What pickguard colour with this body.?

[Deleted member 365158]

I say no PG

Please please please, don’t do a clear one either.

 

[smtp4me]

View attachment 4707795 View attachment 4707801 Just had my Atelier Z body refinished. Any new ideas on what colour pickguard colour would work.? BTW the neck is maple with gold pearl blocks..

It looks fine with no pick guard. If I were to put one on it, either black or white pearloid.

 

[ThudThudThud]

+1 on none.
Any subsequent scratches are battle scars.

 

[flannel cat]

Im going with no gaurd I could dive into that finish and swim laps...Beautiful!

 

[N. Kentucky Bass]

Do you play with a pick? Do you need a pickguard for a functional reason? I'm with other posters: gorgeous blue, don't cover it up!

 

[Bob E]

None... Or anodized gold.

 

[lunarpollen]

I'm with the white pearloid gang

 

[dwellers]

 

[Grizelda100]

Three pages in and only ONE recommendation for Tort?

Who are you people?

Seriously, no pickguard. Looks great as is.

 

[Philip McAdam]

View attachment 4707795 View attachment 4707801 Just had my Atelier Z body refinished. Any new ideas on what colour pickguard colour would work.? BTW the neck is maple with gold pearl blocks..

Gorgeous colour, I'd go with. a black guard.

View attachment 4707795 View attachment 4707801 Just had my Atelier Z body refinished. Any new ideas on what colour pickguard colour would work.? BTW the neck is maple with gold pearl blocks..

Gorgeous colour, I'd go with a black guard.

 

[BigBluez]

I vote no pickguard. Looks lovely.

 

[Lesfunk]

 

[BlueTalon]

I'd probably go with no pickguard at all. That bass is gorgeous as is.

If I was to put a pickguard on it, I'd probably put something like Invalid Link Removed on it:

 

[the_home]

If it gets a maple neck and board, I'd find a thin slice flame maple guard.

If it get dark Rosewood (or even better, ebony) for the board, I'd consider mint.

Naked is always good, too.

 

[BlueTalon]

Atelier-Z, Bacchus, and other Japanese builders often use a clear pickguard on 'back-drilled' Jazz-Bass-Shaped-Objects, and I like this look.

Stuff like that reminds me of people who keep clear plastic on their furniture.

 

[Clark W]

View attachment 4707795 View attachment 4707801 Just had my Atelier Z body refinished. Any new ideas on what colour pickguard colour would work.? BTW the neck is maple with gold pearl blocks..

None or clear. I'd prefer none, and I love pickguards, but that thing is gorgeous.

 

[Clark Westfield]

Aged pearl white

 

[GreyBeard]

White or clear

 

[dbsfgyd1]

View attachment 4707795 View attachment 4707801 Just had my Atelier Z body refinished. Any new ideas on what colour pickguard colour would work.? BTW the neck is maple with gold pearl blocks..

Man, that is a killer shade of blue! My mind just went black… Black!! That’s the ticket!

 

[bigdaddybass12]

Tort ! Tort! Tort! Tort!