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Pickguard Opinion Wanted

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by herndonbassist, Nov 30, 2005.

  1. Nov 30, 2005 #1
    herndonbassist

    herndonbassist Low Down Thumper Supporting Member

    Apr 7, 2005
    Herndon, VA - NoVa
    I have a JP-90 that I really love, but the looks of it are kind of annoying (with the bizarre pickguard). I have used my photoshop talents to create a new one, and wonder what everyone's thoughts are on it. I could go through chandler to get them to build it for me, so that would work. I used a mother of pearl pattern, but it could be any color/pattern combo. Thanks in advance!

    Before:
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    and after:

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  2. Nov 30, 2005 #2
    Diomedes

    Diomedes

    Sep 3, 2005
    I like the begninng one better. The other one looks like a strat.
     
  3. Nov 30, 2005 #3
    IotaNet

    IotaNet

    Dec 8, 2004
    Minneapolis (Chicago Native)
    I've seen those JP-90's on Ebay and have also read great things about them on the Internet.

    If I were you, I'd get a pickguard in the same shape as the original but have it done in a different color/material. (IMO, A nice, rich tort would set that bass off nicely!)

    If I were dead set on having a larger pg on that bass, I would use this bass as inspiration for my design.

    Just my .02
     
  4. Nov 30, 2005 #4
    Jazzin'

    Jazzin' ...Bluesin' and Funkin'

    Jul 12, 2004
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Get a Pbass shaped PG. So the jazz pickup doesnt have a pickguard around it, only the P one does.
     
  5. Nov 30, 2005 #5
    Discgraham

    Discgraham

    Jul 6, 2004
    Bellingham, WA
    I got a chance to hear one a few weeks ago and the tone is great. Especially for slap. Unfortunately, I hate the looks of it. What is under the pickguard? Is there a cavity there? If not, it would look much better without a pickguard in my opinion.
     
  6. Nov 30, 2005 #6
    Frugle

    Frugle

    Sep 4, 2005
    Atlanta GA
    I kinda like the J/P guard, I think it looks cool... I guess I'm just weird.
     
  7. Nov 30, 2005 #7
    gottawalk

    gottawalk

    Jul 4, 2005
    Woodinville, WA
    Yeah. Use the original style, but do that one in mother of pearl.
     
  8. Dec 1, 2005 #8
    PilbaraBass

    PilbaraBass

    Jul 19, 2004
    Gladstone, QLD, Australia

    +1 or a red tort...the original PG is wierd and interesting...the other PG is just too run-of-the-mill, uninspiring.
     
  9. Dec 1, 2005 #9
    herndonbassist

    herndonbassist Low Down Thumper Supporting Member

    Apr 7, 2005
    Herndon, VA - NoVa
    Thanks for the thoughts and notes. To answer a couple of questions:

    The white (before) guard is NOT the original, the orignal is a flat black THIN guard that cracked very easily.

    There is a cavity under the guard which pretty much requires that you have a guard around both sets of pickups. This alone is what makes the pickguard design so painful.

    Thanks for the thoughts tho, it sounds like no one is a fan of the new design!

    Rob