I HATE GOLD HARDWARE

[Sleezy E]

There... I said it.

While I'm all about loud, pretty colors and quilted tops etc.. gold does not belong on a guitar imho.

The ONLY caveat would be a Les Paul black beauty

but this? barf

this? ralph..

...just no.

 

[holoholo]

 

[norminal]

I especially despise it when it begins to wear.

 

[Byrdman]

There... I said it.

I fell the same way, even on Black Beauties it looks terrible to me.

 

[DrewJD82]

LPC’s, white JEM’s and black PIA’s are the acceptable answers here.

 

[Achilles]

Problem is that with 99% of the gold plating we've probably all experienced it only looked really awesome when it was brand spanking new.
A few weeks of steady use and it already starts showing bad signs of wear.
I bought one of these new a long time ago and it WAS 100% drop dead gorgeous for a short while!

P.S. Violin bow bashing definitely expedites the process.

 

[Sleezy E]

LPC’s, white JEM’s and black PIA’s are the acceptable answers here.

 

[Sleezy E]

I think a lot touched on my biggest gripe..

They wear and corrode fast and look like shit

 

[sleewell]

I agree.

Sometimes I think it looks good at shows but most times it makes me not want to buy a guitar. Not for me.

 

[Jambi]

White Falcon would like a word.

I used to hate gold hardware, and still do for the most part. There’s definitely exceptions though. I also love the look of nicely aged gold hardware, where you can barely tell it was originally gold at first glance.

 

[FuzzyAce]

The only gold color I like on a guitar would be a brass nut, raw brass saddles, and evo frets. Don't care much for gold pickups, bridges or tuners.

 

[Achilles]

Typical of low cost mass produced gold hardware. Looks like the bridge, stop bar screws, and pickguard screw/clamp all got plated in a bad batch while the stop bar is one tint of gold and the pickups are another.

See, this is where these sorts of sentiments come from.

 

[Bruce]

I especially despise it when it begins to wear.

We are polar opposites. I love gold when it starts getting that greenish tint to it from wear.

 

[PLX]

 

[FuzzyAce]

The chromeboy is better though.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Maybe Santa will finally bring me one this year?

 

[Sleezy E]

 

[FuzzyAce]

At the chrome or price?

 

[KHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!!!!!!!!]

 

[Achilles]

At the chrome or price?

Ever seen one of them up real close? The couple I got a look at has some serious flaws with the chrome finish. Nothing you'd see unless you were looking but as a buyer I'd have been a bit ticked.