Which pickguard with CAR P Bass?

[Kukulkan61]

MINT

 

[Ric5]

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THIS!!!

 

[2F/2F]

None of the above. Modern "mint" looks awful IMO, and tort on red looks like a diseased anus. I'd go for W/B/W (or parchment/B/parchment) with a wide bevel and aluminum shield underneath. The wide bevel and the "floating" look caused by the shield are subtle things that make a big cosmetic difference IMO. IMO, the coolest W/B/W is carried by Stewart MacDonald; it's the coolest because it is .106" thick instead of the usual .090" that you find today. Combined with the wide bevel, it looks awesome. I say this even though I don't generally like patronizing that place.

Also, The Pickguardian has a beautiful .120" W/B/W/B/W that would look incredible, if you are willing to consider 5-ply.

 

[electrichead]

Single ply black.

 

[Deleted member 261632]

I am a sucker for white pearl on red.

 

[Nashrakh]

Do you have black pick up covers on that?

Yes. If I took the ashtrays off, I would go with white or creme pickup covers though. Right now you wouldn't see the difference.

 

[Willicious]

Pretend this has a rosewood fretboard.

 

[Arnel M.]

 

[Joybass]

Let's throw this into the mix. Black pearl.

 

[JZQuantum]

It's screaming for a white pearloid guard. I think that would be classy.

 

[Arnel M.]

I think this is a better pic.

 

[FrenchBassQC]

Black for me.

 

[MoeTown1986]

Definitely a vintage looking red tort. Brown tort wouldn’t mesh well with the CAR paint. But, CAR, rosewood, and red tort? Shew. That’ll be a stunner.

 

[bassdude51]

This CAR 1966 "find" has a white 3 ply that has gone slightly mint. Looks good enough to me.

I see no problems at all with a tort on candy apple red.

IMHO, I like a rosewood fret board with CAR.

 

[Ultradust]

I'll mildly concur with much of the above


CAR and rosewood = tort forever!

CAR and maple = gold anodized is interesting

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[MoeTown1986]

I'll mildly concur with much of the above


CAR and rosewood = tort forever!

CAR and maple = gold anodized is interesting

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This guy has the right idea.

 

[Moving Pictures]

CAR plus rosewood would be white pearl or parchment.

CAR plus maple would be black or anodized gold.

 

[tink9975]

I like the anodized gold a lot more than I thought I would. Black Pearloid or 3 ply B-R-B could be good as well

 

[Jeff K]

I actually LIKE Brown Tort on CAR/rosewood. I prefer Black if it's CAR/maple.

 

[39-Bassist]

blk/wht/blk ALWAYS looks great!
Even a white pearl too looks good!