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Ebony fretless board (lined) on a roasted flame maple neck
Thanks for all the replies and tips! Wasn't expecting this many reactions when I got home from work 
The guard would be with a control plate, either chrome or shiny black. I just don't have one yet to try out.
The guard would be with a control plate, either chrome or shiny black. I just don't have one yet to try out.
Just a couple of thoughts. As this is a Warmoth bass, only their own control panels match up perfectly with their own scratchplates -like the one you have. If you attempt to use a standard Fender one there will be an ugly gap between them.Thanks for all the replies and tips! Wasn't expecting this many reactions when I got home from work
The guard would be with a control plate, either chrome or shiny black. I just don't have one yet to try out.
Although you have chosen to omit the volume control hole (I imagine because it would have been too close to the lower half of the split coil pickup) any panel you source will still have an empty hole there -unless you fashion one from plastic or metal yourself.
I have also found that black metal control plates never stay black very long. The plating isn't as durable as chrome.
Finally, as someone rightly pointed out previously, you have paid extra for a rear routed body and the split coil has been routed to be visible. I wouldn't go covering any of that up -otherwise you would have been better off buying a standard top routed body -if you were intending on covering up so much of that lovely paint finish.
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@HalfManHalfBass
Only 3 holes were needed at the time I ordered as the jack output was moved to the side and the top control on the jazz is very close to the strings IMO which is why I used the three lower holes of the jazz control plate (should I ever fit one).
The PG would be for looks only really.
My preamp will need a 4th hole anyway for all the controls, so I need to drill that somewhere; this could be in line to fit the standard jazz control plate, or more towards the rear and up a bit. Choosing to go with the pickguard has more consequences than just the guard screws.
I never buy basses without pickguards, except for my G&L L2000s..and I put pickguards on both of them!
I've seen a few basses that look okay without them, Ibanez comes to mind, but a Jazz bass or Precir.sion without one? I won't even take it down from the wall to try out. Sorry.
(My acoustic basses are the exception, of course.)
By the way, I've been playing for seven or eight years with a pick and never put the slightest mark on any of my pickguards.
Some basses look good with pickguards and no control plates, but the ones with control plates and no pickguards?
No way!
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@jd56hawk
Both look like they are missing something, which they are, but you get my drift.
I don't know why guard+plate combos in one piece aren't more common for jazz basses, like on P basses.
Both look like they are missing something, which they are, but you get my drift.
I don't know why guard+plate combos in one piece aren't more common for jazz basses, like on P basses.
If you do go with fitting the Warmoth control plate and an active circuit, be careful to check that the pots all have long enough shafts to go through the increased thickness of the body's top plus the control panel.ROFL
@HalfManHalfBass
Only 3 holes were needed at the time I ordered as the jack output was moved to the side and the top control on the jazz is very close to the strings IMO which is why I used the three lower holes of the jazz control plate (should I ever fit one).
The PG would be for looks only really.
My preamp will need a 4th hole anyway for all the controls, so I need to drill that somewhere; this could be in line to fit the standard jazz control plate, or more towards the rear and up a bit. Choosing to go with the pickguard has more consequences than just the guard screws.
Those small pots aren't always long enough.
