Does a stingray look bad...

dustybottoms · #1 07-10-2006, 01:05 PM

do you think it looks bad to have a mis-matched colored pickguard and pickup on a stingray? Say you have a black pickup and put a white pickguard on, does that look bad? Or, white pickup and black pickguard? ..or whatever combo. I know its subjective, i just want opinions.

HELLonWheels187 · #2 07-10-2006, 01:25 PM

Its all opinion, you can get somebody to photoshop your bass so you can see what its going to look like.

DubDubs · #3 07-10-2006, 01:52 PM

??? Have you never seen a bass with standard black pickup covers and a white pickguard? The pickups don't match the pickguard on many if not most basses.

slap_happy · #4 07-10-2006, 02:03 PM

black pickups on white pickguards look alright. I'm pretty sure all the multiple-pup'ed rays with white pickguards have black pickups and they look fine, not as nice as white and white though IMO. I think White pickups with black pickguards would look awful though. It would be pretty easy to take the pickup cover off and spray paint it to match the pickguard I think.

morf · #5 07-10-2006, 02:05 PM

I like both equally personally, sorry my opinion won't help much

dustybottoms · #6 07-10-2006, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Joshua

Not Setup & Repair, maybe Misc?

do i have the ability to move this?

dustybottoms · #7 07-10-2006, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by morf

I like both equally personally, sorry my opinion won't help much

actually, more so than a couple of others' answers.

thanks

morf · #8 07-10-2006, 02:23 PM

My pleasure

tplyons · #9 07-10-2006, 03:44 PM

I like mismatched pickup covers. I want a black jazz with creme Dimarzio's, and I like black pickups on white guards.

Just adds more depth to the bass IMO.

Incognitus · #10 07-10-2006, 06:08 PM

I know you're concern. I'm trying to figure out what would go well with a natural wood stingray. I'm thinking a blue paisley.

Lord Henry · #11 07-11-2006, 07:05 AM

My SUB has a black body and a black pup with the faux-aluminium pickguard. Personally I think it looks cool (I know that many don't). If I were ever to change the pg then I wouldn't go for black. I think the bass would lose all of it's shape.

Actually, white pearl-effect could look cool. I might just check some prices this afternoon.

Cheers

dlloyd · #12 07-11-2006, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by dustybottoms

do you think it looks bad to have a mis-matched colored pickguard and pickup on a stingray? Say you have a black pickup and put a white pickguard on, does that look bad? Or, white pickup and black pickguard? ..or whatever combo. I know its subjective, i just want opinions.

White pickup, black pickguard has a classic look...

dougjwray · #13 07-11-2006, 07:25 AM

The Ernie Ball website has a "build an instrument" feature that lets you see different color combinations, but unfortunately they don't include different color pickups. (Maybe because they don't offer different color pickups? Duh?)

Supergroup · #14 07-11-2006, 07:25 AM

I'd say that looks pretty dang good.