S t e v e Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 what are your thoughts on that with a wine red finish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman5293 Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Definitely chrome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 purple. rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djroge1 Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I think the gold looks more classy but we all know what happens to gold eventually and then it just looks blah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 purple. please...nat?, i value your opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 please...nat?, i value your opinion. put some purple EMG's in that *****! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manse Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 what are your thoughts on that with a wine red finish? Personally, I am not keen on the way that gold hardware wears off over time....and I am not too keen on chrome, so I say nickel every time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 put some purple EMG's in that *****! now that would be cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 . Purple EMGs . . . . . . ouch. Gold. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted October 16, 2011 Author Share Posted October 16, 2011 . Purple EMGs . . . . . . ouch. Gold. . never had a LP with gold stuff before, suppose it would make a change...and i do like the look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryUK Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Personally, I am not keen on the way that gold hardware wears off over time....and I am not too keen on chrome, so I say nickel every time.... +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Hayden Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I am a fan of gold, but as you know you have keep it clean or it will pit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I like faded gold, it shows that you play your guitar and not only post pics of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lagerfanny Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Not normally a fan of gold hardware.............but it does look stunning against the red, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tsd96kXDn0&feature=player_embedded#! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Depends on the guitar, and/or color, for me. I like Gold, Chrome, and Nickel. Have no prejudice, one way or another. Some guitars just look amazing, with Gold parts, other's not so much. So..."horses, for courses!" ;>) One (personal) example: Red "Cinnamon" LP Junior Lite, with (Stock, except for the TP6 tailpiece) Chrome Parts. And, same model (Black) LP Junior Lite, with (changed) Gold Parts. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 took mine with chrome and swapped out for aged nickel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shnate McDuanus Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I prefer nickel in general, but chrome will do if it's the stock option. No gold for me, except on either black or white guitars. It just looks weird to me on red or any other color. If I were to get a red guitar, I'd swap the hardware out for anodized black aluminum hardware. Black on red looks tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest farnsbarns Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Personally I just don't like gold or chrome. Nickel every time, despite the fact that I am allergic to it! I think it's because frets, screw heads and strings are grey metal so have silver/grey metal hardware matches it (even the polished white/cream inlays are chromatically similar). Gold ads another colour. I suppose I like simple minimalist design in general. Also, it the only option that looks better tarnished or worn off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkolo Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Another vote for chrome here, though black is great too... so much easier to keep clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 I think Red and Gold look perfect together on a guitar, but as mentioned, it's gonna fade. Tough call....but I'd go for the gold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Hmmmmm.... I guess I've just taken guitars for playability and never really thought about gold, chrome or nickel other than as "what the guitar came with." Yeah, gold especially can end up being worn more than the others. But chrome can wear off old pickups and they can show rust... Which reminds me, I've an old guitar that needs some cleanup. The same guitar has a gold tunamatic type bridge I put on it 35 years or so ago 'cuz that was what I had available even though the rest was "chrome." Ah, well, mostly I think playability first and sound second. Appearance was something I cared about to a varying extent when I was a lot younger. Now... not really. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Of the original pictures posted, the one with gold hardware looks better to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnastynebr Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I love the gold hardware on my #1. It has almost completely worn off the bass side of the bridge, most of the pup screws, and some of the tuners. It looks like an instrument that has spent some time in the trenches. It doesn't really matter what your hardware is plated with. If you play your instrument, the plating will eventually wear off. It is just less obvious with Nickel or Chrome because the metal under the plating is a similar color. The Chrome hardware on my #2 has held up very well, but you can see where it is wearing off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This_Dying_Soul Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 The downside to the gold is that it can and often does fade. Some people like this as it shows wear and makes the guitar look as if it is frequently played and some say it looks horrible... and some others might not like gold at all and call it tacky looking. Personally, the color of the hardware is my very last consideration when buying a guitar. I say try as many guitars as possible and take the best sounding one and don't worry about the hardware color. If the best sounding and playing guitar has gold so be it... if it has chrome or nickel hardware that's fine also as long as you like the feel and sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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