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Old 12-02-2012, 10:32 AM
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Tort PG will look KILLER.
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Old 12-02-2012, 10:59 AM
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Yep, tort ( brown maybe ) would look excellent against seafoam green.
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Old 12-02-2012, 11:01 AM
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I love tortloaf, But I'd keep it in the green family...MINT!
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Old 12-02-2012, 11:01 AM
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I've seen tort, pearl, gold, and black, and they all looked good with seafoam. Mint tends to clash and parchment isn't much different than white.
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Old 12-02-2012, 11:08 AM
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Tort or maybe MINT?
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Old 12-02-2012, 11:16 AM
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I love tortloaf, But I'd keep it in the green family...MINT!
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Old 12-02-2012, 11:27 AM
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I'd say tort with rosewood, gold anodized with maple.
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Old 12-02-2012, 11:34 AM
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off-white/ cream
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On seafoam and shell pink and daphne blue, etc I love white. Blinding shiny white
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Old 12-02-2012, 12:03 PM
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I've got a Fender CS 64 Jazz SFG w/ black & it looks killer,but mine also has black blocks & binding.
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Old 12-02-2012, 01:15 PM
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Gah... tort looks so wrong with pastel colours IMO...



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