Update: Tort or Pearl scratchplate on my Jazz - what do you think?

[Skinnyman]

I like pearl 'guards.

I'd have pearl on them both and risk being burned as a witch.....

 

[spencer.b]

I'm such a geek for authenticity with fender basses so for me black has a white guard or black for a post 75 vibe never tort

[Marc S]

13 minutes ago, spencer.b said:

I'm such a geek for authenticity with fender basses so for me black has a white guard or black for a post 75 vibe never tort

Ah, the fretless MIJ is a '62 RI...

So should I keep to Tort? Hmmm

[Skinnyman]

6 minutes ago, Marc S said:

Ah, the fretless MIJ is a '62 RI...

So should I keep to Tort? Hmmm

He just said ‘never tort’.

Pearl On The Black Bass. End of....

[LITTLEWING]

Tort.

 

Also, your pups look really low. What gap you got there?

[visog]

Tort. Final answer.

[Maude]

3 minutes ago, visog said:

Tort. Final answer.

Although the real answer is 3 ply black. 

[Ricky 4000]

12 hours ago, Skinnyman said:

I like pearl 'guards.

I'd have pearl on them both and risk being burned as a witch.....

 

It looks OK if you're a Misissippi river boat gambler! 😃

2 minutes ago, Maude said:

Although the real answer is 3 ply black. 

Black white black or 3 plys of black?

[Maude]

3 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said:

It looks OK if you're a Misissippi river boat gambler! 😃

Black white black or 3 plys of black?

B/W/B .

I actually have a bit of a thing for single ply scratchplates but the white middle of a b/w/b makes the scratchplate stand out nicely against the black lower bout and horn of a sunburst. 

Unfortunately the options provided in the OP are wrong and not quite so wrong 😁

[Skinnyman]

57 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said:

It looks OK if you're a Misissippi river boat gambler! 😃

And howdy-do-dee to you, young Sir. Ah sho' am glad to make yo' acquaintance. P'haps you'd like to join me at the tables for a friendly game and share a mint julep to ward off the heat of the evenin'?

This ole thing? Why it's mah granpappy's ole jazz bass geetar. Looks mahty fine with the white pickguard, don' it?

[Ricky 4000]

1 hour ago, Maude said:

B/W/B .

I actually have a bit of a thing for single ply scratchplates but the white middle of a b/w/b makes the scratchplate stand out nicely against the black lower bout and horn of a sunburst. 

Unfortunately the options provided in the OP are wrong and not quite so wrong 😁

Hrm, I do have an interest in this, because at xmas, I bought a (left handed) Bass Collection 'Jive' (Jazz), for m'lado (lefty only available in old man 'burst with old man white scratchplate).

So I was thinking - solid black or BWB might modernise the thing, a bit... plus a paintjob would be better...

Anyhoo, it's nice to hear from somebody who's right!

7 minutes ago, Skinnyman said:

And howdy-do-dee to you, young Sir. Ah sho' am glad to make yo' acquaintance. P'haps you'd like to join me at the tables for a friendly game and share a mint julep to ward off the heat of the evenin'?

This ole thing? Why it's mah granpappy's ole jazz bass geetar. Looks mahty fine with the white pickguard, don' it?

That's fine, you old fool - except you're in the 1890s, and the Jazz wasn't invented 'til 1960. 😃

[Skinnyman]

13 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said:

That's fine, you old fool - except you're in the 1890s, and the Jazz wasn't invented 'til 1960. 😃

Haha! Call me Doc, Marty, call me Doc 😀

[paulmcnamara]

I like pearl scratch plates but a sunburst jazz needs a tort s/p. The older ones are slightly different as you can see in my '83 Fullerton re issue...........

[Stingray5]

I dunno where you woz taught, but I woz always taught, a guard on a 'burst Jazz has gotta be tort!

Edited June 15, 2019 by Stingray5

[Aidan63]

personally I like w/b/w on a burst Jazz with rosewood board

clearly I am the only one 🙄

[Grahambythesea]

Tort

[paulmcnamara]

What I really don't like is a tort on black........ just got a Sire Marcus Miller tort on black....... maybe change to white pearl!

[Skinnyman]

1 hour ago, paulmcnamara said:

What I really don't like is a tort on black........ just got a Sire Marcus Miller tort on black....... maybe change to white pearl!

A man of taste, clearly.

White pearl on black every time. Do it 😀

[casapete]

Tort on black works for me, but then so does white pearl. Only one thing for it.....fight!!!

[knirirr]

1 hour ago, Skinnyman said:

A man of taste, clearly.

White pearl on black every time. Do it 😀

I would have to agree.

[Skinnyman]

39 minutes ago, knirirr said:

I would have to agree.

That's niiiiiiiiice 😀

[knirirr]

18 minutes ago, Skinnyman said:

That's niiiiiiiiice 😀

 

[ead]

Yeah, white pearl on black for a Geddy look?

[Wonky2]

On 25/04/2019 at 18:36, Maude said:

Never ever, under any circumstance should a pearl scratchplate be fitted to anything other than a Hofner. 

🙂

 

On 26/04/2019 at 08:59, casapete said:

Probably agree, although I have seen a Stingray sporting a pearl plate which looked pretty good.

My mm Sterling has a jiz spangled plate🙄

(I say tort, but it’s predictable)....

[Davo-London]

Tort for PM.

Don't like black basses so my view on that is irrelevant.  The only exception is all black (body and scratchplate) with maple neck.  That's the only time I like black basses.

Peace

Davo