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Bit late posting this as I've had it for a while now but been too busy to post...

I ordered the pickguard before I even got the bass because I wanted to change it for the looks alone but as soon as I played it with the gold pickguard I was so glad I had another one coming - I hated the way it felt! Any time my fingernail touched it, it gave me the creeps!

Also put flatwounds on it.

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Very nice. I'm waiting for for fiesta red 50's bass that's in the post. Should arrive in a few days. I already ordered a mint white pick guard for mine.

edit: I just gave away that I'm from the States....scratchguard I mean....

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[quote name='Studio GC' timestamp='1488746112' post='3251524']
Very nice. I'm waiting for for fiesta red 50's bass that's in the post. Should arrive in a few days. I already ordered a mint white pick guard for mine.

edit: I just gave away that I'm from the States....scratchguard I mean....
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Did you manage to get a 10 hole scratchplate/pickguard?

OP Great bass and in honey a great colour BTW

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Nice bass!

Interestingly I didn't used to like the feeling of the alu pickguard either when I tried out a few of those MiM 50's ones though everything else on them was great - I've since bought a slightly relic'd version of one thinking I'd replace the guard straight away (potentially with something tort-y) but I don't notice the texture at all so maybe it's only an issue when the alu is new? Perhap a bit of wearing in is required, then you get to keep the smart looking gold...

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[quote name='thegummy' timestamp='1488674314' post='3251023']
Bit late posting this as I've had it for a while now but been too busy to post...

I ordered the pickguard before I even got the bass because I wanted to change it for the looks alone but as soon as I played it with the gold pickguard I was so glad I had another one coming - I hated the way it felt! Any time my fingernail touched it, it gave me the creeps!

Also put flatwounds on it.


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Nice!

I know what you mean about the gold pickguard... I replaced mine within a few days for the same reason, urgh. Lovely basses (mine is the red one, on my avatar)

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[quote name='Studio GC' timestamp='1488746112' post='3251524']
Very nice. I'm waiting for for fiesta red 50's bass that's in the post. Should arrive in a few days. I already ordered a mint white pick guard for mine.

edit: I just gave away that I'm from the States....scratchguard I mean....
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tasty... I also went for the mint one... :)

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[quote name='gareth' timestamp='1488751257' post='3251565']
Did you manage to get a 10 hole scratchplate/pickguard?

OP Great bass and in honey a great colour BTW
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Doh! Just checked....no it's not a 10 hole scratch plate. Back it goes.

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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1488962511' post='3253217']
But how can you keep the '57 vibe without a gold anodized guard?

Why do you need to touch the guard during normal playing? (I can see it if using a pick).

And where are you getting these compatible 10-hole guards from..? :)
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1) 57 vibe? I went for the neck profile/dimension and the rest of it... not a cold dead metal pickguard, blegh

2) I don't know where you put your thumb... but mine (and worse: the nail!), and parts of my hand touch the pickguard often. Urgh.

3) ;) I can't remember... it was a shop in The Netherlands, through eBay. Very nice 'mint' hue. Some are too glow-in-the-dark green, theirs was perfect.
[b]edit:[/b] Ha! Ooops... I have the bass next to me and I checked... The one I have not a 10-hole one, but 12! :lol: It's been 3 years already and I don't recall the experience of making a couple of new holes, so most of them must have aligned. Making a few new screw holes doesn't worry me, it's not a bass I could play without a pickguard so you'll never see them

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[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1488962511' post='3253217']
But how can you keep the '57 vibe without a gold anodized guard?[/quote]

By using flatwound strings and wearing Ray-Bans while I'm playing it :)

[quote]Why do you need to touch the guard during normal playing? (I can see it if using a pick).[/quote]

There's no deliberate touching but the occasional accidental touches feel horrible!

[quote]And where are you getting these compatible 10-hole guards from..? :)
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WD Music. Would definitely recommend them, they take custom requests too - I opted for no thumb rest/pickup cover holes

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[quote name='thegummy' timestamp='1489013865' post='3253816']
WD Music. Would definitely recommend them, they take custom requests too - I opted for no thumb rest/pickup cover holes
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Thanks for that, but I'm keeping my gold anodized. My OCD demands it. :)

Edit: Come to think of it mines a Road Worn, so perhaps it doesn't have the feel of a new gold guard?

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