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Pickguard question, pictures, help please?

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Mesa Man

May 30, 2000
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#1
Ok, so finally I went for the MIA jazz, brand spanking new... even got to rip the cardboard box open in the store (not worth anything extra though..).

3t-sunburst and rosewood fingerboard, yes sure just fine if not.. that UGLY white pickguard! :rollno:

So my question to all you TB'ers is what shall I put on instead?
White pearloid? Turtle? Red turtle? Vintage pearl (warmoth)? Blue pearl? Something completely different?

Unfortunately the option "no pickguard" is not available due to the stupid routing thing. :bawl:

I can't make up my mind.. and I can't find any pictures of a 3t sunburst with any, except the turtle op which I already got on my Noel Redding sig jazz, but I rock it Jaco-style.

Please help me out, opinions or pictures showing different alternatives would be greatly appreciated. :help:

And merry christmas to y'all! :hyper:
 
#8
I also vote for the tort guard...but it has to be the right shade. I had a sunburst '76 P-bass and I put one of the Fender '62 Reissue tort guards on...it just never looked right. I took that off and tried a white pearloid, and that worked for me...but I still vote for the right shade of tort. Here's what the pearloid looked like....
 
#11
Alistair R said:
+1 on that one Nino.

Sunburst + tortoise = the perfect match.
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Why is that? I never got it. I know that's the classic/vintage look but I never liked it. I know it's all a matter of taste but I think the lack of contrast makes it look blotchy. I like a lighter guard (mint, pearl, white), especially on burst and solid finishes. ...now tortoise on a white bass, that's a different story. If you're not gonna go for contrast why even bother having the pick guard? ...all MHO of course.
 
#12
Larry99 said:
Why is that? I never got it. I know that's the classic/vintage look but I never liked it. I know it's all a matter of taste but I think the lack of contrast makes it look blotchy. I like a lighter guard (mint, pearl, white), especially on burst and solid finishes. ...now tortoise on a white bass, that's a different story. If you're not gonna go for contrast why even bother having the pick guard? ...all MHO of course.
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I pretty much agree with this. I still like tort on sunburst and black and stuff, but if I have a choice, I'd rather dark colours have lighter pickguards.
 

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