ebay pickguard... has anyone actually seen one of these?

[Lee H]

I have been thinking about one of these pickguards on a bass I am putting together

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The guy who makes them said that he can make a thicker one, that does not require the black base piece. The paint that will be going on the bass is House of Kolor, Kandy Tangerine, with a little added orange pearl mixed in(paint left over from a custom motorcycle I did last year)
So has anyone actually seen one of these, in person? The bass is smooth enough that a pickguard is not necessary, but I like the idea of it being a unique look

[Tsal]

Why not paint the pickguard bottom plate with the same color than on the bass - and do you actually need the back plate in the first place?

[Lee H]

the maker said that the back plate is not necessary, unless the routing is not clean and tight... so I don't want it.
I think it would look better with the orange body showing through

[T-Bird]

Hi.

Those look very cool, and very reasonably priced IMHO if the claims are met.

OTOH, unless 2+ mm thick, it won't look good without the back piece unless it's glued to the body.
It has to be glued to the back piece as well, but that should go without saying.

As a someone who had something like that (not as well made though) in an instrument back in the day, I can say it's a PITA to keep clean.

Regards
Sam

[Lee H]

I have spoken to the maker, via email. He said that he would make one double thickness, for use without the backing plate, for the same price
I had not considered keeping it clean. (Stupid oversight on my part). Thanks for the heads up on that

[Lee H]

OK, I did it...I talked to the guy again, and he is making a thicker top piece for me, and no bottom plate. It was about $100 by the time it was all paid for, covering shipping and customs taxes, but it will be worth it if quality of craftsmanship is good