Best pickguard color for Daphne Blue - Also NBD!

[5StringBlues]

Gold/Clear/Gold from WD Pickguards. The pic isn't very representative tho.

 

[mattjbass]

Parchment/white is correct.

 

[BassJuju]

Tort...

 

[Steve88]

Parchment or cream with matching pickup covers would look pretty nice. I think that's what I would go for.

I do like the brown tort too.

 

[lermgalieu]

Another vote for aged pearl ala JMJ

 

[JSandbloom]

You beat me to that one on Reverb!

 

[Yahboy]

The relic Daphen blue body look nice with Tort along with Rosewood fretboard.

My personal pickguard prefer on Daphnen blue body with bright maple fretboard are Parchment or Mint or Aged Pearl pickguard.

 

[RocknRay]

Anodized gold

 

[70spbase]

 

[PennyroyalWe]

Tort, but the lighter/redder "vintage" tort.
Like this,

 

[mouthmw]

Parchment looks pretty cool IMO, but I'd go mint for sure. Mint would be awesome.
I love tort too much to vote for a modern pepperoni looking tort. Only Spitfire does tort justice nowadays.

 

[pcake]

congrats on your bass score!

i'm a huge fan of pearly white or off white pickguards myself. this one is fender aged pearl.

 

[sethlow3]

Between the two I'd go tort, but Aged Pearl is probably what I'd go with regardless.

 

[djaxup]

please realize what a rare gem a sonic blue HWY-1 is... Congratulations on your find, I totally envy you!

On topic: some dull white one would do it for me... parchment or mint.

 

[OnePunchMan]

Mint 110%

 

[jetsaber]

Mirror.
or
Pearl.
Nice Bass.

 

[greenscharlie]

brown tortoise looks like poopie.
White is too cold for that blue.
Other colors are too clownesque.
Definitely black.

 

[John Webb]

Black....

 

[Phaidrus]

Anodized gold!

 

[NortyFiner]

Other: white pearl or aged pearl. It lends texture and helps the blue pop. Whereas tort plus the rosewood board darkens it too much and ruins the blue.