Inlay Materials - Show me yours!

[c340]

I am in the process of ordering a Private Stock (build can be seen here) but I am not 100% sure on the inlay material. The fretboard and headstock veneer will be dark colored ebony. I know I want the hollow/outline "J-birds" and the Private Stock eagle headstock. I have gone back and forth between Koa, Opal, Chrysocolla, very blue Paua.

Any suggestions? What do you have on yours? I'd love to see them!

Here is the guitar color I am aiming for:

 

[WA Paul]

Here‘s mine in Blue Paua (not J birds)

My McManus might be closer to the look as it’s J birds on Ebony board (old picture and not direct of the fretboard).

 

[Glide-bpm]

I am in the process of ordering a Private Stock (build can be seen here) but I am not 100% sure on the inlay material. The fretboard and headstock veneer will be dark colored ebony. I know I want the hollow/outline "J-birds" and the Private Stock eagle headstock. I have gone back and forth between Koa, Opal, Chrysocolla, very blue Paua.

Any suggestions? What do you have on yours? I'd love to see them!

Here is the guitar color I am aiming for:

Oh, damn, man...............................

 

[veinbuster]

Paua will be a great match for that guitar colour. That’s what I would go with.

 

[JMintzer]

Fossilized Ivory w/Gold Surrounds...

 

[Black Plaid]

I have a PS that has white-gold etched inlay on ebony. It's a very nice subtle classy look, that's clearly something special when you look close.

 

[Gtrbldr]

Paua will be a great match for that guitar colour. That’s what I would go with.

I think I would agree. Have paua J birds in one of my guitars and it is very tasteful. Especially with a very dark board. That would make them pop. I would stay away from overly figured inlay, because that would result in less "defined" inlays with J birds. They are subtle. My SE HBII for example has abalome birds on an ebony board. However the abalone is very figured and that kind of takes away from the inlay itself. I would have prefered them to be MOP given the choice (which I did not have).

Might be able to post pictures later or tomorrow.

 

[c340]

I think I would agree. Have paua J birds in one of my guitars and it is very tasteful. Especially with a very dark board. That would make them pop. I would stay away from overly figured inlay, because that would result in less "defined" inlays with J birds. They are subtle. My SE HBII for example has abalome birds on an ebony board. However the abalone is very figured and that kind of takes away from the inlay itself. I would have prefered them to be MOP given the choice (which I did not have).

Might be able to post pictures later or tomorrow.

If you get the chance to post, please do! You make good points here.

 

[Tonart]

At the end of a long journey my favourite inlay material is black MOP with white MOP outlines. It’s less bling and yet more power, and it goes with everything, especially a dark board. Inlay color does not necessarily have to match stain color.

 

[toothace]

Lapis with MOP has a nice look...

 

[Gtrbldr]

If you get the chance to post, please do! You make good points here.

The guitar in my avatar is the one I am referring to. You can see they are 'delicate'

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Fossilized Ivory w/Gold Surrounds...

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Was Les aware that they mined his “milk” teeth?!

 

[Cory A.W.]

I would get something that stands out, yet still has that abalone/cobalt color present. Paua + outlined in gold or silver would be classy & eye catching, & has hints of a bluish-green in some.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Lapis with MOP has a nice look...

Holy Molar.

 

[ViperDoc]

With a teal-ish color finish like that and ebony, your birds scream for an MOP/Paua combo IMO. Either orientation of outlines and centers looks incredible.

 

[Andrew Paul]

I'll take some photos and post tomorrow

 

[Gtrbldr]

With a teal-ish color finish like that and ebony, your birds scream for an MOP/Paua combo IMO. Either orientation of outlines and centers looks incredible.

In that case I'd go for MOP outlines en paua centers

 

[21Hemispheres12]

I really love the sparkle birds Brian’s does on their wood libraries.

https://imgur.com/a/P7K39dO

https://imgur.com/a/I7ZKgnl

 

[Andrew Paul]

I know you mentioned you want to get hollow jaybird’s, but just wanted to show you this option that I have on my PS Angelus. A cool combo of oversized moons with eagle on the head stock and hawk at the 12th fret. Outlines on my two birds are gold, but just think of the possibilities with color combos with the moon’s/crescent moon’s, and the outlines on the birds on your guitar. Might look cool.

 

[Moondog Wily]

I know you mentioned you want to get hollow jaybird’s, but just wanted to show you this option that I have on my PS Angelus. A cool combo of oversized moons with eagle on the head stock and hawk at the 12th fret. Outlines on my two birds are gold, but just think of the possibilities with color combos with the moon’s/crescent moon’s, and the outlines on the birds on your guitar. Might look cool.

That is truly a class act right there! LOVE IT!! Thanks for sharing!!!