scratchplate for my new precision

[artisan]

hi,i just bought this yesterday & i can't decide wether to change the s'plate or not.

what do you guys think,
what do you think would look the best,
i can't decide for the life of me,
heylp.

[Machines]

White perloid would look good there !

[mr pablo]

Black or red tort would look pretty sweet

[The Burpster]

I'd say yes, but I cant work out what'd look best yet.....

[artisan]

[quote name='The Burpster' post='142005' date='Feb 17 2008, 08:00 PM']I'd say yes, but I cant work out what'd look best yet.....[/quote]


now thats really helpful

[charic]

White perloid would be, ok imo. Red tort i cant imagine being nice at all :S

Personally, brushed metal for that i think. First plate that came into my head

[mr pablo]

[quote name='charic' post='142036' date='Feb 17 2008, 06:43 PM']Red tort i cant imagine being nice at all :S[/quote]

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=13654"]see here [/url]

that fretless looks the biz with the blue/torty combo

[charic]

Hmm, seems a different blue to me. Plus its a jazz, the chrome gives it a nice offset. Altho i have to say.. first time i ever liked tort there. Still a vote for brushed metal for me tho... goes in search of a bass with pic

found a blue with tort... kinda looks like a bruise there:
[url="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c1/Jeordie_White.jpg"]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c...ordie_White.jpg[/url]

Edited February 17, 2008 by charic

[Jono Bolton]

+1 for both black and white pearloid. I put a black one on my black Precision, and white pearl on my Sage Green Jazz, and pretty as it looks, I doubt I'll ever gig with the Jazz again. It looks too Mark Hoppus now, the Black/Black Precision looks more serious.

[charic]

Umm.. its a blue bass :brow:

[The Burpster]

[quote name='artisan' post='142030' date='Feb 17 2008, 06:36 PM'] now thats really helpful[/quote]

Yeah OK I deserved that.....!

SILVER I think.....

[url="http://www.mastergrave.co.uk/catalogue/detail.php?product_ID=1624&product_Category_ID=122"]http://www.mastergrave.co.uk/catalogue/det...Category_ID=122[/url]

[Thunderthumbs]

[quote name='Machines' post='141998' date='Feb 17 2008, 05:44 PM']White perloid would look good there ![/quote]
+1 for that.

I bought a Lake Placid Blue Lakland JO5 that had a white plate fitted. I was also given a white perloid plate with it which I changed it to, and it looks lush now.

[Jono Bolton]

[quote name='charic' post='142061' date='Feb 17 2008, 07:23 PM']Umm.. its a blue bass :brow:[/quote]

Yes, but I was merely pointing out that as it's a metallic finish (like my jazz), putting a white pearl plate on it's gonna make him look like he's just escaped from New Found Glory. If that's the look he's after then that's the plate for him. The black would look better IMO.

[Hamster]

Pearloid - aged, cream or smoke

Hamster

[queenofthedepths]

Am I the only person who thinks that looks the shizzle as it is??

[artisan]

oh poo ,thanks for the replies guys some nice ideas,unfortunately i'm even more confused now.
have to say though a white pearloid or gold anodised jobbie sounds very nice.
but where the bloody hell can i get 'em-WD don't seem to do 'em for a MIM & i'm far too thick to buy a sheet of owt & make one meself.

Edited February 17, 2008 by artisan

[Buzz]

+1 to the brushed metal idea, something from The Aurora Project (or a similar place, I think Allparts or WD to brushed 'plates as well), and black is alright, but I do like white on it, so white perloid would be another good one.

Brown tort might work on it, red tort is too garish imo.


[s]Odd suggestion, how's the routing under it? Perhaps it would look alright with a cut down control plate on it (someone on here does it to their P's, looks pretty good).[/s]
Just read it's a MIM, which means gaping route to the pup, so ignore this little suggestion.

Edited February 18, 2008 by Buzz

[johnnylager]

[quote name='charic' post='142036' date='Feb 17 2008, 06:43 PM']Personally, brushed metal for that i think. First plate that came into my head[/quote]

+1. Or mirror. That would look sweet.

[artisan]

i thinks i'm swinging towards pearl white-mind i just checked the price & almost sh*t me pants

[The Burpster]

Thats why I make my own....

[Sparky]

[quote name='queenofthedepths' post='142150' date='Feb 17 2008, 09:36 PM']Am I the only person who thinks that looks the shizzle as it is??[/quote]
'Shizzle' is such a cool word.. put an 'n' in it and it becomes 'Shnizzle' which is even better...
i'd go with Hampster - "Pearloid - aged, cream or smoke"

[artisan]

[quote name='Hamster' post='142144' date='Feb 17 2008, 10:22 PM']Pearloid - aged, cream or smoke

Hamster[/quote]

after a lot of thoughti think you maybee correct-any idea were i can get one ?
WD don't list 'em for an MIM.
cheers.

[Jono Bolton]

[quote name='artisan' post='142666' date='Feb 18 2008, 07:01 PM']after a lot of thoughti think you maybee correct-any idea were i can get one ?
WD don't list 'em for an MIM.
cheers.[/quote]

Yes they do. They have lots. [url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/category/Pickguards/Fender_Basses/Precision_Bass%AE_Mexican"]MIM scratchplates[/url]

[Tait]

i think it looks good as it is, dont bother changing it.

EDIT: if you do change it, dont go for tort!

EDIT 2: by the way, what colour is that? and is it a mex standard?

Edited February 18, 2008 by lwtait

[mhuk]

£15 for a pearloid one from here (a Venom one,maybe):

[url="http://www.highlystrung.co.uk/acatalog/Pickguards__electric_guitar.html"]http://www.highlystrung.co.uk/acatalog/Pic...ric_guitar.html[/url]