Tort guard hate?

[Gaolee]

Salami belongs on sandwiches. Pepperoni belongs on pizza. Putting a slab of semi-digested meat product on the front of a poor, defenseless, and undeserving instrument that would have been far better off without it is just flat out abuse of a bass guitar. Tort makes your dog run off with your best friend. Tort makes your favorite book morph into a language you can't understand. Tort causes bacon to taste like tofu. Just don't do it! Oh, the humanity!

 

[dr doofie]

How can you improve on sunburst and a tort guard?

Mike View attachment 2997287

A completely tortoise shell (faux of course) body...

 

[dr doofie]

Salami belongs on sandwiches. Pepperoni belongs on pizza. Putting a slab of semi-digested meat product on the front of a poor, defenseless, and undeserving instrument that would have been far better off without it is just flat out abuse of a bass guitar. Tort makes your dog run off with your best friend. Tort makes your favorite book morph into a language you can't understand. Tort causes bacon to taste like tofu. Just don't do it! Oh, the humanity!

This is almost poetic

 

[dr doofie]

I love tort... View attachment 2997352

It’s that beautiful wood grain you’re liking...or I’m coveting

 

[SpyderX]

I love tort... View attachment 2997352

@FrenchBassQC I like that alot! That is a gorgeous hunk of bassness

 

[jackn1202]

I like tort fine on some basses/ with some colors, but I'm too plain to put it on my own bass. I like anodized pickguards though, I feel like there aren't enough of them right now. Only ones I can think of are the Motor Avenue guitars and a few vintage reissue Fenders ('54 P reissue I think).

 

[FrenchBassQC]

It’s that beautiful wood grain you’re liking...or I’m coveting

There's that also for sure...

 

[FrenchBassQC]

@FrenchBassQC I like that alot! That is a gorgeous hunk of bassness

Yep I agree...

 

[Wisebass]

Tort is against human rights!

Wise(b)ass

 

[P-oddz]

 

[klejst]

Tort guard hate?

You sir are just speaking some kind of gibberish there...you better watch yourself and your tone (no pun intended).

 

[whatever4]

I like good tort with a clear 3D quality to it and hate bad tort that looks dull, flat, and photocopied.

 

[MD]

Tort brings it all together...

 

[Berger912]

any color like a flavor of ice cream is a personal preference and should matter to anyone but the individual who's bass it is. i personally dont like tort guards but my opinion is just that mine.

 

[dave64o]

Tort brings it all together...

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Well, that helped me decide what I want for lunch today!

 

[SactoBass]

Tort look great with fiesta red

It sure does! That describes my P bass!

 

[McBubbler]

I thought the real hate was for pearloid? Tort is classic.

 

[Iridescentone]

I tend to hate tort pickguards, but that's just because I hate P and J basses, and those are what they usually come on. It's a Pavlovian response.

^^ An honest and introspective reply. Bravo.

Which might help unravel the enigma of why so many folks can find a way to "hate" inanimate objects.

 

[EatS1stBassist]

Apologies if this has been covered ad naseum here, but I’m new to the fold and lazy about searching, so here goes: why all the tort guard hate? Personally, I’ve always been a huge fan of tort guards; probably my favorite guard option. Am I in the minority? Lay it on me, TalkBass, what say y’all?

For Me depends on the bass and color

 

[Plain Old Barry]

Apologies if this has been covered ad naseum here, but I’m new to the fold and lazy about searching, so here goes: why all the tort guard hate? Personally, I’ve always been a huge fan of tort guards; probably my favorite guard option. Am I in the minority? Lay it on me, TalkBass, what say y’all?

It's funny...

In the late 70's, as pre and early teenager, I hated them, as well as sunbursts, maybe because most cheap copies seemed to have both.

In 2018, at 52, I really think both look great, even together.

Tastes change!