Sunburst with black pickguard or tort pickguard..

[Johnny21]

UGH they both look so good to me, but one's gotta look better than the other by TB??

 

[BigBigGuy44]

Tort should be the only option. Unless a maple board. Then I prefer aged pearl.

 

[Luckydog]

If you’re trying to be fairly age accurate with your choice, you would choose tort (a good tort, not a cheesy one) for a 60s look, and black for a 70s look.

 

[mark beem]

Rosewood fretboard = Tort always

Maple fretboard = Black always

 

[Yango]

First post EVER on this subject.

 

[bearfoot]

Black looks better here to me. Sharper, more contrast, offsets the knobs better.

The tort doesn't really match the sunburst, IMO. Makes the bass look plaid or something.

 

[lz4005]

UGH they both look so good to me, but surly there's gotta be a consensus amongst us bass players??

Next thread: Turkey or Roast Beef, there has to be a consensus among other people about what I should have for lunch???

 

[ejaggers]

Tort and Turkey

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[Johnny21]

Cmon guys, I’m just trying to get opinions on my bass and which pg to go with.

No need to be so jabby.

 

[Malak the Mad]

I voted "Black", 'cuz reasons…

 

[nivagues]

Tort!

 

[Axstar]

Tort with a rosewood neck and black with maple. Maple and tort looks bad, and black and rosewood can look cheap.

However... the bass with the bound and block'd neck up there does look classy, and even a cheap white pickguard can be made to look classy if you add a tug bar. I even like the additional 'Geddy' pickguard screw fitted between the strings on '70s Jazz basses. There are ways and means of making any combination not look cheap.

Also, not all tort is created equal. Some can be very red, some very brown. Some can be very busy and some can appear flat and boring. Fender Japan used some weird crimson red material on their older '60s reissues, whereas my old MIJ Mustang bass had a very dark, boring tort pickguard.

 

[MoeTown1986]

I’m actually not a fan of tort on sunburst 99% of the time. I vote black.

 

[Joe Murray]

If you choose anything but tort, I'm getting you tossed out of here.

 

[Joe Murray]

...Actually black looks pretty sharp with rosewood.

 

[Bruiser Stone]

For your Jazz, I lean tort.

I’m contemplating this very question for my sunburst P. It currently has a tort, but maybe black would sinister it up a little more, or at least make it look less busy (???)

 

[HawldieMPB]

Came in to vote Tort but changed my mind. I say go black

 

[Texan]

Sport the Tort!

 

[Bassa Nova]

Depends what you are going for. Both look great. I see the tort and I think 60s. Black and I think 70s.

 

[Johnny21]

I voted "Black", 'cuz reasons…

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Block inlays look sooooo good with black pickguard