White > Tort

[moley6knipe]

I’m being THAT guy. I love this bass more than oxygen but the white scratchplate isn’t sexy enough.

So a Tort guard from WD would be sexier, right?? Am I right?

[Doctor J]

Mint > Tort > White

[Paulhauser]

White pearloid is the best of both worlds for me.....

[Lozz196]

With natural/maple I`d go for black first, tort second

[FinnDave]

I've got a white Precision and a white Jazz - both have tort guards, wouldn't look right with anything else. Both have rosewood boards, though. Yours needs something dark to give it a bit of contrast, I reckon.

[Reggaebass]

I’m with Lozz, Natural and black works and natural and tort works 

[moley6knipe]

Thanks folks!! White Pearl is a good shout too. Black’s what most folks change these to judging by results of web search. Hmm

WD do a nice black abalone too. 

[bloke_zero]

What?! We're not talking about the elephant in the room? That is triple ply! You must take it off now for shame! Single ply white > the others (on a fender).

Edited June 18, 2021 by bloke_zero
Fender

[Guest]

21 minutes ago, bloke_zero said:

Single ply white

🤢

[bloke_zero]

33 minutes ago, Ricky Rioli said:

🤢

Steer clear from 50's fenders then! It all went wrong in 60's when they went 3 ply...

[Muppet]

I put black on both of mine - apologies for double 3 ply-ness...

 

[moley6knipe]

Oh VERY nice. I’m leaning towards plain black now!

[rushbo]

Tort is the way.

[EBS_freak]

4 minutes ago, rushbo said:

Tort is the way.

I think that you've proven that it isn't!

 

Black for me!

Edited June 18, 2021 by EBS_freak

[rushbo]

1 minute ago, EBS_freak said:

I think that you've proven that it isn't!

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

 

 

Of course mine is right and yours is wrong...

[TheGreek]

Tan leather!!!

[EBS_freak]

19 minutes ago, rushbo said:

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

 

 

Of course mine is right and yours is wrong...

Indeed. Thats what makes the world go round.

My opinion is always wrong - and I'm not even married. I'm used to it.

[tegs07]

Natural wood- black or if possible no pick guard for me.

Edited June 18, 2021 by tegs07

[TheGreek]

I love the quote from the father in "My big fat Greek wedding" when asked if it was OK to disagree with him. Paraphrased:

"Of course not, as long as you don't mind being wrong".

[rushbo]

1 minute ago, TheGreek said:

I love the quote from the father in "My big fat Greek wedding" when asked if it was OK to disagree with him. Paraphrased:

"Of course not, as long as you don't mind being wrong".

Richie Blackmore had a T shirt made which read "Everyone is entitled to my opinion".

(I have to admit that the black plate on that natural Dimension does look pretty lovely).

[Reggaebass]

Just to add, it can also depend on the tort, I had one on a natural jazz and it didn’t look that good because it had too much red, I changed it for a darker red/brown tort and it looked great 

[moley6knipe]

1 hour ago, Reggaebass said:

Just to add, it can also depend on the tort, I had one on a natural jazz and it didn’t look that good because it had too much red, I changed it for a darker red/brown tort and it looked great 

True enough. Get the impression WD’s are more red than brown.

[Reggaebass]

52 minutes ago, moley6knipe said:

True enough. Get the impression WD’s are more red than brown.

Yeah, I went for this one in the end, it’s the vintage 62 type which was darker 

[shoulderpet]

Anything is an improvement over white, can't stand white pickguards, they really make a bass look cheap. Just recently swapped the white pearloid pickguard on my Ibanez Mezzo for a black pickguard and it looks so much better

[dub_junkie]

I liked the black at first but the parchment white one grew on me.