Where to find a blank control plate for a J bass

No but you can find the 3 hole plates on the bay quite regularly.

 

i think pickgaurdian.com can make a custom pickgaurd for you have em' extend it so it covers the control rout, and put two holes in it

 

here you go

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=424142

 

You COULD try to make one, or have someone make one for you, if you REALLY wanted. It's not terribly difficult...

 

I ordered a custom 'real' rosewood p bass pg from Roger W at

http://artisanguitarrepair.com/

You can customize it to any configuration you want. For mine I asked to omit the tone and vol. pot holes and omit the output jack. He's going to buff a nice shine to it as well. Its going to be expensive though at $100, but I only really play one bass so I dont mind paying to make it the nicest bass it can be. The rosewood guard on black body is going to look sharp.

I'm sure roger could easily do control plate for you out of wood.

 

This may work for you,it's a Fender Mustang Bass,
the control plate could be modified to fit, there
should be mustang parts available on Ebay..

 

Hi all,

Thought I'd give some detail about these wood pickguards I'm making in my guitar repair shop so there isn't any confusion about what I'm making. My website for the guards is here: http://artisanguitarrepair.com/woodpickguards.com/index.htm

The pickguards I am making are mostly wood veneer (thin layer of real wood) laminated to plastic instead of solid wood. The reason is that even though solid wood may seem like a good choice for a pickguard material for solid body basses and guitars, it still is vulnerable to cracking especially at the screw holes. As you probably already know, wood expands and contracts in size depending on the humidity. Different woods will change size in different amounts and the way the grain runs will also have a factor in it's durability. The fact that we're dealing with wood 1/8" or less demands a different approach.

It made sense to me when I started experimenting with these guards four years ago that to combine wood with plastic is really the best way to go. I'm combining the huge range of beautiful wood varieties with the toughness of plastic and the durability of catalyzed clear polyurethane for a finish which is the finish found on most solid body basses and guitars. For those after a more natural look and feel, I recently started offering tung oil as a finish option.

Regarding price...yes they are more expensive. But the difference is that your getting a professionally handcrafted product. The fabrication process is time consuming and messy with the epoxy I use to saturate the veneer. I believe that those who spend $65-$100 for a pickguard know that they are getting a unique, beautiful, eye catching upgrade to customize their instrument and are happy they spent the extra cash to do it. As you can guess, I think they are really amazing!

Thats it! You should check out woodpickguards.com and give your bass or guitar a 'woody!'

Roger Wendover

 

Its not blank, but here is where I got my black one:

http://www.wdmusic.com/scart/public...submitit2_y=0&searchby_keywords=control+plate



Call warmoth.com, maybe they can make one sans holes........