White > Tort

[Reggaebass]

6 hours ago, dub_junkie said:

 

That’s well nice, I like the black one myself, Not quite the same but it looks similar to my Sandberg 

[stewblack]

Usually I assume anyone choosing anything other than tort is drunk or suffering from a brain injury. 

However, it appears that life is not so straightforward as I thought. 

Bought a tort guard for one of my PB50s and it didn't work 🤷🏻‍♂️. On either of them.

Go (as the Americans say) figure. 

[moley6knipe]

Lovely to see so many dimensions on here! I’m a massive fan… I just can’t stop touching it! 😲

So far I think my order of pref is now:

1. brown tort

2. black

3. Red tort

4. Black pearl 

Hmm. Need to make me a gallery. Wish I had photoshop and the ability to use it! 

Edited June 19, 2021 by moley6knipe
Changed my mind again innit

[moley6knipe]

Right. We’re going with brown tort - @Reggaebass takes the points for this round. Genuine thanks for all the input folks… I love the fact that other people in this world care about the small (but important!) stuff.

If anyone with experience of WD ‘guards knows what “clear removable masked top” means then please enlighten me! I guess “protective, removable covering to protect it in transit”?! I’ll mail them. Now to check thickness and bevel angle… who knew?!

wdmusic

“Made from four layer faux brown tortoise PVC material consisting of faux brown tortoise shell/cream/black/cream with a clear removable masked top. Thickness .110 in./2.79mm.”

Edited June 20, 2021 by moley6knipe
Props

[delapoer]

On 19/06/2021 at 01:12, dub_junkie said:

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

Mine is just like this but with Rotosound black nylon wound strings, it looks very good.

[redbandit599]

On 18/06/2021 at 22:47, shoulderpet said:

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

What colour is your Mezzo? I've got the sparkly sea foamish green version and am considering swapping to a black plate too. A picture would be ace if possible?🙂

White plates always look a bit 'cabaret' to me 😄

 

[shoulderpet]

On 20/06/2021 at 15:42, redbandit599 said:

What colour is your Mezzo? I've got the sparkly sea foamish green version and am considering swapping to a black plate too. A picture would be ace if possible?🙂

White plates always look a bit 'cabaret' to me 😄

 

Is the red one, I hate white pickguards as they look so cheap, also I felt that as it was such a lovely colour it seemed a shame to have such a cr*p colour pickguard, the black pickguard was a huge improvement

[redbandit599]

1 hour ago, shoulderpet said:

Is the red one, I hate white pickguards as they look so cheap, also I felt that as it was such a lovely colour it seemed a shame to have such a cr*p colour pickguard, the black pickguard was a huge improvement

 

Thanks @shoulderpetThat looks really classy, think I'll get a black one ordered too - some interesting mods there!

[moley6knipe]

2 hours ago, shoulderpet said:

Is the red one, I hate white pickguards as they look so cheap, also I felt that as it was such a lovely colour it seemed a shame to have such a cr*p colour pickguard, the black pickguard was a huge improvement

That IS a nice red. Looks great with the black and maple. Never played an Ibby I didn’t like. My old BTB will need to be buried with me. Too heavy to use any more but it’s a good ‘un!

[shoulderpet]

On 21/06/2021 at 17:12, shoulderpet said:

Is the red one, I hate white pickguards as they look so cheap, also I felt that as it was such a lovely colour it seemed a shame to have such a cr*p colour pickguard, the black pickguard was a huge improvement

 

And not to hijack the thread but now having 1 spare pickguard I did what any self respecting basschatter with a Halfords 5 minutes walk away and got some spray paint for my spare pickguard so now I have a gold one as well, not sure which one I prefer 

 

 

Edited July 14, 2021 by shoulderpet

[moley6knipe]

The gold is even nicer in my opinion!

[shoulderpet]

On 12/07/2021 at 23:50, moley6knipe said:

The gold is even nicer in my opinion!

Thanks, still can decide, I think the only sensible thing to do is get another Mezzo bass and slap a black pickguard on it  lol

[moley6knipe]

Sure!! Everyone should have a spare, right?

[Reggaebass]

Nothing wrong with that, I had a spare pickguard in the drawer a while ago, so I just had to buy another bass for it to go on 😁

[moley6knipe]

I can’t wait for my brown tort guard to arrive…. Still got weeks to go but I’m excited!!

[fretmeister]

Tort is nasty in all circumstances.

 

[Reggaebass]

7 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

Tort is nasty in all circumstances.

 

I loved it on this 🙂

[moley6knipe]

And here’s the finished thing…. New brown tort guard. I love it! Needs a new pickup selector tip though…. Forgot about that! 😁

[Reggaebass]

That’s looking superb, nice job 👍 

[Guest]

It's interestingly shaped end beyond the row of knobs seems to be particularly enjoying the change to tort 

[moley6knipe]

1 hour ago, Reggaebass said:

That’s looking superb, nice job 👍 

 

Thanks! Superb shout on the brown tort, this is your doing…. My hat is off!

[moley6knipe]

11 minutes ago, Ricky Rioli said:

It's interestingly shaped end beyond the row of knobs seems to be particularly enjoying the change to tort 

It’s a 5 ply guard, so a touch deeper than standard… at certain angles it IS pleasing to the eye 😁

[Geek99]

On 14/07/2021 at 12:48, fretmeister said:

Tort is nasty in all circumstances.

 

Who let him into Tort-fest?

[fretmeister]

12 hours ago, Geek99 said:

Who let him into Tort-fest?

The annoying thing is that I’m a bit bored with the harshness of my black plate on my white / rosewood P and I want a change and I don’t want white…

[Geek99]

13 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

The annoying thing is that I’m a bit bored with the harshness of my black plate on my white / rosewood P and I want a change and I don’t want white…

You want some tort.