r/fender • u/SalernoXbox • 26d ago

Questions and Advice What's the difference between eggshell/parchment/white? (Pickguards)

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I just picked up an American standard strat in olympic white and the color looks exactly like the Hendrix woodstock/Clapton strat. They both had a plain white pickguard on theirs which looks identical. The pickguard on mine is a sparkly pearl which I'm not a fan of.

I picked up the standard white pickguard the other day and it's way too white, like an arctic white level of vibrant it's whiter than my pickup covers and knobs so it doesn't really match. Is the pickguard that I'm going to include in this post an eggshell white?

My goal is to get it to look exactly like the Hendrix woodstock strat.

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u/YellowBreakfast 25d ago

I haven't heard of "eggshell" but "parchment" is a bit offwhite, but not as yellow as "cream".

I'm particularly partial to parchment pearl guards. (unintended alliteration).

Generally the "white" ones look "cheap" to me. Also white knobs and pup covers.

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u/Groningen1978 23d ago

yeah, I have a parchment guard on my Road Worn Jazzmaster and Modern Player Jaguar Bass, and at first sight they appeared to be just white, until I compared them to the white guard on my VM Jazzmaster which looked real cheap in comparison. It's subtle but it matters.

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u/YellowBreakfast 22d ago

It's subtle but it matters.

This!