Fender P PG Poll and... (Why the hell is there a hole under afformentioned PG?

[Baird6869]

I love my 2008 American Standard P bass and think it will be with me for a long time. I truly got a great one IMO. Anyways, I figured for fun I would try out a couple of different looks. Let me know what you like best.....

Also, pic 5 shows a round rout in the body. It is absolutely from the factory.... what the hell is it for?

Factory white:

Aftermarket black:

The friggin' hole:

 

[EagleMoon]

CNC hole. American Standards and the MIM's have it.

Personally. I like the black on black. But any color pickguard rocks on black, IMO.

 

[EricF]

CNC hole. American Standards and the MIM's have it.

Yep. Part of the machining process.

IMO, the 1-ply black looks a little too stealth. Black is fine, but I prefer the edge definition of a 3-ply black pg. The right answer, however, is tort!

 

[EagleMoon]

Yep. Part of the machining process.

IMO, the 1-ply black looks a little too stealth. Black is fine, but I prefer the edge definition of a 3-ply black pg. The right answer, however, is tort!

I was going to say Tort, but I didn't want to be "one of those people".

 

[Lurker79]

Black pg, with rosewood board....nasty.

+1 for a 3 ply.

 

[LCW]

As said befor eit is a CNC hole from the routing process, i say gold anodized aluminum for the gaurd.

 

[HogieWan]

Yep. Part of the machining process.

IMO, the 1-ply black looks a little too stealth. Black is fine, but I prefer the edge definition of a 3-ply black pg. The right answer, however, is tort!

no tort - black with white. I prefer the plain black over the white though, but I don't really like black Ps very much.

 

[EricF]

I was going to say Tort, but I didn't want to be "one of those people".

Somebody had to do it!

 

[Tommygunn]

Blue tort!!! Man those are classy!

 

[molymoly]

I've got a "wildcat yellow" tort guard that would be perfect for that guitar.

 

[doggo]

I hate that Fender insists on them dadburn white pickguards. That said, I like the multi-ply pickguards, they seem more... finished. So in this case, in answer to the OP's question, given the choice of the two PGs shown. The white one. Given my druthers though, I'd go with black-cream-black, or black-red-black multi-ply.

Or red pearl. Or purple mirror.

But seriously...

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[allexcosta]

B/W/B would be perfect.

 

[Slackerprince]

The hole is for international smuggling of musician's contraband. Pixiedust, etc.


S.

 

[dave64o]

I was going to say Tort, but I didn't want to be "one of those people".

Why not? I'm proud to be "one of those people"! Tort!


However, that's not one of our options. I like the white better.

 

[J. Crawford]

Ill be "that person" out of "those people" to say tort. Looks good, and its classy.

But I like the black better.. Im a stealth guy.

 

[mongo2]

Love the black, I'd stealthify the rest of the body: black knobs, jack, screws, strap buttons, and bridge.

 

[With Lime]

I'll be the person who says No tort! Any colour would look gorgeous, but I just don't like tort. At all.

 

[SteveC]

I think black abalone or something like that. I like black, but all black is too much. I need something to break it up a little bit.

 

[J. Crawford]

Love the black, I'd stealthify the rest of the body: black knobs, jack, screws, strap buttons, and bridge.

Usually Im the one saying this Mongo. Good job beating me to it for once! I always look like a stealth crackhead in new bass day threads.

 

[Mudfuzz]

I'll be the person who says No tort! Any colour would look gorgeous, but I just don't like tort. At all.

+1 tort is a affront against all of creation.