attaching pickguard without screws?

BbBlues · #1 04-05-2010, 08:54 PM

I have a 1990 Fender Jazz Bass plus. The are made without a pickguard and mine is bright red. I would like to add a pickguard to break up the solid red look but I am reluctant to drill holes into it. Has anyone had and experience in installing a pickguard without screws?
Thanks,
Kevin

pica · #2 04-05-2010, 08:57 PM

You can use two-sided tape like Flea does.

BbBlues · #3 04-05-2010, 09:00 PM

Thanks for the response. I just wonder if it would be too bulky or not flush enough. I'll have to check out what flea does.

M0ses · #4 04-05-2010, 09:02 PM

Hehehe. Like Flea does...

Search "fleabass"

Grateful · #5 04-05-2010, 09:23 PM

Here's mine, sans screws. The pots help hold it on as well as the poster/double sided tape. It works well!

dmusic148 · #6 04-05-2010, 09:26 PM

Carpet tape, from any home center or hardware store works great. Very thin, very strong.

BbBlues · #7 04-06-2010, 05:40 AM

Thanks everyone I am going to give the tape a shot. I just hope the replacement american fender deluxe pickguard works with my jazz plus body. I think it should because it was the model that became the AD jazz bass.

nic salsus · #8 04-06-2010, 07:11 AM

Hunt down some Tesa tape. Extremely thin two sided stuff that will do the job better than the thicker carpet tape.
http://www.tesatape.com/feature/tesa...5,42409,1.html

selowitch · #9 04-07-2010, 03:27 PM

I once heard of someone using magnets sunk into the body to hold a pg with a metallic bottom layer in place. He also had a shallow cavity routed out so the pg sat flush with the surface of the guitar. Pretty cool!

XtheDeadPawn · #10 04-09-2010, 02:28 PM

That must cause a fortune though it has too right?

selowitch · #11 04-09-2010, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by XtheDeadPawn

That must cause a fortune though it has too right?

If you charge for labor, yeah.

XtheDeadPawn · #12 04-09-2010, 03:23 PM

X your a DA!

I meant to say cost.

Anyways I'd just use tape. I feel like that'd maybe keep up the resell value in case you want to sell.

AwesomeMcBadass · #13 04-09-2010, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by selowitch

I once heard of someone using magnets sunk into the body to hold a pg with a metallic bottom layer in place. He also had a shallow cavity routed out so the pg sat flush with the surface of the guitar. Pretty cool!

Cool, but that sounds like it would do considerably more damage than just drilling screw holes, which the OP said he didn't want to do.

selowitch · #14 04-09-2010, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by AwesomeMcBadass

Cool, but that sounds like it would do considerably more damage than just drilling screw holes, which the OP said he didn't want to do.

Yes, you're correct.

selowitch · #15 04-09-2010, 04:16 PM

One thing about tape is that if it were to fail during a performance, many basses would respond by literally spilling their guts (pickups dangling from pots by wires, etc.), which most of us would prefer to avoid unless your audience is in need of some comic relief.

ColinGWood · #16 04-09-2010, 04:23 PM

Molasses?

nic salsus · #17 04-09-2010, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by selowitch

One thing about tape is that if it were to fail during a performance, many basses would respond by literally spilling their guts (pickups dangling from pots by wires, etc.), which most of us would prefer to avoid unless your audience is in need of some comic relief.

That would be entertaining!
Autobody trim tape might be a little too thick (maybe there's thinner stuff than what I've used) but man that stuff will not fail. I hung a magnetic p.up off the end of the fingerboard on an upright once and not only was it secure when it came time to remove it I wished I'd used half the amount. What a **** fight!