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Surviving without tort
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Basses with Tort stay in tune, have way more highs, mids and lows, punch and display greater dynamics, have delicious overtones, cook gourmet meals, and speak several languages.
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Is surviving without tort something that people actually do...? I don’t think I’m strong enough to go without.
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I have a confession. I removed the white pickguard from my '51 ri P and left it naked. My '57 ri P has an anodized gold pickguard. Yet under the saddle of some of my ABGs is a thin strip of tort commonly used on acoustic guitars. It makes a great shim and transfers all ! the vibrations to an under saddle piezo. So it is a miracle substance.
The first P I ever played was a '65 sunburst with tort. It belonged to Mike Casady, Jack's brother. Boy it felt good. So I've been a fan since 1968.
The first P I ever played was a '65 sunburst with tort. It belonged to Mike Casady, Jack's brother. Boy it felt good. So I've been a fan since 1968.
And I was seriously wondering why my '65 Jazz Bass with a white PG sounds as fantastic as it does - until I unscrewed it and found THIS:
That's the position where Tort sounds best, actually, because it's closer to the body.
I have no tort at the moment and I'm ok with that! The last tort I had was "TAFKAP" (look up the acronym) tort on a yellow SB-1 and it looked rad - see below.
Also my wife is a third year law student, but... when she started law school a couple years ago, I was disappointed to learn that "Torts" (a class that has been required of every first year law student for a long time) has nothing to do with pickguards.
Also my wife is a third year law student, but... when she started law school a couple years ago, I was disappointed to learn that "Torts" (a class that has been required of every first year law student for a long time) has nothing to do with pickguards.
My grandpa once said "You'll never miss what you've never had."
I know he wasn't talking about tortoise colored pickguards, but I've never owned a bass with one in the almost 15 years I've been playing. All my pickguards have been either mint green, white, or black over the years.
I know he wasn't talking about tortoise colored pickguards, but I've never owned a bass with one in the almost 15 years I've been playing. All my pickguards have been either mint green, white, or black over the years.
