So after listening to your helpful advice, and a lot of helpful ideas they were, and finding the right size stripes (Which turned out to be 2 sets); I finally put stripes on my bird. I put them on... I guess a few months ago, But I never really got any good pics of it till now.
Here it is in all its post "mod" glory (White Bell Knobs, Metal Pointers, Stripes).
Also, thanks again for the ideas. I'm really considering selling that pinstripe binding idea to our guitarist for his tele.