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Personal opinion poll . . . New pickguard
- Thread starter ELG60
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Kinda like mine except I have a chrome control plate, black brudgeI voted "black", which is my go-to (see below), but I cannot help but wonder how it would look with a simulated carbon fiber.
I cannot say when, but one day, I suddenly realized how much I like this look…go fig!
I voted ...sw215 for the win!
and the black pickguard to match it
and the black pickguard to match it
Personally, I think a B/W/B would look best. A black 3 ply guard just looks slick on the GL Basses. Somewhere I have pics of my old Geddy with a black guard, but can’t find it currently, so I’ll post pics of the Black guard on the Musicmaster …
Second place, White Pearl.
Third place, Black pearl
Fourth place, tort
Last place, W/B/W
Second place, White Pearl.
Third place, Black pearl
Fourth place, tort
Last place, W/B/W
Black, definitely not white unless you want to look like you just bought one of those bass starter packs from a catalogue.
Cream pickups covers over black pickguard too: the PUs covers match the fingerboard, can't do better than that.
OP: I know this is not the subject of this thread, but I just had to chime in and say that I love that green jazz bass with the matching green headstock. That is killer looking! 
Solid black (with white trim).
However, not the pearl black for me though. The red tort or even the plain white would be preferable (to my taste). White pearloid could be good…
From the choices you gave, since "black" seemed likely to be linked to black pearloid, I voted "red" (meaning, if i understood correctly, red tort) in your poll.
Main thing is, make yourself happy (of course).
However you decide, rock out with it, and rock on
However, not the pearl black for me though. The red tort or even the plain white would be preferable (to my taste). White pearloid could be good…
From the choices you gave, since "black" seemed likely to be linked to black pearloid, I voted "red" (meaning, if i understood correctly, red tort) in your poll.
Main thing is, make yourself happy (of course).
However you decide, rock out with it, and rock on
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I REALLY like the way the pickup covers match with the neck.
I have a pair of those matching headstock OT Jazz Basses and I had to leave them both original except for Gotoh lollipops. They're too nice to mess with.
Your understanding is spot on.Solid black (with white trim).
However, not the pearl black for me though. The red tort or even the plain white would be preferable (to my taste). White pearloid could be good…
From the choices you gave, since "black" seemed likely to be linked to black pearloid, I voted "red" (meaning, if i understood correctly, red tort) in your poll.
Main thing is, make yourself happy (of course).
However you decide, rock out with it, and rock on
The black pearl PG ties together the black body and smoked-chrome hardware.
I generally love tort with black, but in this case
I think the black pearl is most cohesive.
I generally love tort with black, but in this case
I think the black pearl is most cohesive.
Those covers look really good on that instrument. An earlier comment mentioned them and my initial reaction was "too late-70's" but it really does tie things together in a way. Aesthetically pleasing to me. Easy to swap, too. Thanks for the pic.
