Personal opinion poll . . . New pickguard

[Isaac_James]

I guess I'm in the minority here, I really like the look of red tort on black. White is also very nice, though. The black on black look is the only one that really doesn't do it for me.

 

[jd56hawk]

Personal opinion...the black one isn't really much better than the white one.
Can't say how many similar Jazz basses I've seen hanging up this year alone.
Now, if I saw one with the red tort, I just might pick it up and plug it in, and judging by the poll results, it's definitely the way to go.

 

[Pep]

Sorry. I know everyone has their own tastes but the only color bass I could rock a tort pickguard is a white one with a rosewood fingerboard. JMHO

One exception only because I have it and changing the pickguard would run in the visuals.

 

[SharpCat]

Sorry. I know everyone has their own tastes but the only color bass I could rock a tort pickguard is a white one with a rosewood fingerboard. JMHO

I dunno if I’d say only white body. But if the tort has yellow blotches, as many do, they’ve got to not clash with the maple fretboard. If they match, great, but they usually don’t. Rosewood bypasses that issue, as does the red/black tort you can sometimes get.

 

[Pep]

I dunno if I’d say only white body. But if the tort has yellow blotches, as many do, they’ve got to not clash with the maple fretboard. If they match, great, but they usually don’t. Rosewood bypasses that issue, as does the red/black tort you can sometimes get.

Red / black tort sometimes works.!

 

[FRoss6788]

Ya, every bass I’ve ever purchased that had a plain white PG on it had it removed immediately for a black one.

Black or black pearl for that bass

 

[grubdumpling]

With that particular bass, I think the black pearl suits it best. The tort would be my second choice, and if that was my bass I'd probably regularly think to myself that maybe I should have gone with the tort.

 

[P. Aaron]

Notta pearloid fan. That look always reminds me of a hastily redone bathroom in any collegiate rental.