Which pickguard for my hand stained Franken P?

[juancaminos]

Cream has my vote. Second would be tort...

 

[JeezyMcNuggles]

Hi bass mates!

Recently I did a hand staining job on my Precision Bass. Although it was not the color I expected, I really liked the result.

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I put a white pickguard on the bass, but I think it could look even better with another one!

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So... which other pickguard would look better on my hand stained Precision Bass?

A deep purple

 

[blastoff]

my vote is anodized la-luminum

 

[bound'n'blocked]

Black or black pearl. White Pearl or aged pearl or a parchment would be nice too.

BnB

 

[Captain Chaos]

Black

 

[apolinario87]

BLACK dag nabbit!! Your bass reminds of one built by Hammersmith for Remco Hendrix. Check out this video:

That Hammersmith looks so damn good! However my board is rosewood.

Stay away from dark/rich colors - the stain is rich enough.

Thanks for the advice!

How about a clear pickgaurd. I have one on my stingray and I think it looks pretty good. It would help to show off the wood grain of your bass.

I was thinking in that option, but my bass' cavities weren't stained.

What is the neck fretboard? Maple, Rosewood? If maple Go with black/wht/blk and black hardware...it would look sweet.....just my 1-1/2 cents

Rosewood.

 

[apolinario87]

I'm considering to try with this one:



Let me know your thoughts!

 

[jamro217]

I'm considering to try with this one:

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Let me know your thoughts!

That's nice. Have you considered grey pearl?

 

[Yammybass]

An off white will give a nice antique look. A lot of good suggestions so far. With the grain on that bass just about any pickguard will work to me. Off white, tort and then black are my choices in that order.

 

[Derry Murbles]

Black.


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[CapnSev]

Mint. Red with mint is friggin' great.

Cream for second place.

 

[retslock]

Hi bass mates!

Recently I did a hand staining job on my Precision Bass. Although it was not the color I expected, I really liked the result.

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Ooh what a nice colour - I love that you can still see the grain. Cream or black would look very classy.

 

[retslock]

I'm considering to try with this one:

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Let me know your thoughts!

Nice! Works for me but I do prefer black though.

 

[Carl Hillman]

So... which other pickguard would look better on my hand stained Precision Bass?

Blue Scales

..or, a nebula

 

[BobKos]

Off white / cream color. It will work best between the body and the neck.

 

[vancityjoe]

I would say a brown tort might look good...


what was the specific product that you used to stain it?

 

[Axstar]

Some hideous suggestions in this thread.

I would go for a black anodized pickguard. They have a bit more texture and depth to their appearance, versus 3-ply plastic. Less shiny, but a nice clean look:

 

[DavetheDude]

I have a friend who makes pickguards. Should you be in Germany/Europe, let me know and I could probably hook you up

 

[groooooove]

brown tort!

 

[fishdreams]

parchment or mint or black. regardless of the color, my own self-stained bass situation was helped considerably by toning down the pickguard shine with micromesh