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Help Make My P Bass Pretty
- Thread starter BassTapp
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So I recently just impulse bought my first Precision, this '06-'07 USA Highway One in "Honey Blonde". While I'm loving the bass, I'm not loving the appearance quite so much.
Ultimately I've been planning on swapping out the white pickguard for something else but can't seem to make up my mind... Since everybody loves polls I figured you might be willing to help! I've grabbed some images off google to help (thanks to the talkbass members these probably belong to).
Current appearance:
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Tort:
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Gold (Minus covers):
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Black:
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Rosewood:
Thanks!
Rosewood it is... Adds continuity, sort of an extension of the fretboard.
Voted Rosewood but Graphical is awesome too:
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Sexy Guitar Skins Wraps Decals Stickers (They do pick guards, and head stocks, too.)
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Sexy Guitar Skins Wraps Decals Stickers (They do pick guards, and head stocks, too.)
As with a woman, the beauty of a P bass comes from within. The quiet mystique of it always knowing just the right thing to say, and of course how good the man fingering (or spanking) her is. If you touch her just right, if you do your part, she will be beautiful and bring satisfaction to all your days.
That said, if you leave her in her white T-shirt she will be reliable and loyal and solid as ever. If you dress her up, you'll get others looking. It's up to you if you can handle that.
I voted tort, but after seeing the rosewood pics, I think that is classier.
That said, if you leave her in her white T-shirt she will be reliable and loyal and solid as ever. If you dress her up, you'll get others looking. It's up to you if you can handle that.
I voted tort, but after seeing the rosewood pics, I think that is classier.
Hey, I had the same feeling about the color combination. I went with black
I was gonna say the pictures with the tort guard almost look shell pink-ish. Probably just a matter of proper white balancing in the photo, but still.
The Highway 1 honey blonde is not the same honey blonde as the 50s classic, this is why I'm not suggesting the anodized gold.
Go with 1-ply black. The 3-ply has white in the middle, which will not go well with the honey blonde.
Go with 1-ply black. The 3-ply has white in the middle, which will not go well with the honey blonde.
What? No poll for hot pink? 
IMO the pearloid fits quite well. It depends on what you are after. Personally I would go for black.
If we go by this analogy, maybe OP should leave the original PG on and pour some water on it.
IMO the pearloid fits quite well. It depends on what you are after. Personally I would go for black.
If we go by this analogy, maybe OP should leave the original PG on and pour some water on it.
Thanks for all the great responses so far. Keep them coming!
As mentioned above, the highway one is a slightly different shade of blonde to the 50's classics but here's a gold feat. rosewood board on one of those for everybody's viewing pleasure...
As mentioned above, the highway one is a slightly different shade of blonde to the 50's classics but here's a gold feat. rosewood board on one of those for everybody's viewing pleasure...
I think the anodized gold looks great and I like the black also, but I don't think the rosewood looked that good on it. Can't give you a reason why not, I just don't.
However, your request was "make my bass pretty" and I am unashamedly proud of being a tort fan , so I voted tort.
However, your request was "make my bass pretty" and I am unashamedly proud of being a tort fan , so I voted tort.
BLACK!
Accentuate the classic, beautiful lines of the P-bass. Don't make it "busy" with tort. And I think gold doesn't have enough contrast.
Accentuate the classic, beautiful lines of the P-bass. Don't make it "busy" with tort. And I think gold doesn't have enough contrast.
The gold looks good, but Paul Simonon is one of my favorite bassists, so I'm saying black is cool too. Imo it's kinda hard to go wrong on a white/off white bass.
