best pickguard for a black p bass...

[omoxrawr]

what do you guys think? I currently have black on black.. .if you guys have any pics post them!

 

[Kingskippy2001]

Depends on what your into, but I saw a black Fender with a polished diamond plate pickgaurd. Black and Chrome!! Just like a awsome muscle car or a bada** semi truck.

 

[nemo]

black abalone would be killer too.
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[TrevorOfDoom]

you could go the Phil Lynott route and get the mirror pg. hotness.

 

[Bluesy Soul]

A tortoise shell pickguard with strong red highlights is a classic on a black bass, of course; but I've actually always preferred the tortoise shell with strong yellow and brown highlights. Gold anodized is cool as well.

Having said that, I must also admit that nemo's pic with the black abalone is pretty spectacular! (I wonder how hard it would be to get matching fretboard dots?)

Bluesy Soul

 

[Thump Jr.]

Black on black's hard to beat IMO, especially with a black/white/black pickguard so you just get the white outline. Very classy. Were it my bass, I don't think I'd mess with it.

 

[Anonymous Guy]

I currently have pearloid on black, which looks pretty spiffy.

 

[lonestarwings]

black

Most people will say tort, but I don't like tort, it's too flashy for my taste.

 

[gibsonbassist45]

id stay with black on black. but if you get a while hair just paint it some crazy color like orange or something

 

[cripula]

I like mint, especially with rosewood:

or W/B/W with maple:

b/w/b is classic too.

 

[lowtide]

That black abalone is killer. I wonder what the shipping is from Australia to the US.

 

[bassicsax]

I like the red tort on a black bass...

 

[MtManiac]

I like tort if it is a rosewood neck, black/white/black if it is a maple guard. The white on black looks too plain. I tried tort on mine (maple neck) and ended up taking it off in favour of the black one.

 

[MtManiac]

Here's an older bass with rosewood that I no longer have.

 

[Energy]

3-ply black is what I like best. And not only me - my room mate likes it also:

 

[jetofuj]

GOLD, GOLD, GOLD

 

[DanielleMuscato]

I'm with Bill; red tort on black with a rosewood board. I don't like maple boards, so I don't really have an opinion there

 

[Hoover]

I'm with Bill; red tort on black with a rosewood board.

Yeah, that's a pretty good looking combination.

For all the guys who said "black on black", have you ever seen a clear lucite pickguard on a black bass? That's pretty keen too.

 

[MtManiac]

Yeah, that's a pretty good looking combination.

For all the guys who said "black on black", have you ever seen a clear lucite pickguard on a black bass? That's pretty keen too.

Meh - in that case (with no open body cavities under the lucite) I'd likely prefer no pickguard at all.

 

[Hoover]

Meh - in that case (with no open body cavities under the lucite) I'd likely prefer no pickguard at all.

Yeah, now that I think about it, I've only every seen the lucite pickguards on basses w/ a metal control plate covering the guts (eg. Jazz Bass). Okay, nevermind.