Show us your Goldguard!

[Longwheelbass]

In my world it's a Hyundai Ionic 5 N EV (641 horsepower). For the last 3 1/2 years, I've leased a Kia Niro EV, I'll never drive a gasoline car again!

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[Longwheelbass]

Nice color on the Hyundai!

 

[Longwheelbass]

'59:

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And an Italian take on the concept circa '65:

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Crikey what a pair! The 59 is a stunner and the Italian job has so many cool things on it!

 

[Swerve]

gold pearloid on my Am Performer J

 

[Jugghaid]

Ampro P5

 

[FUBB]

I had one fitted to my precision at one time but could never decide if I liked it or not, so sold it. I think they work better with a maple neck tbh.

 

[Dynacord]

While it's a classic look with maple boards, I love those mid '59 gold guards with slab rosewood boards as well!

 

[crucislancer]

Man that is a looker in that awesome red. What color/model is that beauty?

She's a Vintera 50's Precision plays like a dream, sounds amazing.

 

[Matt O]

While it's a classic look with maple boards, I love those mid '59 gold guards with slab rosewood boards as well!

So clean cut! Suits, coiffed. Love those crowd shots, they’re not sure what to do about what’s happening on stage lol.

A short 3 years later and everything’s grown out and groovy, man. Duck playing a black beauty with possible gold guard (or white can’t tell?):

 

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[Dynacord]

So clean cut! Suits, coiffed. Love those crowd shots, they’re not sure what to do about what’s happening on stage lol.

A short 3 years later and everything’s grown out and groovy, man. Duck playing a black beauty with possible gold guard (or white can’t tell?):

Yes, the slab '59 was lost to him by then

IIRC Duck's son said the black one is a v neck '57 that was already refinished black when Duck bought it (from Elvis' bass player Bill Black's wife) and that it had a presumed replacement white guard on it. It has a chrome guard now. It was black when Duck got it, stripped to natural, and then re-refinished in very dark blue.

 

[Longwheelbass]

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Is that a black anodised? Whatever it is it looks fabulous with the oly white and rosewood.

 

[Jeff Scott]

 

[Michedelic]

From the intro of the aluminum guard on sunburst P Basses in 58 through to now, I’ve always aspired to own one of these aesthetic beauties. In the 90’s I was teased a 58 model by a store owner in my home turf of Prahran, Melbourne even though it was way out of my wallet back then (and they still are!) I did get to play it though and it was the best bass sound I’d ever heard. Of course, visuals are only part of the appeal of a bass, but I’ve never forgotten the look and feel of a first run goldguard. And recently I collated enough parts ranging from 1965 through to 1972 and topped with an unidentifiable aluminum guard some dude gave me some 15 years ago. Whilst it doesn’t sound exactly like that 58 I remember, it does sound pretty close…View attachment 7242237
Anyhoo, feel free to chime in with pics of your OG 50’s goldguard P, or any other for that matter.

Guard, bridge, hardware…I call it the Bikini Machine, after Dr. Goldfoot….

 

[thisheregiraffe]

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That Ric is beautiful! Is it a 660?

 

[Jeff Scott]

That Ric is beautiful! Is it a 660?

Yes, a 75th Anniversary one in Dark Cherry Metallic (DCM).

 

[rickreck]

4003S/8 2000, I like how the anodized guard changes its appearance depending on the light.I like the fact that the thickness of this guard is 3mm, almost the same as the original.

 

[depalm]

Check it out.

 

[depalm]

Check it out.

I meant
This:

 

[Longwheelbass]

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Wow that Rick looks too nice to take out of the display case!