NBD Neck Through Stingray. To Tort or not to Tort?

I wouldn't

 

You think it looks killer now... just wait until you get a nice brown tort on it.

Worst case, you’ll have different pickguards for different moods.

 

No tort. Keep it classy

 

If it had a maple fretboard I'd say no but here it could go either way.

 

Congrats! Great looking bass.

On that bass, you can't go wrong. Black on black looks great. Black n tort looks great. (I prefer a bit more red tort on black though.)

 

Go for it man, why not. I've seen a cool looking black ray with a matching headstock and a red tort guard. Looked funky as to me!

I have 2 black Stingrays (but non-matching headstock), one with rosewood board and one with maple board. I thought of having one with a tort guard (I have a tort guard at home too), but I just prefer the look of a matte b/w/b guard on both of them, so I left them like that.

So, give it a try, you can always switch it back.

 

If it had a maple fretboard I'd say yes, absolutely. However, since it is a rosewood FB I don't think or feel that it is obligatory.
Whatever floats your boat.
Nice bass by the way.

 

Your bass, your taste, your call. Me, definitely tort.

 

NOOOOOO!
Now a mirror pickguard could look hot.

 

Black is the only colour id consider putting a tort guard on a Stingray - looks great already though!

 

It would look great I bet. Go for it.

 

No way. Looks killer just the way it is. I'd love to hear how that thing sounds.

 

I would tort. Definitely red. But I might go completely off the reservation with something from Deccoboom. I think a fun pickguard has good vibrations that travel through to the pickups and to a smile that makes you look like you are up something.

 

How about white?

 

Ummmm...NO!
Rock on.

 

I like the black on black.

 

Tort looks like crap except on real, original vintage basses and faithful re-issues.

 

The trouble for me is that most if not all tort looks pretty awful these days. Classic black or white (or mirrored at a push) for me.