Cat Burrito Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 (edited) I saw a beautiful combination of the white pickguard on a CIJ Fender 51 P-bass and have got one on order myself - I own the bass so it's just the white pickguard coming from the US on order. I actually use a thumb rest as part of my style situated above the E string between the pickup ashtray cover and the last fret. My question is what colour, ahem, should the thumb rest be? Is black plastic going to look tacky or traditional? Bear in mind it's not in the traditional place. Should I hide this addition by getting a white one OR should I go for a wooden one? Not *my* bass but it will look something like this Edited August 15, 2009 by BurritoBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Black and TBH I think a black pickguard would look great too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted August 15, 2009 Author Share Posted August 15, 2009 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='570067' date='Aug 15 2009, 05:20 PM']Black and TBH I think a black pickguard would look great too.[/quote] It does but I like to chop & change as it makes my basses look fresher & reduces GAS! At present my bass looks like the attached. I just fancy a change for some gigs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bythesea Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I like black but if you want something different you could have a look [url="http://www.classicguitarboxes.com/thumb_rests.php"]here[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Very pretty TBH giving me a little GAS. I'm a fan of brightening up basses too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 I smugly voted for option 4 - I think you should go chrome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcrow Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 black..it can be filthy and still have pazazz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 i like the contrast of the black pickguard so i voted for that one. The white looks nice too though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Check out www.gbase.com to see how the originals look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 [quote name='bythesea' post='570073' date='Aug 15 2009, 05:24 PM']I like black but if you want something different you could have a look [url="http://www.classicguitarboxes.com/thumb_rests.php"]here[/url] [/quote] They are really nice, I had an ebony one on my headless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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