Pickguard choice for a Fender Pbass

[dalkowski]

 

[Phaidrus]

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Very nice! What model is it? Olympic white?

 

[JRA]

i voted "black," but TBH, i like the way it looks now. however, for me, black always works...even when it doesn't.

 

[SteC]

Leopard print

 

[Baker69]

I think the stock mint one is perfect for it.

 

[dalkowski]

Very nice! What model is it? Olympic white?

Thanks!
Yep, Oly White aged over the course of nearly 50 years to a buttery Marlboro goodness.

 

[Erik Turkman]

Here’s what I ended up with when faced with a similar dilemma.

 

[Willicious]

Anodized gold.

 

[Smooth_bass88]

black is dope

 

[Phaidrus]

Jackson Pollock drip painting black pickguard

 

[calypsocoral302]

Not that I have 60 bucks to burn but I've been considering replacing the stock mint color (3-ply, middle ply black, see pic below) pickguard of my Fender Am.Pro Pbass with a black one (Fender 3-ply, middle ply white). I like the bass as it is but a black pickguard would perhaps spice it up a bit. Or not. What do you think? No, tort is out of the question.

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Yes, with a maple fretboard and black inlays, a black pg should work nicely!

 

[BassAndCigars]

Tort is always the correct answer but for me personally, as stock and Fendery a one as you can acquire. I'm not a fan of new weird "spitfire" tort and such things etc. And to me, black would not work on that bass at all. Very blah. Not a good look. JMO. Honestly best choice might be just white or or pearl white. Not a fan of mint green.

 

[punkwithflats]

Maple fretboard - black pickguard
Rosewood fretboard - white(ish) pickguard

There's always exceptions tho

 

[Geogio]

Mardi Gras
AKA Confetti
AKA Clown Barf

I like a medium darkish tort on black or burst
But clown barf looks really good on white

The challenge is to find a clown barf of good quality, it's kind of hard to find these days. Just like it's sort of hard to find a good tort.

The industry might have moved to a PVC material rather than whatever the old Plastics were.

 

[Plain Old Barry]

I never prefer mint. To me, it always looks like a discolored white guard, especially under stage lights.

For me, there should be a choice of "anything but mint"

 

[basted]

Yes. Talkbass but no Tortbass

 

[butterfingers1]

Mint.

 

[cdef]

For a white Precision, it's either tort (the good kind) or mint. That's according to my extensive, subjective research over decades. Black may work, though, for Orejon or Dee Dee Ramone fans.

 

[Mannyinnewyork]

Few care, but tort is always my first choice.

 

[USAJO]

I’d leave them as they are.