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10-16-2011, 10:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, PA | | | Pickguard with Sunburst
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I'm looking to score a nice Highway One J-bass this week. If you have any comments on the actual bass, please feel free to share.
However, I was wondering what all you wonderful folks here at TB would recommend in terms of pickguard color for a 3-tone sunburst J-Bass. Right now it has a white (parchment) pg, and I honestly don't think I can stand it for long.
I have been thinking black, but that's sort of boring. I have come across red and yellow pearloid pgs (ChoppersMusic on Ebay) which have peaked my curiosity.
Then there is always the option of looking like Jaco sans pg.
I'd really appreciate some input. Thanks! |
10-16-2011, 10:42 PM
|  | I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize! | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ottawa, Canada | | | Tort! |
10-16-2011, 10:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Colorado | | | +1 Yep, it's traditional. |
10-16-2011, 10:45 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montgomery, AL | | | Aged pearloid, mint green, tort
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10-16-2011, 10:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, PA | | | Thanks for the responses y'all! Please keep em comin!
I definitely meant to mention tort, but failed. So it goes. Definitely in the running.
Also, if anyone has any pics of their sunburst with pickguard they recommend, I'd love to take a look! |
10-16-2011, 11:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Albury, Australia | | | I read the thread title and thought of a sunburst coloured pickguard!
Mint green looks really nice, IMO.
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10-16-2011, 11:26 PM
| | I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize! | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ottawa, Canada | | | Sunburst with tort? Here you go. |
10-16-2011, 11:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, PA | | Ghostkey -- yeah ... probably could have come up with a better name for the thread. Sorry. Thanks for the input, though!
That looks a lot better than I thought it would, seanm. So many different "grains" of tort out there, though, I'm a bit scared it could look cheesy with the wrong one. You know? Anyway, beautiful instrument.
Also, I'd love to see a sunburst Jbass with mint green. You guys seem to like it. It's such a soft color it's hard to imagine it being striking enough of a difference from just white. I'd like someone to prove me wrong.  |
10-17-2011, 07:00 AM
| | | | White pearloid, that's what I have on my American Standard Five string Jazz. It came with the white but the pearloid white really pops and isn't so run of the mill like the tortoise.
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10-17-2011, 07:06 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Michigan | | | Brown tort |
10-17-2011, 07:20 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Quebec | | Tort. You can't put any other colors on Sunburst when you are on TB  . |
10-17-2011, 08:55 AM
| | | | I prefer a Black Pickguard... never really liked Tort Pickguards. Swap the black pickup covers for white/cream ones, and you'll have yourself a nice bass!
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10-17-2011, 09:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, PA | | That's an interesting idea WhiteNinja. I might have to swap out the pups anyway. I'll definitely look into it.
Good point, Marton -- sort of been getting that vibe
Jbrooks -- that's an interesting suggestion. Do you have any pics handy of your J? I'd love to take a look. |
10-17-2011, 10:47 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ottawa, On | | Tort with mine, it came stock.
I am desperately looking for SOMEthing to make it not look like every single bass out there.
I was thinking that maybe Tiramisu Swirl (made popular on MMs) would look cool with sunburst but I haven't bit the bullet yet.   |
10-17-2011, 10:48 AM
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10-17-2011, 02:45 PM
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