abalone bass pickguard? what do you think?

[deepestend]

I can't decide if I want to keep this or get a tort pickguard. What do you think?


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[ebonalley]

"Everyone's" got tort. I'm generally against whatever everyone else is doing.

 

[Pilgrim]

Keep it! I love tort on white, but that's classy and unusual. Looks GREAT.

 

[guest4325qpt]

I personally like the look of it a lot, looks clean. You could always switch back if it turns out you didn't like how the tort looked on there.

 

[JDHayes]

I got one on my P bass. Photos dont do that pick guard justice. Keep it IMO, looks killer!

 

[georgestrings]

I have both, and both a black and white Jazz's - I switch 'em back and forth when I get bored with things:

 

[Pilgrim]

Here's a somewhat similar look - black pearloid on my J-bass.

 

[Kerry_King]

I love it. I would stick with it over tortoise any day.

 

[klejst]

I agree. It seems to me tort and white basses go hand in hand and a lot of basses have that combo. Be original, I think your bass look great the way it is.

 

[1954bassman]

I like it

 

[georgestrings]

I agree. It seems to me tort and white basses go hand in hand and a lot of basses have that combo. Be original, I think your bass look great the way it is.

Yeah, I like it too - maybe I'll switch mine back tomorrow... I couldn't finid any pics with the abalone on the white Jazz, but here's a better one with it on the black Jazz:

 

[georgestrings]

Here's a pic I just took with the white Jazz/abalone PG - although my extremely limited photog skills and gear don't do it justice:

- georgestrings

 

[waterboy]

I love abalone and white. I'm rocking that combo on my white sub. Keep it.

 

[georgestrings]

I love abalone and white. I'm rocking that combo on my white sub. Keep it.

I'd like to see that - I'd imagine that's one fine looking SUB... To this SUB fan, the best looking ones were cinnamin and white...


- georgestrings

 

[waterboy]

I'd like to see that - I'd imagine that's one fine looking SUB... To this SUB fan, the best looking ones were cinnamin and white...


- georgestrings

Ask and ye shall receive! (Apologies for the crappy quality)

I don't recall ever having seen one in cinnamon. Sounds interesting though.

 

[georgestrings]

Ask and ye shall receive! (Apologies for the crappy quality)

I don't recall ever having seen one in cinnamon. Sounds interesting though.

Very nice!!! Yeah, the cinnamon color rocks - IIRC, it's one of those colors that changes, depending on light angle... I have a SUB Sterling in blue, that'll get a new PG sometime this year - it's gloss black, atm...


- georgestrings

 

[waterboy]

Very nice!!! Yeah, the cinnamon color rocks - IIRC, it's one of those colors that changes, depending on light angle... I have a SUB Sterling in blue, that'll get a new PG sometime this year - it's gloss black, atm...


- georgestrings

Thanks! I think I remember cinnamon now. It's that copperish, greenish, goldish color they came out with right before they stopped production right? SUB's are f'n great basses. I love the slab body/two band combo. Mine started with a gloss black guard when I got it too. What are you thinking about replacing it with?

 

[darkstorm]

So thats called abolone. Hum, Looks like nice black pickgaurd with some blue etc in it. I like it.

 

[deepestend]

I decided that this pickguard is not for me. I'm selling it in the classifieds if anyone is interested:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f129/wd-music-abalone-jazz-pickguard--871799/#post12464222

 

[cnltb]

I can't decide if I want to keep this or get a tort pickguard. What do you think?


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Looks ok imho.