Pickguard colour recommendations

[Guest MoJo]

I have just picked up another Vintage V4 vintage white P-bass with a rosewood fretboard. The body has yellowed slightly to the colour of vanilla ice cream. It currently sports a white pickguard, which doesn't look out of place, but I feel that it would look better with a different colour pickguard. I'm looking for recommendations, with photos if possible (to help me visualise). Photo of the actual bass, next to my original '70's Punk Rock P-bass' below

 

 

[BrunoBass]

In that context, for me, black looks best. I think you’ve got it right with your punk bass! The maple necked Precision Bass I’m building at the moment will (probably) be aged vintage white with a black ‘guard, a la Squier’s Matt Freeman signature model, which I think looks great (not my picture). Probably not much help, but my thoughts nonetheless 🙂

Edited April 6, 2018 by BrunoBass

[Guest MoJo]

1 minute ago, BrunoBass said:

In that context, for me, black looks better. The maple necked Precision Bass I’m building at the moment will (probably) be aged vintage white with a black ‘guard, a la Squier’s Matt Freeman signature model, which I think looks great (not my picture).

I think black looks better with a maple board as per my bass, on the left, in the above image. Not so sure a black pickguard looks so good on a bass with a rosewood board. 

[Bigwan]

Tort!!!

[BrunoBass]

Go full Paul Simonon and do a paint spatter on the ‘guard.

[Guest MoJo]

38 minutes ago, Bigwan said:

Tort!!!

This is what I was thinking. I'd like to see an example first, if possible

[Bigwan]

You mean like this:

[Guest MoJo]

5 minutes ago, Bigwan said:

You mean like this:

Yes, I like that

[ead]

Tort works for me too.  Not too red though.

[LoneFurrow]

How about gold? 

 

[Cat Burrito]

I have 5 pickguards for my Precision and I chop & change them according to my mood. It also really helps reduce GAS.

[discreet]

Gold is good, but better with maple. Tort is only good if it's good tort, which it won't be unless you spend proper money. In my humble view (as arbiter of good taste for the entire forum)  - a very fine choice would be mint green. I HAVE SPOKEN!!

Edited April 6, 2018 by discreet

[Geek99]

I have great Tort, red, dark brown and

mid brown

[Guest MoJo]

27 minutes ago, discreet said:

Gold is good, but better with maple. Tort is only good if it's good tort, which it won't be unless you spend proper money. In my humble view (as arbiter of good taste for the entire forum)  - a very fine choice would be mint green. I HAVE SPOKEN!!

When you say 'proper money', I had my last custom pickguard made by Sims and it cost me close to £60, as I recall. Would you think I'd get a good tort from Sims?

I'm quite a fan of this look

Edited April 6, 2018 by MoJo

[discreet]

28 minutes ago, MoJo said:

Would you think I'd get a good tort from Sims? I'm quite a fan of this look

It's a good look and no mistake, but I'm probably the wrong one to ask as I'm a bit of a tort perve. I really only like original early 60s to mid 70s tort OR Spitfire Tort, which costs quite a bit. Hence the mint green suggestion. The mint-black-mint 3-ply guard looks really good with aged white (such as old oly white et al) and there are various shades of it. It's not too spendy either.

http://r.ebay.com/RrceGn

Edited April 6, 2018 by discreet

[Maude]

I was going to say mint, but I didn't have a picture to show you. And then Discreet came along and proved the point. 

[mcnach]

mint green...

[Maude]

^^^ There you go, next topic

[discreet]

2 hours ago, mcnach said:

mint green...

Vintage white, mint and maple is just about as good as it gets. Class.

 

[T-Bay]

Another vote for Tort, but as red as possible. It needs a bit of colour.

[FinnDave]

Tort for sure. Even poor tort is better than any other option.

[discreet]

24 minutes ago, FinnDave said:

Even poor tort is better than any other option.

Agggghhhhhhh nnnooooooooo!!!!!

Edited April 6, 2018 by discreet

[Geek99]

I have sone celluloid P Tort to sell but I’m unsure it would fit a non fender 

[Jimothey]

My vote is Mint or Gold like in the previous pics

The pics of tort made me throw up in my mouth a little bit......

[Geek99]

That’s because you’re sick in the head

 

tired of Tort, tired of life