USA Geddy Pickguard Travails

[bigtone23]

Yeah, it's frustrating.
I have a 72 J, which is pretty much the same as a Geddy Lee. When I got it 34 years ago, it had some aftermarket black pickguard that didn't fit too well at the plate joint. Had a gap. Even when I installed the J Retro, it had the same gap.
I got a $10 abalone looking pickguard off of ebay and it had the same mismatch as the OP's at the plate edges. That wasn't my issue, though, but the appearance got old.
I then got another $10 green guard off of ebay, but it specified that it was for the Geddy Lee, according to the picture of it's specs and supported by the spec sheet sent with it. It was spot on.

 

[kmon]

Yeah, it's frustrating.
I have a 72 J, which is pretty much the same as a Geddy Lee. When I got it 34 years ago, it had some aftermarket black pickguard that didn't fit too well at the plate joint. Had a gap. Even when I installed the J Retro, it had the same gap.
I got a $10 abalone looking pickguard off of ebay and it had the same mismatch as the OP's at the plate edges. That wasn't my issue, though, but the appearance got old.
I then got another $10 green guard off of ebay, but it specified that it was for the Geddy Lee, according to the picture of it's specs and supported by the spec sheet sent with it. It was spot on.

The gaps on the abalone look almost exactly like the gaps on mine.

 

[bigtone23]

The gaps on the abalone look almost exactly like the gaps on mine.

Yep, bet it's based on the exact same template.

 

[fundando]

OK so to put an end to my first world problem here they're gonna do a custom hand cut for me, crediting the original cost. I'll send the original plus the return and they'll do it on a rush basis.

on a Rush Bass is.

 

[ModuMan]

I went through a similar thing with my USA Geddy. It took several tries to get a pickguard that fit correctly.

I played it to death until I noticed a static-y sound if I touched the area right where the most scratches were under the G string. Not a problem for fingerstyle, a big problem for slapping. Like, I wouldn't even be playing, just touching the guard there.

So I took it off. And now the bass is just the black body and... it's fine! I like it just how it is. (And I didn't want to go through the find a pickguard that fit business again)

 

[Mike Vee]

for some reason jazz bass pickguards never fit correctly in that area. even the fender factory ones, I had to order 3 or 4 of the same part because they were all different.

 

[klejst]

Unfortunate as that is, I feel there could be way more QC issues other than that, personally I feel I would not be bothered nearly as much about that as say if it came with cracks or dead electronics or something.