Which Pickguard?

[P. Aaron]

Yep. Another one of these. Just throwin' it out there. I like tortise shell, black on black is o.k. too. But, I am thinking that 'minty' looking color for the Precision V.

None of those pearly guards though. They ain't my thing.

Also, is pickguards.com still an o.k. maker for these or is there another maker that's risen to the top?

As always, I appreciate your help & opinions.

Some pics...'cause pics are fun!

Have I ever posted that I love this bass?

 

[snyderz]

Gorgeous V. I'm a tort guy too with a black bass. Is that an extreme tilt on the pup, or an optical illusion?

 

[P. Aaron]

Gorgeous V. I'm a tort guy too with a black bass. Is that an extreme tilt on the pup, or an optical illusion?

There' some angle there & I've tweaked it but overall, the thing works as it is. Yeah tortise shell is my first choice but my 3-tone Precision has that so I'm thinking of diversifying.

 

[georgestrings]

Here's one option:

Regarding "pickguards.com" - I wouldn't recommend them at all - here's a PG they made for the same bass:

Pickguard Heaven and Terrapin are both better companies...


- georgestrings

 

[NachoConde]

Get a black/white/black pickguard, it will look great!

 

[P. Aaron]

Here's one option:

Pickguard Heaven and Terrapin are both better companies...

- georgestrings

I'm not a fan of the pearly stuff...I do appreciate the PG makers though. Which ever maker gets the job, I'll remove the guard and trace an outline on card stock paper & ship it to them.

 

[Andy D]

Check out greasygroove.com: really cool pickguards and neck plates.

 

[RonChase]

I like the different colored pearl pick guards myself,they have some cool web pages,I had a black jazz bass and the pickguard was a Nebula,real cool

 

[pasta4lnch]

I really only like tort or black pg's on blk. ruling out pearly ones I can't see much else working w/o looking kitchy (unless that's your thing?) There are varying degrees of torts - I think a really dark one would look cool

for example, here are my 2 P's. same color, both torts the left is so much darker . . .
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[deste]

On black/maple, absolutely tort. Or aged parchment.
A black pg looks fine, but better with a rw fingerboard. Abalone is a little kinky, pearloid grey or deep blue would be kinkier.
Or something very extravagant, like a union jack flag, or a devil's face, or a 50's pinup... but not if you play mainstream jazz or in a church.

 

[SirGrotius]

LOVE that bass. I bet the B sounds beefy.

Crazy idea but first that popped into my head when I saw your bass was a light blue/turquoise pick guard. That's too much bass for a boring white pick guard.

 

[chokeslam512]

Black abalone PG.

 

[electracoyote]

Beautiful bass. Anodized gold PG will really set well with that maple board. Classy and iconic.

 

[lefty thumper]

+1 on greasygroove.com

 

[Jeff K]

Get a black/white/black pickguard, it will look great!

This. On a black/maple bass, I like the 3-ply black p/g. On a black/rosewood, I prefer tort.

 

[dave64o]

I'm a tort guy so I have to throw that out there, though I agree that might work better with a rosewood fingerboard. I also like your idea of going mint.

Some other options I think would look great on it are 3-ply black (B/W/B), parchment, and abalone. Gold anodized might work too, but I think that would work better on a burst and maybe an aged white rather than on black.

 

[P. Aaron]

...Or aged parchment.

Is this the same as the 'minty' aged white pg's?

 

[robbotbass]

Hot Pink Bro Blink 182 style!

 

[ShoeManiac]

For THAT bass? I would go with either a black/white/black guard, or an anodized gold or some facsimilie thereof. Those are classic looks that work with a maple board and a black body. I like tort with black, but I think it looks better when you have a rosewood fingerboard.

Oh, and BTW, I have a Fender Am Std Precision 5 (3TSB & tort), and I agree: it's pretty awesome!

 

[sickest beast]

don't get mint... i'm doing that. lol

get Tort. Everyone loves Tort.