Wacky pickguard thread?

[Doragon]

found this one too...

[Doragon]

Originally Posted by 9mmMike

What body is that? It is nice.

That's a Squier CV in the discontinued Sonic Blue

[9mmMike]

Sweet combo.

[G.Bisson]

Chopped out a portion of the PG on the P bass on the right so more of the wood grain would show, can dig in deeper, and can stash a pick nearby.

[Rip Topaz]

Originally Posted by G.Bisson

Chopped out a portion of the PG on the P bass on the right so more of the wood grain would show, can dig in deeper, and can stash a pick nearby.

Great idea!! Love the 60th!!

[G.Bisson]

Originally Posted by Rip Topaz

Great idea!! Love the 60th!!

I like what you did to modify the PG on your 60th, but I dare not touch mine, it will forever remain all stock.

[thedudebrah]

Originally Posted by 9mmMike

I like this, reminds me of an old race car. How'd you do it?

[seang15]

Originally Posted by charlie monroe

Lol. Nothing can make a Flyers logo look good

+1. Go Brooklyn Islanders!!

[thedudebrah]

Originally Posted by charlie monroe

Lol. Nothing can make a Flyers logo look good

Hey now! It's not like it matters this year anyway lol

[hrodbert696]

Originally Posted by 9mmMike

Are numbers 1 through 8 out there somewhere too?

[9mmMike]

Originally Posted by thedudebrah

I like this, reminds me of an old race car. How'd you do it?

Thanks! I did, in fact, pull the colors from a Le mans poster (the Gulf Racing colors from the Porsche 917's) and sent a rough sketch to Greasygroove. They mocked it up and after a couple emails, we had what I wanted. There is a light blue circle that is hard to see in the pic I posted but it makes the number look recessed. That was not intentional but looks cool up close.

Originally Posted by hrodbert696

Are numbers 1 through 8 out there somewhere too?

Ha! I have been considering a number eight but, so far, this is the only one.


Funny thing (to me) is that I saw a GT40 in my neck of the woods last summer that was painted in the Gulf colors and wearing the number 9! I wish I could have caught up to that guy for a car/bass photo shoot (not that I had my bass with me but...). I only saw him once.

[Wolfos]

Here is a pickguard I made out of a Jack Daniel's tin box.

[Rip Topaz]

Originally Posted by Wolfos

Here is a pickguard I made out of a Jack Daniel's tin box.

LOVE it!!

[Doner Designs]

The cutout is very creative indeed! Never seen that before. Not sure I would do it personally, but maybe.

Another takeoff on the idea would be to do a cutout in the shape of an F-hole on a hollow body. I really like that idea but it would require patience to cut it well. I suppose some of the custom PG makers would do it for you.

Originally Posted by G.Bisson

Chopped out a portion of the PG on the P bass on the right so more of the wood grain would show, can dig in deeper, and can stash a pick nearby.

[JIO]

Just found out about this thread and have to admit being a pickguard person. I mean, I like all the exotic wood out there, but to exclude scratchplates is limiting to say the least!



To me, a pickguard is just as important of a design decision as anything else on the instrument! How it is shaped, how it works w/the body, what material is it made of, what colour it is, and all based in the thought that it is there to protect, hide, and highlight all at the same time! Shown is my "what if" Tele fretless sporting its custom designed and cut tort plate.

There is mostly variations on a theme standard pg's (which is cool) on here so far and hope to see more custom designed/cut guards that have to be out there. Let's see some of those unique pg's!

[JIO]

Originally Posted by EricssonB

...is that black leather? Do you play metal?

I wouldn't say mine is whacky, but perhaps unique as I've never seen another ваss with the type.

I just want to be included.

... do you play the blues? - lookin' cool!

[JIO]

Originally Posted by hrodbert696

Are numbers 1 through 8 out there somewhere too?

[gordon5377]

My Geddy Lee Jazz with black abalone pearl pickguard. I have since taken this off and gone back to the stock white one.

[meatwad]

Originally Posted by Doner Designs

The cutout is very creative indeed! Never seen that before. Not sure I would do it personally, but maybe.

Another takeoff on the idea would be to do a cutout in the shape of an F-hole on a hollow body. I really like that idea but it would require patience to cut it well. I suppose some of the custom PG makers would do it for you.

Would this concept have anything to do with Adam Clayton's P-Bass, that has a large part of the pickguard missing? I'll search for a link...

[meatwad]

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