2pods Posted December 7 Share Posted December 7 .......and after all that I chickened out, and in the words of Pat Travers "Go For What You Know" and went for This Ibby Sorry for wasting everybody's time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted December 9 Share Posted December 9 On 07/12/2024 at 17:40, neepheid said: I left it out on the stand with the guard off where I would see it often to make sure I knew what I wanted. I like the look of it without the guard, but I despise pointless screws in the body, and I hate pointless holes worse. I CBA filling the holes, so the clear guard is the compromise. I think that looks rather tasty without the guard! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 9 Author Share Posted December 9 1 hour ago, eude said: I think that looks rather tasty without the guard! Me too - Brian is on the case making me a clear guard, hopefully will get it this week. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted December 9 Share Posted December 9 34 minutes ago, neepheid said: Me too - Brian is on the case making me a clear guard, hopefully will get it this week. Sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 12 Author Share Posted December 12 Pickguard arrived yesterday, and here are the final results - I'm done tinkering with this now, it's as perfect as I can be arsed making it! 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bam Posted December 12 Share Posted December 12 22 minutes ago, neepheid said: Pickguard arrived yesterday, and here are the final results - I'm done tinkering with this now, it's as perfect as I can be arsed making it! Looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted December 12 Share Posted December 12 35 minutes ago, neepheid said: Pickguard arrived yesterday, and here are the final results - I'm done tinkering with this now, it's as perfect as I can be arsed making it! Stunning 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2pods Posted December 12 Share Posted December 12 It not only looks great, but there's a bit of an optical illusion (for me anyway). The scratchplate seems "sunken" rather than being on top of the body. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 12 Author Share Posted December 12 13 minutes ago, 2pods said: It not only looks great, but there's a bit of an optical illusion (for me anyway). The scratchplate seems "sunken" rather than being on top of the body. Yes, I've seen that too at certain angles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBiscuit Posted December 12 Share Posted December 12 Isn't it just the edge of the plastic..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 12 Author Share Posted December 12 5 minutes ago, BassBiscuit said: Isn't it just the edge of the plastic..? Yes, it is. And while my brain knows that it's sitting proud of the surface of the body by 4mm or so, my eyes feed back a picture sometimes that looks like it's sunken into the body instead because of an optical illusion, probably based upon the way the light is hitting the edges of the pickguard, or how it's reflected/refracted/whatever. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted December 12 Share Posted December 12 It looks way more interesting this way than it would if the screw holes had been filled & painted and it was just a flat mass of colour 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 12 Share Posted December 12 4 hours ago, neepheid said: Yes, it is. And while my brain knows that it's sitting proud of the surface of the body by 4mm or so, my eyes feed back a picture sometimes that looks like it's sunken into the body instead because of an optical illusion, probably based upon the way the light is hitting the edges of the pickguard, or how it's reflected/refracted/whatever. Me too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrikmarky Posted December 12 Share Posted December 12 (edited) On 07/12/2024 at 17:42, 2pods said: I agree. No plate would mean all sorts of bother. It looks good though, be even better when your plate arrives I did put a clear on My Z3 ..sorry I’ve hijacked the z7 thread with a z3 ..😀 Edited December 12 by patrikmarky 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drTStingray Posted December 12 Share Posted December 12 7 hours ago, neepheid said: Pickguard arrived yesterday, and here are the final results - I'm done tinkering with this now, it's as perfect as I can be arsed making it! Looks good but, if you’ll excuse the expression, what a lot of knobs. A veritable knob farm… Don’t you find that challenging on gigs? I find it bad enough with my Musicman Bongos - although the 24 frets are more likely to confuse me as they contradict muscle memory at the dusty end!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted December 12 Author Share Posted December 12 10 minutes ago, drTStingray said: Looks good but, if you’ll excuse the expression, what a lot of knobs. A veritable knob farm… Don’t you find that challenging on gigs? I find it bad enough with my Musicman Bongos - although the 24 frets are more likely to confuse me as they contradict muscle memory at the dusty end!! Nah, I'm a set and forget merchant. I bought the Z7 because I like how it looks. The last time I changed the settings on the Z7 on the fly I was playing on a boomy stage and had to roll the bass back a bit. And no, I didn't have to stop someone and ask for directions to my bass pot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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