Black or cream rings on my McCarty 594 semi-hollow?

[clmazza]

I was looking at dfarr’s Killer new acquisition and it got me thinking... do I prefer the cream rings or black with stunning charcoal cherry burst finish? Swap mine back? Help me decide...

I’m clearly passing the time this weekend given the COVID-19 concerns... be safe, all!

Mine...

Dfarr’s

 

[AP515]

Black

 

[bodia]

Can’t go wrong either way, but I voted cream. Ties in nicely with the neck binding and the nut.

 

[dmatthews]

Can’t go wrong either way, but I voted cream. Ties in nicely with the neck binding and the nut.

I voted black, but I cannot argue with this logic.

 

[gwayne]

I'd go with black. I really wish the volume and tone knobs were solid black vs the smoke color. That's just me.

 

[veinbuster]

I like the black on your guitar.

 

[iLookLikeElvis]

Black. It takes less focus away from the finish. Both killer though.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Both work.

Dfarr’s look right because of the lighting the photographer has used and it mellows the top a bit, which means the rings match nicely.

Your photo appears to be taken in a light with more contrast, pulling more blues from the charcoal area of the burst, which compare nicely with the black rings.

But what makes you happy is what is important.

 

[RickP]

Cream for me.

Wait. Did you go black, and then go back?

 

[21Hemispheres12]

I normally prefer black rings but I think the cherry charcoal looks great with cream.

 

[BrianC]

as said above ^

 

[Warmart]

One of each

 

[docteurseb]

Both work in this case. I prefer black, but the cream ones work nicely with the neck's binding.

 

[Andrew Paul]

Both look great, seriously. I voted cream due to fretboard binding and bone nut.

 

[AaeCee]

I most often go for cream in these debates, but in your case I prefer black.
Gives the guitar a more serious, business-like appearance.

 

[Wakester]

Black for me

 

[11top]

Both look good, but black looks better. It makes the striations pop.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Cream all day.

 

[Kiwi]

In the case of your guitar: Black.

This is coming from the guy who swapped out the stock white ones for cream on my 594SH.

=K

 

[dmatthews]

Cream all day.

You wish...