How can i tame down this mint pickguard ?

[PixMix]

Put the original on, and once we start getting sunny days, put it outside so it's exposed to direct sunlight for about a week at a time. Keep a record by photographing it under the same lighting conditions every week. I turned an ugly cheapo mint pickguard into a minty-cream in a few weeks by doing the same. It works faster than you'd thing.

[tribi9]

The original isn't mint though. That sumbitch is Poison (I won't forget you) green.

[PixMix]

The original isn't mint though. That sumbitch is Poison (I won't forget you) green.

I know, but the dye in the plastic will definitely loose some of it's intensity (saturation), and the color will "warm up" a bit. If it has the same color on the back side, you will notice the difference quite fast. Just leave it outside and let the light do the work.

[JVG]

As much as i enjoy the shock value of the green guard, trusty ole parchment wins the day. Goes with anything.

[tribi9]

Thanks ,it does look nicer. The pictures don't quite capture the colour of the guitar properly.

I was looking for pickups and settled on a Q goldfoil Tele for the neck, and for the bridge i got a little 59 Duncan humbucker.

[tribi9]

So i installed that JB I ordered. It sucks. What a lifeless pickup.

The cheaper Alnico pu it replaced, sounds way better. I think I'm going to sell it and put a different one on the bridge.

Im still waiting for the neck Q pickup to arrive.

[tribi9]

With the Q goldfoil pickup from Croatia, now that ive swapped to 500k pots. The JB jr sounds better.

Wired as per the screenshot below. Bridge pickup sees a 500k pot, and the neck pickup sees a 240ish k pot.

Grabbed from Lindy Fralins website btw.. but with a 470k resistor wired from the neck pickup/switch tab to ground instead.

I hate that custom shop neck plate, but its the only one i had handy at the moment.. Came on that long scale Mustang i bought and sold.