Pickguard choice for a Fender Pbass

[retslock]

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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Never black on a white bass. It would be so wrong. There are pearl choices that would work much better, preferably a warm colour - maybe cream or gold. I know you ruled it out but tort would be my only choice on a white bass.

 

[retslock]

(I will not resort to such a pun)

Maybe cover all the bases.

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Even though I don't like Jazz basses, the tort on white is easily the best looking combo you've got there.

 

[raven135]

I put this aluminum swirly pickguard on a several years ago and it's held up well.

 

[ChrisAlan]

Since this is just opinion
When debating the same on my white pbass.

white - didn't match Olympic white and it annoyed me. I'm a former plastics color matcher.
black - made it look cheap
gold - a coworker told me it looked like it belonged in Elvis' band, then that was all I could see about it too
tort - looked good, didn't look cheap or cheesy. Darkish tort.

I dislike tort, but it looked best and least cheap/cheesy on white.

 

[2thAche]

Anodized black, least ugly of the options here.

 

[mrperkolator]

I saw some cool leather pg the other day. That would look cool. There’s a few other custom stuff out there too.

but anything works better than tort.

 

[Marko 1]

I just don't see the aversion to tort.

 

[STR8 UP BASS]

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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Depends on what you want. To say it doesn't look sharp or very R&R with a maple fretboard is flat out wrong.

 

[ChrisAlan]

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Depends on what you want. To say it doesn't look sharp or very R&R with a maple fretboard is flat out wrong.

Good point. When I said I thought black looks cheap I meant, but didn't say, cheap looking with rosewood fingerboard.

White body is a hard one to pick a PG that looks good with rosewood.

 

[Dust2Dust]

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[Dust2Dust]

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[mrperkolator]

I just don't see the aversion to tort.

it’s overused imho

 

[McFarlin]

Keep the mint guard.

Replace the other white one with single-ply black.

 

[ChrisAlan]

screw it, buy multiple cheap ones on ebay and just see what you think.

or google "white precision bass" and see what's in the image results and see what you think.

 

[Marc DLarosa]

Does anyone make one with the graphic of an "open can of worms" on it?

 

[TeeSee]

This IS TalkBass so there's only one true option. TORT!

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Nooooooooo

 

[ravelax]

Aged pearl or gold anodized!

 

[39-Bassist]

Blk 3 ply is always a good look...

 

[gregmon79]

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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I'd keep the mint personally. And put a black one one the white on white

Gold would look awesome too.

 

[Planespotter]

Parchment is my favorite shade of off-white for a pickguard.