Pickguard or no?

[Guiseppe]

When I bought my Warmoth body, I planned on leaving it "bare bones" to show the finish. Now, I'm having second thoughts. What do you think? (The neck is my Geddy Lee w/ black binding, inlays, and hardware). The PUPs are Lindy Fralin's split-coil Jazz w/ 5% overwind - the pick is off the Warmoth site and incorrectly shows the route on the neck PUP.

Note: part of my reasoning is to cover the truss rod route, and the other is because I'm thinking in time the nitrocellulose is going to wear/nick/dull.

 

[ShowKing]

as much as i like pearl pickguards..

this is a fantastic body and doesnt need one

 

[Wootsticks]

God that is super sexy! How can you think about covering that up?

 

[ROON]

I think it would look great with a black PG.

 

[RBrownBass]

Under no circumstances would I cover that maple with a pickguard. And I've never thought of truss notches as ugly- they're just part of the body.

If you're concerned about the nitro (Warmoth does nitro? Or did you have someone else do it/do it yourself?), use a clear partial pickguard like you see on Celinders and some Sadowskys. Oh, and black pickguard screws will be less noticeable.

 

[ROON]

I did a quick Photoshop. I think it looks kinda stupid because of the P's position, it would look great if it was further up.

 

[SuperSnake2012]

I'm not really a fan of that quilt... seems like the quilt went overboard!

 

[Guiseppe]

last 2 w/o the p/g

 

[Anesthesia]

leave it as is. the pickguard destroys the reason why you would buy such a nice looking bass.

 

[RBrownBass]

Well, it doesn't look bad at all, I must admit. Kinda reminds me of a tiger for some reason. But I'd pass on the control plate for sure- at that point you lose out on the whole point of the flame top. Do you have a standard maple or rosewood board neck to put on that body, and save the Geddy neck for a painted or natural body? Just an idea. IMO, maple w/blocks and binding should go with 70s pickup spacing and without a figured top (I love custom ideas, but I realize that my tastes tend to make me want to build basses that look like something you'd see in a store, whether it's a Fender or not).

Of course, it's your bass, so do with it what you want (I'm sure you'll do that anyhow) and play the hell out of it.

 

[Neener]

No, hell no, not on that body.

 

[mero]

No. Don´t do it. The body is good as it is.

 

[ehque]

Clear pg would be nice.

 

[joelb79]

Clear PG would be cool. I say though, you should give the truss route a nice coat of flat black paint and leave it no PG.

 

[quadebass17]

putting on a pickguard would make holes in that body! no!

but if you must, a clear pickguard.

btw, that body is BEAUTIFUL. good purchase.

 

[Andy_colassal]

Clear PG would be cool. I say though, you should give the truss route a nice coat of flat black paint and leave it no PG.

1+

 

[Dunne]

No, hell no, not on that body.

+1, I agree with everyone else, leave it.

 

[Spector_Ray]

You put a pg on that body and I'll personally beat your a$$!

 

[jazzcat02]

Leave that body alone, don't put a pickguard on it! IMO it looks great as it is right now.
ps. first post, hi everyone

 

[Houkka]

Love it with the black pickguard, if you dont want to drill holes to the body, use dual-sided tape to attach the pickguard. Thats what i would do