Is the silver flake finish the kyrptonite to the tort pickguard?

Just saying, you might come up with a better combo....

 

Can't tell if this is green, or silver in weird lighting.

 

The Jazz in my profile picture. Light green metallic and tort? Excuse me while I throw up.
I don't know what it is, but I just don't like tort with any metallic/sparkle/flake finish. Maybe the one exception for me on that would be a red finish...

 

I agree, even to the point that I'm not the biggest fan of tort on a natural finish, since it looks too busy.

 

Yup, I can live with it on 3TSB, Oly White, Fiesta Red and black. That's about it for me. And I guess it looks okay on most natural finishes. Not my favorite though...

 

I think it looks great on Charcoal Frost, which has a silver flake undercoat, IIRC.

 

Well, I do think it looks good on NicJimBass' EB. Only one so far.

 

We most certainly cannot agree on that.

 

Also IME tort basses have a tendency to honk like laryngitic geese.

 

For the mathmaticallly inclined I present:

I have indeed seen torts being a bit "clashy" with some finishes/colors. That observation begat the following formulae:

1. when tort agrees with its setting then it is simply:
Tort + proper finish/color = +1 or, in short, T+PF/C= +1

2. when tort DISagrees with its setting (IMPROPER Finish/Color) then it reflects a morphing, cumulative expression such as:
Tort+improper finish/color = tart = fart = -2 or, in short, T+IPF/C= t = F= -2

That's how I see/smell it and provable math just cannot be incorrect.
<I have a formulaic expression for that also>

 

Come on. It started on acoustic instruments, which are natural finishes.

 

Think harder!

 

Uh.....I think your theory may be busted there @BusyFingers . That's a freaking great looking combo to me.

Looks pretty dang good on that Bongo @NicJimBass posted too.

Of course, to each his own. Whatever makes you happy and all that.