Custom pictures/designs under your clear plexi pickguard? Anyone?

[RaginRog]

I just ordered a clear plexi pickguard from Chandler/Pickguard Heaven for my new Bongo 4 HS. The plan is to have my wife who is a part-time artist do a custom abstract water color design to put beneath it.

Below are a couple of pictures of some Stingrays I had in the past, and the pictures/designs I had beneath the pickguards. Additionally is a funny picture I found of a Strat guitar.







And here are some of the pieces my wife's done....so I can't wait to see what she drums up for me...









and my Bongo:

[lx_night]

You just gave me a ton of ideas! Ill post some pics of my 77 jazz in the near future.

[RaginRog]

Originally Posted by lx_night

You just gave me a ton of ideas! Ill post some pics of my 77 jazz in the near future.

Cool...I've got a 3TSB Jazz I was thinking of getting a clear pg for.

[IotaNet]

Here is a bass that I had a while back -- I would have kept it but it has some neck issues that weren't worth fixing so I got rid of it.

It started as an MTD Kingston Artist. From there I added an Nordstrand 5.2 and a USA Bartolini 3-band premp -- with a passive rolloff.

I had a clear pickguard made and then I put my Photoshop skills to work. The logo you see is actually on a piece of paper under the pickguard but it was a pretty good match for our Church logo. (I play in our church's music ministry --that would be my robe in the photo.)

[RaginRog]

Originally Posted by IotaNet

Here is a bass that I had a while back -- I would have kept it but it has some neck issues that weren't worth fixing so I got rid of it.

It started as an MTD Kingston Artist. From there I added an Nordstrand 5.2 and a USA Bartolini 3-band premp -- with a passive rolloff.

I had a clear pickguard made and then I put my Photoshop skills to work. The logo you see is actually on a piece of paper under the pickguard but it was a pretty good match for our Church logo. (I play in our church's music ministry --that would be my robe in the photo.)

That's nice...creative. I read some good reviews on that bass in the past. What happened to your neck?

[JonahTheAmazing]

I don't have any pictures for you, but those are some neat designs. Something I would have never though of doing.

[RaginRog]

my last bump to see if anyone has anything to offer.

[Engine207]

My wife made this for my Lakland Duck. Kinda a montage of all my favorite stuff.

[RaginRog]

Originally Posted by Engine207

My wife made this for my Lakland Duck. Kinda a montage of all my favorite stuff.

That's what I'm talking about...very nice.

[RaginRog]

With my Bongo being silver...and it already having a unique appearance, I came up with a "space theme."
My wife was nice enough to draw it up, and started coloring it in...until she caught the flu...or it caught her. No rush though...the pickguard just shipped out a couple of days ago.

The idea to include the Russian nesting dolls came to me because when I was younger I always played with the ones that my godmother had. I happened to mention this in conversation with my mother-in-law, who surprisingly bought me a very nice one that she ordered & purchased from a Russian community in the UK.

....and no...I don't have a lick of Russian in me.

[LowEZ]

[RaginRog]

Originally Posted by LowEZ

That's cool....what have been great back before GPS. Get lost on the way to/from a gig...break out the Sterling.

[LowEZ]

I experimented with a few things on that Sterling. Foil wrapping paper, graph paper, pictures my kids drew, etc. I finally settled on a silvery window tint film on the back-side of the pickguard. It looked awesome. Unfortunately I have no pics and I regrettably sold the bass several years ago.

[Jay Ralston]

When Sterling Ball agree to make the Breast Cancer Awareness bass for me after my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, the main thing that was done to the bass was putting the pink ribbon on the pick guard. I think they airbrushed it on and then clear coated it.

Here is a picture of it.

[poomwah]

its a great idea,
but I don't have any basses with pickguards :[
my t-bird doesn't even have a pickguard, lol

[RaginRog]

Originally Posted by LowEZ

I experimented with a few things on that Sterling. Foil wrapping paper, graph paper, pictures my kids drew, etc. I finally settled on a silvery window tint film on the back-side of the pickguard. It looked awesome. Unfortunately I have no pics and I regrettably sold the bass several years ago.

No problem...I think we all have one or two basses we regret selling...

Originally Posted by Jay Ralston

When Sterling Ball agree to make the Breast Cancer Awareness bass for me after my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, the main thing that was done to the bass was putting the pink ribbon on the pick guard. I think they airbrushed it on and then clear coated it.

Here is a picture of it.

Pretty cool Jay...I've seen your bass several times...and it's still nice looking...and very nice of the folks at EB to have done for you. I'm surprised they didn't make a clear pickguard and paint it on the actual bass...then protect it with a clear pg.

Originally Posted by poomwah

its a great idea,
but I don't have any basses with pickguards :[
my t-bird doesn't even have a pickguard, lol

Thanks poom

[poomwah]

one or two? I wish my regrets were that few :P

anwway...
could you please post more pics of that green ray if you have any

[Jay Ralston]

Originally Posted by RaginRog

Pretty cool Jay...I've seen your bass several times...and it's still nice looking...and very nice of the folks at EB to have done for you. I'm surprised they didn't make a clear pickguard and paint it on the actual bass...then protect it with a clear pg.

I actually ordered the bass like this. I like the pearloid white pickguard and requested it like that but I also like your idea too. That also would have looked cool.

[RaginRog]

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[LowEZ]

Too freaking cool! Nice job!