Jean-Luc Pickguard

Beyond the shape of the pickguard, when talking about tort pickguards it is unfair to lump it all together as there is a huge difference between beautiful tort and fugly tort. Beautiful tort: Fugly tort:

One of the members of my first band from about 40 years ago is still a good mate, however I recently heard that the other member sadly passed away a few years ago.

These things Flea was flogging several years ago had a particularly uninspired pickguard designed by drawing around a plate and plonking it on the body as if to say 'that'll do.'

You Wear It Well — Rod Stewart

Nothing wrong with a Danelectro. The clear pickguard on my blueburst longhorn is rather tasteful.

This book arrived from Amazon just now. I'm looking forward to reading it when I have time. Has anyone here already read it? Or perhaps you have it on your xmas list? The Bastard Instrument: A Cultural History of the Electric Bass

I didn't realise that hipshot made replacements for the Gotoh GB1 tuners that come on Japanese and some MiM Fender Mustangs, but I saw this new set of HB-10 with lollipops on ebay and I couldn't resist. This type of tuner has a narrower string post than most Fender-type tuners so the HB-10s are the only replacement set for basses using GB1s that don't require any modification to the wood. They came from a dealer in the US so they weren't cheap. The total cost inc shipping & taxes was £12, but there were no nasty surprises as the taxes etc were paid up front with ebay shipping. I have just fitted them to my Siennaburst Player Mustang and they feel lovely & smooth like the hipshots on my JMJs and the lollipops look the biz.

Locomotive Breath — Jethro Tull

I like the Boss CEB-3 bass chorus where you can apply the chorus to just the high frequencies without making the low end go warbly.

How very dare you

That's nothing compared to the Fender JP-90

Born To Be Mild — Steppenwolf

The Rickenbacker 4001/3 pickguard shape works on a Ric as it is an iconic design, however on the Jackson X series, it is ridiculous.

Just thought of another

We've had threads about ugly headstocks, but I don't recall seeing one about hideous pickguards. A few that I consider to be absolute munters: something based on the shape of the pickguard on a Les Paul jnr or special double cut would have been so much better This one gets extra points for the horrible grey pearloid apologies if any of these are amongst your favourites

Spinach Wheel — Blood, Sweat & Tears

Mr Slater's Carrot — The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band

The Cauliflowers of Romance — PiL

Or even Bootsy-full — super funky This is such a fantastic colour. I already have Vintage pros in all three of the original colours so although I really want a sparkly purple one, its unlikely to happen.

Too Drunk To Duck — Dead Kennedys

Is the average IQ of a drummer?

Down The Dustpipe — Status Quo

Birmingham — Shovels & Rope