Chinese ebay Music Man pickguard FAIL

[shrigg]

I was looking to upgrade my USA SUB pickguard so I figured I'd take a chance on this China model as it's less than the cost of a decent beer:

It arrived in about a week, not bad.

They did say in the description "Note:Since there are many different pickguard designs and holes patterns on guitars and basses,some slight modifications may be required for an exact fit!"






Well, I guess so! Nice, huh?

 

[solderjunkie]

 

[Morning Beer]

Sterling perhaps?

 

[El Raro]

Haha, oh man. At least the pickup cutout fits

I remember buying a black Fender Jazz pickguard from China for $5 AUD. When I went to install it, I discovered that almost every single screw hole was out of position. It may have been based off either a 60's or 70's Jazz guard because it had a screw hole in the middle of the guard too although there was no mention on the listing.

I later purchased another aftermarket guard from a local store. This one set me back $20 AUD so I figured it HAD to fit. Wrong. The bloody pickup cutouts were too small :/. Needless to say, I got my money back for that one right away.

Moral of the story: Don't trust aftermarket sellers for guards. Bite the bullet and buy the real deal.

 

[ModuMan]

I guess you don't need anyone to tell you it was a bad idea but at least it wasn't an expensive mistake.

 

[solderjunkie]

It's not personal... I promise


Every time I try to save money, stuff like this happens. I quit being frugal and just buy what I want the first time. It's always better than buying it twice!

 

[shrigg]

No regrets, I feel it was worth it for the entertainmant value alone. Enjoy, my talkbass brethren!

 

[Bradass]

At least you drink good beer, so you're doing that right!

 

[Ramiro773]

Idk why I found this funny but thanks. Nice bass btw.

 

[birminghambass]

I don't see a problem? ? Nine new screw holes, fill the old holes and paint them black. You're welcome.

 

[Fair Warning]

They kinda look cool together like that. I would glue the black one to the silver one and start a new trend.

 

[TJBass]

Put a fender sticker on it, slap it up on ebay and double your money!

 

[Warhawk]

Just sand the body down to fit the guard. Problem solved! LOL

 

[landau roof]

Looks like somebody didn't follow the care instructions on the label.

 

[PJ Muzikmansky]

Just sand the body down to fit the guard. Problem solved! LOL

BWAHAHAHAHAHA.....ROFLMAO!!!

 

[Metalbasspro]

I don't see a problem? ? Nine new screw holes, fill the old holes and paint them black. You're welcome.

It's ok to mod the replacement pick guard but the bass? Never.

 

[miholc]

It's ok to mod the replacement pick guard but the bass? Never.

I hope this is level of a level.... Otherwise someone needs to get their sarcasm detector checked.

Nonetheless thanks for teh luls OP

 

[KISSbestfan]

Thats the reason I started to make pickguards on my own when I have the old one as a template. It works well with monocromatic, because Im using plexi sheets.

 

[Metalbasspro]

I hope this is level of a level.... Otherwise someone needs to get their sarcasm detector checked.

Nonetheless thanks for teh luls OP

I knew your post was sarcastic but thought I would make the point because as you might know people do dumb stuff with nice basses.

 

[shrigg]

I got a refund and ordered a pickguard directly from EBMM. What I shoulda done originally. Oh well, at least we all got a laugh.