Jazz Bass tone with and without pickguard?

[-=DanAtkinson=-]

Not sure if this has been posted before. But it's hilarious.

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Love the comments. "I just heard this thru KRK monitors and without the pickguard the instrument has more bottom and high end... with the plastic on top it sounds narrower."

 

[bkbirge]

You know that if you put a tort guard on you can make it sound like a P with flats.

 

[Pandastylebass]

and if you take it off you will sound like Jaco

 

[Right_Butterscotch64]

I found that I'm getting a massive change in tone when I unplug the instrument cable from my output jack.

 

[russpurdy]

I've heard replacing the plastic knobs with steel ones will give you more growl...

 

[Right_Butterscotch64]

Don't forget the clay dots

 

[Miskatonic]

Rosewood fingerboards have oilier pores than other woods and absorb stray overtones

 

[2saddleslab]

Binding will give a sharper edge.

 

[Gaolee]

It seems the Grainiax is going to have some competition. The Guardiax.

 

[KingRazor]

Painting it black will make it better for metal.

 

[-=DanAtkinson=-]

It seems the Grainiax is going to have some competition. The Guardiax.

Brilliant. The Guardiax could be my return to the custom build business. Advanced modelling that captures the subtle nuances of single ply, 3-ply, and 4-ply guards.

 

[Gorn]

Block inlays add more mids than dot inlays.

 

[Bassmunnky]

Holy CRAP...Did you read the COMMENTS Section:

"HUGE DIFFERENCE"

The Yin and Yang of the internet...good lord, what a goofy species we are

 

[lowendmafia]

I really miss the tone of the old celluloid pickguards....

 

[drummer5359]

I've found that installing black pick guards has made each of my basses sound like the 1970's models.

 

[Scottkarch]

I don't know, my grandfather's mandolin had an actual tortoise shell pickguard. And it sounds TONS different than my Jazz bass with a plastic fake tortoise shell pickguard. I assume natural tortoise shell is much brighter than plastic.

 

[Gaolee]

Brilliant. The Guardiax could be my return to the custom build business. Advanced modelling that captures the subtle nuances of single ply, 3-ply, and 4-ply guards.

Excellent. Sign me up for one! In burst, because I like the bloom that finish puts on the tone.

 

[metron]

Yeah.... Some people are really serious about this.

 

[the_stone]

Painting it black will make it better for metal.

But it has to be made of metal too, right? Otherwise, what's the point?

 

[spiritbass]

Don't forget the composition and finish of the pick guard screws!!!