Pickguard for a sunburst bass?

[Christian Joseph Allbee]

I would recommend a red tortoise shell pickguard.

 

[Yango]

Tort.

 

[Evil Undead]

Black.

 

[R&B]

Tort (brown) > Black > White pearloid

 

[bh2]

Got to be tort or pearl... sorry... the tolex looks horrid.

 

[SoVeryTired]

mint

What I was going to say. It's what I have on my sunburst Telecaster - less stark than white, looks more vintage.

 

[Sleeq]

Tort = 3 Tone Burst / Rosewood
Black = 2 Tone Burst / Maple
Gold = 3 Tone Burst / Maple

 

[DocGeorge]

Try rattlesnake skin

 

[R&B]

Try rattlesnake skin

Tastes like chicken.

Parchment is another option that's less stark than plain white.

 

[georgestrings]

Parchment is another option that's less stark than plain white.

Yeah, my new Highway One P Bass came with sunburst/parchment/rosewood - and IMO, it definitely looks better than white... That said, my plan is to get a tort PG, and swap it back and forth with the black PG on my natural '76 P, as the mood strikes me... I do the same thing with my pair of Jazz basses - one's white/rosewood, the other's black/maple - I have PGs for them in tort,white pearl, white, and abalone... currently, the black/maple is wearing tort, the white/rosewood is wearing abalone - it seems to suit them...


- georgestrings

 

[Dave W]

Tort

 

[Atshen]

I hate white pickguards.

Sunburst + Rosewood = Tort

Sunburst + Maple = Black

 

[Gorn]

No pickguard if there's no routing. Otherwise, black.

 

[Bass4LifeRS]

Parchment is nice.

 

[IPA]

Tort for Jazz bass, Black for P-bass.

 

[Mossmatic]

I have a red tort pg on my 3ts Jaguar. That looks nice... Somewhat traditional, but a little different.

I sometimes think about changing it for a cream or white pearloid pg, though. I think that would really make it pop.

 

[ShirazBop]

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

^^^ What he said

 

[Batmensch]

Tort or black looks the best on burst IMO.

Agreed. I relaly liked the look I got when I put a black pG on my SX Ursa1:

 

[dabbler]

Mine too.

 

[Orpheus55]

I really agree that parchment looks best, especially with the darker bursts. Tort is so common and black shows every print and swirl.