White Pearl or Tortoise pick guard?

[mackinawpeaches]

Having trouble deciding which pick guard to use on my new lake placid blue mustang. White pearl is classic, but the tortoise reminds of a MIJ 60's RI Fender jazz too.

White pearl

or

Tortoise shell (the plastic wrap is still on btw)

???

 

[garp]

White pearl.

I don’t buy the “tort goes with everything” philosophy espoused by many.

 

[Margus Alviste]

Keep them both and Switch between the two!

 

[Webtroll]

partial to the pearl white myself

 

[elgecko]

Mother of toilet seat!

 

[Jookbox]

Those are my 2 favorite pickguard colors, but on your bass I think the white pearl looks better.

 

[ggvicviper]

White pearl for sure. Tort & blue don't go together IMO.

 

[4StringAxe]

White Pearl on that bass

 

[Bass1965]

White Pearl - no question.

 

[wild4oldcars]

love tort, but hate it on lpb. pearl all the way, no contest

 

[Batmensch]

White pearl.

I don’t buy the “tort goes with everything” philosophy espoused by many.

+1000. People saying "get a tort PG" has become a cliché here.
White Pearl is my vote.

 

[kedo]

Out of the 2 - white pearl.

If it were my bass - mint.

 

[ExaltBass]

That's really nice tort... but, the WHITE PEARL looks right at home there!

My '66

 

[nurnay]

Agreed with the white...

 

[mike phillips]

the answer is never tort

 

[Dan Knowlton]

I normally like tort on my pickguards but I like the pearl white better with that bass!

Dan k.

 

[fourstringdrums]

White pearl for sure. Tort & blue don't go together IMO.

Depends on the shade. The OP's color of blue needs white pearl, but this shade of blue looks nice with tort IMO.

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[Joe Milo]

White Pearl.......I have never liked tort on any guitar or bass.....looks like dog vomit......my opinion..

 

[AaronVonRock]

White pearl.

 

[DanBass81]

+100 for white pearl