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08-01-2006, 12:58 AM
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other than aesthetic purposes, I read wiki and it said its to protect the guitar's finish. But I dont ever remember my pick coming into contact with the body ever when im playin bass/guitar |
08-01-2006, 12:59 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fort Worth, TX | | | To Cover up the ugly routing job on some of the lower end basses (Like my DLX JAZZ) |
08-01-2006, 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by thebassclef To Cover up the ugly routing job on some of the lower end basses (Like my DLX JAZZ) |
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08-01-2006, 01:13 AM
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08-01-2006, 02:01 AM
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Originally Posted by vindy500 keeps the magic dust in | Yep, Vindy nailed it |
08-01-2006, 02:18 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Switzerland | | | Pickguards are used to start threads in the "Basses" section of TB.
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08-01-2006, 02:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand | | | some say that it improves your tone becaue it lets the wood shake its booty, others argue that the dust will fall out, its a mystery.
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08-01-2006, 05:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bowling Green, Ohio | | | It just looks good... umm you can place a pick under it... |
08-01-2006, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by bassist 4 life It just looks good... umm you can place a pick under it... | Like so  |
08-01-2006, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by BrandonBass other than aesthetic purposes, I read wiki and it said its to protect the guitar's finish. But I dont ever remember my pick coming into contact with the body ever when im playin bass/guitar |
hmmmmm...I don't remember my pick ever hitting the body of my basses either.....oh...wait.....I don't use a pick.....guess that's why none of my basses have pickguards.....LMAO  |
08-01-2006, 11:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Western PA | | | Does a pickguard go over your nose?
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08-01-2006, 02:42 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Glendale & La Jolla, CA | | | My pickguard has a few light black marks that would attack the finish were it not there.
But in general I prefer no guards. |
08-01-2006, 02:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northampton, MA | | | It's there so you can waste your money on replacement ones trying to find one to fit your particular bass.....
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08-01-2006, 02:51 PM
| | ...Bluesin' and Funkin' | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada | | | Well now it's part of the vintage look which is very appealing to many people.
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08-01-2006, 02:55 PM
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08-01-2006, 03:36 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Madison, NJ | | | My pickguard has done its job plenty of times. I'm glad it's there.
Slapping and popping takes a toll on a finish too.
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08-01-2006, 03:43 PM
|  | Secret Member | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Nashville, TN | | | The pickguard, also known as a "scratchguard" is there to protect the bass from picks and scratches. If it wasn't there, the scratches would go directly on the finish, and removing them would require refinishing the bass. With a pickguard, you can simple unscrew it and replace it to remove the scratches.
I'll bet that your pick comes in contact with your finish more than you think.
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08-01-2006, 03:50 PM
| | | i like to have pickguards just to be safe. after all, its better to be safe then sorry 
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08-01-2006, 04:42 PM
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