Pickguard for a sunburst bass?

[BenWhoPlaysBass]

My jazz is a brown sunburst with a white pickguard. I'm not too keen on the stock white, so I'm looking for a different kind to put on it. One guy at a shop told me gold would look good on it but I'm not too sure about that. Looking for something that will compliment the bass but not stand out (Like a guy I know who had a neon green guard on a red j bass). What do you think would look good? Open to all suggestions.

EDIT: Sorry if this thread's not in the right place, I'm not sure where it would go.

 

[redhed]

I am kind of partial to Tortise shell!

 

[The Bass Clef]

Tort or black looks the best on burst IMO.

 

[dirtbeard]

I agree with the brain. Black will give a 70's look or tort will give a more vintage vibe.

 

[DanGouge]

Tort, black is a distant second. Mainly tort, it really works with sunburst. White is terrible with sunburst, never understood why manufacturers even do this.

 

[obsidianbass]

I agree with tort. It really does look awesome on a sunburst bass. Go for it!

 

[rockamimjazz]

Love the white pearloid on my sunburst Jazz.

 

[highway]

tort or black . . . depends on each individual bass though as to which will be a better fit

 

[TheFenderBender]

You can put a tort on, but only if you want to look like EVERY SINGLE jazz bass or precision bass from 60s and early 70s. Black looks good, and also try experimenting a little with something unique, or look up images on the internet.

 

[Andyman001]

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[bigmoosepi]

anything that's dark works. Lighter guards don't contrast very well to my eyes.

 

[The Bass Clef]

White is terrible with sunburst, never understood why manufacturers even do this.

I'm not a fan of white on burst either. I do like white on most colors though.. Candy apple red, gold, black, LPB, sonic blue.. actually I can't think of a color white doesn't look good on to me.. even white on white looks slick.. just not burst, lol. And if you have a burst w/ white pg bass and I've offended you, you should change your pickguard! (Kidding of course) I'll tell ya what though, mint w/ sunburst is the holy grail of clash to my eyeballs!

 

[bigboy_78]

tort before black. White looks pretty average.

White pearloid sounds good though. It looks great on telecaster guitars, but so does plain white.

 

[FrednBass]

Don't listen to them! Stay away from the tort pickguard!

 

[jastacey]

I say Tort, then Gold Anodized and then Black

 

[Rip Topaz]

Black tolex.

 

[cm3ohana]

I'm partial to tort on a burst with a rosewood neck. But I think gold anodized looks good with a maple neck. Black works well with an ebony neck. Just my preferences. Good luck with your selection.

 

[jumbodbassman]

+1 exactly

 

[corndog]

mint

 

[bigsnaketex]

I just put a tort guard on a 2-tone sunburst and it looks awesome!