Which do you prefer?

[waynobass]

Black Sabbath

 

[2F/2F]

Black guard, no contest. The other one is awful.

That said, I would make a single-ply black clearcoated Bakelite guard for that bass, myself – not the B/W/B.

My second choice would be single-ply white.

Not much other than those would work for me on that bass. Tort would be okay, but definitely not better than single ply black or white.

 

[Chicory Blue]

The thing is, the Ray’s got this really deliberate vintage pop art vibe going for it, what with its quirky rounded geometry and boldly simple color schemes, and I think just about any pattern or texture at all puts a very abrupt and tragic end to that whole motif.

I give the patterned steel points for creativity and self expression, but you might as well be putting truck balls on a Beetle. It’s pretty much the same concept.

--^@

 

[Fat Freddy]

Best for metal?....

Kick plate...

 

[bassgrackle]

Black. But tort would be the best.

 

[5StringBlues]

I like ducks.

 

[buldog5151bass]

Between those two, black, but I'd prefer a pearl - any color.

 

[brianrost]

That's like deciding which of my arms I should cut off...they are both ugly

 

[noahw1]

Black

 

[alaskaleftybass]

White pearloid. Neither compliment the bass.

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

black. the metal one would be killer on a a black bass though.

 

[mikewalker]

Ya know, Neither of those really work for me! How about single-layer white?

 

[smtp4me]

Black

 

[madbass6]

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Black of course! what will they think of next!!

 

[basted]

Black, then tort

 

[2cooltoolz]

 

[meatwad]

Here's my choice -

 

[JRA]

black black black black black