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NBD, with or with out pickguard?
- Thread starter PennyroyalWe
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Would a clear pickguard work for you? Kind of that "going with but feeling without" sensation?
At least it gives purpose to the screw holes.
That’s exactly what I did for my last Alien Audio Constellation. Works great and allows a subsequent owner the choice of ditching the pickguard and not having a bunch of screw holes detracting from the appearance of the bass.
The floating control plate always makes me laugh.
I'd simply go with a black pickguard and a black control plate just so it doesn't look all the other Affinity Jazz basses out there.
I'd simply go with a black pickguard and a black control plate just so it doesn't look all the other Affinity Jazz basses out there.
Yes, that's exactly what I did with my Dingwall Afterburner. The model is not available with a pickguard, so I outlined one to my liking, and taped it to the body. If I ever sell it (doubtful) or change my mind (just as doubtful), it should be relatively easy to remove it, and leave no mark on the body.
Silly question: why is dust nearly invisible to the naked eye, but sticks out SO MUCH in pictures?
That looks awesome!
I’m surprised that manufactures and builders are not using that method of attachment.
The only thing that's not perfect is that the pickguard is cut at a 90° angle around the neck, but the neck heel rises gradually. So there's a mismatch there. Sheldon Dingwall came up with a proposal/recommendation on how to angle the pickguard to make a perfect match, but alas it was a bit too late, and by the time I got his idea my luthier had already cut the material. You can kind of see what I mean with that:
Of course you can only notice if you're looking for it.
Back to the thread's topic: if your bass has already drilled holes, don't you even dream of playing around without a pickguard. All the tone will leak from the naked holes, and you will have 80 dead spots (20 frets times 4 strings). Plus the mojo will slowly evaporate from the body into the surrounding air, which will likely be absorbed by the rest of the band. And everyone knows how much we bass players hate the rest of the band having better mojo than us.
Well, I ordered a tort pg off eBay. I measured my bass against their measurements and I think it will fit. I’ll post pics once it gets here next week.
Jazz Bass Pickguard for US/Mexico Made Standard Fender Black White Cream 3 Ply | eBay
Jazz Bass Pickguard for US/Mexico Made Standard Fender Black White Cream 3 Ply | eBay
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Got the new tort guard on there today. It was a little more rounded in the neck pocket, so I had to dremmel it out to fit the more squared heel of my squier, but otherwise it fit just fine. I also played around with a tug bar and pickup cover on the white PG. I kinda dig it, might put the holes in the tort one too.
