Rich Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Ever since playing Si's Shuker P-5 earlier in the year, I've been GASsing for a P bass of some sort. Anyway, as an experiment I've managed to score a cheap P body (manufacturer unknown) from fleaBay and I'm planning to put the neck from my Squier Jazz on it. The body is in a natural finish but the lacquer is quite dark, like a rich honey colour. The question is... which colour scratchplate? My favourite is pearly white but I don't know if it'd work. I don't like tort plates, so that's definitely out. So, audience... given the choice of [b]3-ply black[/b], [b]3-ply white[/b], [b]pearly white[/b] or [b]pearly black[/b], which would you choose? Or is there something else you'd consider? (brass? sexy but expensive) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Abalone (If you want to be different), Pearl Black, Pearly White In that order for me (although we need pics to confirm) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 [quote name='Rich' post='1312511' date='Jul 22 2011, 11:16 AM']Ever since playing Si's Shuker P-5 earlier in the year, I've been GASsing for a P bass of some sort. Anyway, as an experiment I've managed to score a cheap P body (manufacturer unknown) from fleaBay and I'm planning to put the neck from my Squier Jazz on it. The body is in a natural finish but the lacquer is quite dark, like a rich honey colour. The question is... which colour scratchplate? My favourite is pearly white but I don't know if it'd work. I don't like tort plates, so that's definitely out. So, audience... given the choice of [b]3-ply black[/b], [b]3-ply white[/b], [b]pearly white[/b] or [b]pearly black[/b], which would you choose? Or is there something else you'd consider? (brass? sexy but expensive)[/quote] Black guards look nice with natural, in the Marcus Miller/jazz style, or for something a bit different, a gold anodized guard would like nice (£15), but in my opinion, only with a maple neck, rosewood necks in my opinion don't look great with natural bodies full stop. So if your squire neck is maple, then eiether black or anodized would look great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 I'd go for a cream pearl plate rather than white. I had a P Deluxe with a cream pearl plate, and it gave it a really nice worn in look. To me, black wouldn't look right with a honey coloured body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Actually what about a wooden plate? If you have a rosewood fretboard then rosewood plate could look nice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 On a natural wood finish, black every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 It's a P bass, just play it and don't look at it! You've got plenty of other tasty basses to look at..... It's like walking over from your barn full of Ferraris and Bugattis and asking what colour plough would look good on your tractor. I can't even remember what pickguard my P bass has on it, all I know is it feels good to go agricultural once in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 I have a jazz and a P in Buttercotch blonde (not quite honey but close) and both have black plates, quite like the look myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 [/quote] To me, black wouldn't look right with a honey coloured body. [/quote] Its a matter of taste obviously, but Fender's colour combi of choice for natural/blonde, has always been a black guard, from the 50's through to present day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Black. Black as the King of Hell's waistcoat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Undead Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 I'd go for black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 RF52, I hear you about the maple neck. That'd be my 1st choice too, unfortunately my Jazz neck isn't. If it works out, i'll probably get a maple neck at a later date. I had wondered about an anodised plate. [quote name='skankdelvar' post='1312738' date='Jul 22 2011, 01:06 PM']Black. Black as the King of Hell's waistcoat.[/quote] Pfff. It's a well-known fact that his waistcoat is Burberry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Black works on anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davout Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 What makes a guitar/Bass look classy is really in the eye of the beholder, so you can only be happy with your choice. Personally I think that Black only looks good with either Black or White. If I had to choose , I would go for a nice Brown Tortoiseshell scratchplate on a Natural wood finished body. Now that is classy ! Check out the old Fender 'Hot Rod' P.Bass range from around year 2000. They did a Natural & a transparent Orange version, both with Torty scratchplates, & they were gorgeous with the Ash grain showing through the lacguer. I know, cos I had one. Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 Thanks Tony... unfortunately tort is out as i really [i]really[/i] don't like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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