Tortoise shell bonanza...

I like tortoise shell. Just bought myself a sheet to get a lefty pickguard for my P-bass clone (the standard Fender/Squier ones don't fit, neither do the GFS/TNT/etc..., so gots to make my own)

Got this off e-bay for like 23 bucks CND:







They call this 'magma' tortoise shell. Much prettier in person than the photos suggest. It's not a photo print, thankfully, but real swirl, and it does have a certain depth and translucence about it. Going to call up my local luthier and have her fashion me a pickguard, offer her the leftovers. She probably could finagle a few SG or Les Paul or even some archtop type pickguards.

It's kinda of a shame that a P-bass doesn't have nearly an efficient footprint like a Jazz's. I could easily fashion a couple of Jazzes or even Teles from this sheet (43 cm x 29 cm)

For those interested to get themselves a blank:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Tortoise-She...AU_Instrument_Accessories&hash=item5d3baff3e6