The only problem I see is that it will cost you twice; once when you do it and again should you decide to sell it. Years from now you may be kicking yourself in the a$$ for putting all those holes in an instrument that would bring a lot more money without them.
Originally posted by Turock The only problem I see is that it will cost you twice; once when you do it and again should you decide to sell it. Years from now you may be kicking yourself in the a$$ for putting all those holes in an instrument that would bring a lot more money without them.
I agree. If you do get a pickguard, you can use some of that tape with glue on both sides and tape it there. Washburn does that with their XB2000 (i think it's called that) bass.
i think i need a pickguard... i have a wood finished bass and i got a bunch of scraches right above the E string, it kinda makes me mad but i'm learning not to play as hard... and i couldn't find a pickguard that would fit the place that got scrached, oh well, as soon as i more money then i'm gettin a new one..
My old roomate was a cabinet maker. We spent hours making a nice pickguard for my Old Aria bass, (mostly to cover up the scars from a P/J to single soapbar set-up). The pickguard was made out of superthin composit veener and we spent at least 6 hours to get it perfect. Anyway, in the end it really took a toll on the sound, it shortened the sustain and sucked a lot of bass from the signal. I took it of in a month, my roomate was pissed. Oh yeah we only used a water-soluable glue to adhere it on
as soon as i more money then i'm gettin a new one..
