Tort on Black........

[Creeper]

I’ve never liked Tort on black basses before, something just didn’t seem right. However after a bit of bass in bass out upgrading downgrading nonsense, I ended up with a 1969 Tort pickguard. 

I strapped it to a bit of ply to stop it from shrinking as the only bass I had to put it on is a black USA Geddy Lee Jazz bass, and not liking Tort on black I never thought to give it a go.

however!

tonight I thought “sod it, let’s give it a go”, and all of a sudden I love Tort on black 😁

[Reggaebass]

That looks great  loving the neck too

[Geek99]

Hot ....

[Reggaebass]

I did the same to an old jazz of mine  the white pickguard went yellow 

[Dood]

Yeah that looks pretty tasty actually! I think for me it has to be the 'right' tort. Too orangey our light red doesn't look good to me. I do like the dark brown and the red you have. Especially that satin/worn look rather than brand new and shiny!

Now, where's my spare plate gone I can try out again heh!

[fender73]

Winner - looks great

[Creeper]

What about silver knobs or is just going too far??????

[discreet]

Generally I'd say no, but it's a very nice bit of tort and it helps that it's a maple neck. Modern tort and rosewood would be a no-no. IMHO.

[Creeper]

47 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

That looks great  loving the neck too

I must say that the necks on these USA Geddy Lees Jazz basses are superb...

[MartinB]

I love tort on black, but for me it only works with a dark wood fingerboard 🤷‍♂️

[Sibob]

I’m going against the grain and saying nope.....black on black for me!

Si

[Grahambythesea]

Tort on Black - handsome. Much better than white or black.

[stingrayPete1977]

I like tort on black but not with the pearloid blocks I'm afraid. 

Edited July 28, 2018 by stingrayPete1977

[Machines]

My Cort GB35 with Wilkinson bridge and pickups looks alright. 

[4000]

What converted me was a 65 P in the Gallery. Best P I ever played and looked great. 

[Lozz196]

@creeper, that looks great.

 

[Geek99]

Like the way you’ve rubbed the brown shoe polish into the white edges of the Tort to relic it up properly ...  

[stingrayPete1977]

6 hours ago, Machines said:

My Cort GB35 with Wilkinson bridge and pickups looks alright. 

Yeah the pearloid looks OK there against the dark board rather than maple, but then it commits the crime of having rear routed pots but a scratch plate with no control plate! 

That said one of the best basses I ever played was the same, an Xotic jazz. 

[rodney72a]

Tort looks good on pretty much everything apart from blues and greens.

[RandomBass]

That's a pretty bit of tort, there. And does indeed work well with black and maple. Like discreet said, i think most modern torts don't seem to have that 'thing" going on like yours does.

[Merton]

On 28/07/2018 at 20:22, stingrayPete1977 said:

Yeah the pearloid looks OK there against the dark board rather than maple, but then it commits the crime of having rear routed pots but a scratch plate with no control plate! 

That said one of the best basses I ever played was the same, an Xotic jazz. 

That’s pretty much exactly what I’m about to have made for me by Mike Walsh 😂

[EmmettC]

I had a black strat with white scratch plate, most boring looking guitar ever, looked so much better with tort.

On 02/08/2018 at 03:00, rodney72a said:

Tort looks good on pretty much everything apart from blues and greens.

Totally agree, tort on shell pink is the ultimate combo.

[thebuckets]

I replaced my white guard with tort on my P and love it. Very foxton FTJ

[Reggaebass]

On 06/08/2018 at 22:59, EmmettC said:

I had a black strat with white scratch plate, most boring looking guitar ever, looked so much better with tort.

Totally agree, tort on shell pink is the ultimate combo.

Tort on my shell pink looks good 

[miles'tone]

White or mint on black for me. Not tort sorry.