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[quote name='philw' timestamp='1405930579' post='2506487']
Thanks both. I have a quote of £58 inc shipping (for a Jaguar bass scratch plate) from these guys: http://www.jacksinstrumentservices.com

Does that seem reasonable? Does anybody have experience of them?

Phil
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Sims is £40 for custom plastic pickguards ex.postage though. £80 for genuine period correct celluloid tort.

Spitfire's tort looks to be the best now he's on the scene.
What does he make it from I wonder? Celluloid? Or some new material I wonder.

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[quote name='philw' timestamp='1405932934' post='2506535']
Yeah I just noticed Sims is cheaper - quite surprised at that. I'm not looking for tort, no. Never really liked it myself. It's mint green for me.

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Yeah their mint green looks the bomb, not too green, just right.
Been thinking about one for my Candy apple red P bass :)

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[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1405931974' post='2506514']
Sims is £40 for custom plastic pickguards ex.postage though. £80 for genuine period correct celluloid tort.

Spitfire's tort looks to be the best now he's on the scene.
What does he make it from I wonder? Celluloid? Or some new material I wonder.
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I can vouch for Sims as they made me a great tort plate. It wasn't cheap but then they deal
and work with a lot of top luthiers so you get what you pay for. I wasn't sure of the pick
and colour myself but these guys know all about finishes and they were spot on.
I couldn't have been more pleased with the result.
I've seen some very cheap looking printed things which are really quite disgusting and you
can't be thinking about putting one of tjhose on your bass...???
I think you need to be thinking of £60-80 for a very good looking plate...

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I've had a clear one made..again by Sims..so I got the Tort and Clear done at the same time.
The Clear perspex one was thicker than the one that came off... not that made any real difference
to me but I am near enough to take both basses down and see how the ideas and colourings will work.

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[size=4][font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]I would steer clear of Spitfire. I ordered a guard off him and what he was going to supply was not as described on his website. He is a man who won't listen to anyone but himself. He says what he produces is art and therefore however it turns out you have to accept it. He will not offer an alternative and If you ask for your money back he steals a 35% fee from you.

Please read about my experience [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/242456-spitfire-guards-warning/page__pid__2517436#entry2517436"]here[/url] with this charlaton[/font][/size]

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