JTUK Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 [quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1417691071' post='2623030'] Such a tricky thing to get right, any other colour is easy [/quote] It is, and you need to be careful of the cheaper WD plates as they looked awful to me. They are located, iirc. right next door to Sims so I went straight across the road to get one made. The price difference was around £30 compared to £65... but there was a world of difference between the two and Sims scanned and cut mine perfectly. The WD ones were off the shelf. It depends what you are putting it on..?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 [quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1417691215' post='2623035'] Thanks for the info, I hadn't thought about truss rods! the neck I have on order has heal adjustment and the body doesn't have an access slot [/quote] Just cut one in and sand it smooth No biggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rungles Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Buy a clear one and print your own background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1417692276' post='2623056'] It depends what you are putting it on..?? [/quote] I'm not sure what the body is, I'm guessing it's a cheap Squier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 [quote name='rungles' timestamp='1417701667' post='2623190'] Buy a clear one and print your own background. [/quote] I quite like the idea, I might do that on one of my Jazz basses but using an old comic as a background. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 But not a jazz mag... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 [quote name='Geek99' timestamp='1417704172' post='2623244'] But not a jazz mag... [/quote] No it would be too much of a distraction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH161 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 I've got some of all of these - real ones, WD, Fender reissue tort and some odd bad printed ones. The real ones still look best to me, but WD is the best of the bunch after that. Can't speak on Spitfire as I haven't got one yet - although I have one on order - not a cheap option though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rungles Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 One of the best pickguards I ever bought was a Stentor red tort. Not cheap by any means but very nicely made. [url="http://www.guitarbitz.com/guitar-parts-c29/scratchplates-backplates-c38/stentor-p-bass-scratchplate-red-tortoiseshell-p699"]http://www.guitarbitz.com/guitar-parts-c29/scratchplates-backplates-c38/stentor-p-bass-scratchplate-red-tortoiseshell-p699[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 [quote name='CH161' timestamp='1417707798' post='2623299'] I've got some of all of these - real ones, WD, Fender reissue tort and some odd bad printed ones. The real ones still look best to me, but WD is the best of the bunch after that. Can't speak on Spitfire as I haven't got one yet - although I have one on order - not a cheap option though. [/quote] Normally I'd be up for whatever looks the best but this is a cheap bitsa P I'm putting together so I still have a Precision in the arsenal when I come to sell my '76 I couldn't justify a new WD or Spitfire. What do you think of the Fender RI one's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 [quote name='rungles' timestamp='1417708167' post='2623306'] One of the best pickguards I ever bought was a Stentor red tort. Not cheap by any means but very nicely made. [url="http://www.guitarbitz.com/guitar-parts-c29/scratchplates-backplates-c38/stentor-p-bass-scratchplate-red-tortoiseshell-p699"]http://www.guitarbit...toiseshell-p699[/url] [/quote] To my old eyes that Stentor looks pretty good, what do you all think? http://images.guitarbitz.com/images/products/1308066781-32648000.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rungles Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Japanese too, which counts for a lot in my book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH161 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 The Fender ones aren't too bad. Better than most digitally printed ones. They are expensive though, twice the price of the Stentor and look pretty similar from that pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 If the stuff the Bass Doc used was from WD, then I'd go for that. I had a Bass Doc tort scratchplate for my P Bass that looked really nice, I would have kept it if it weren't for the fact that the scratchplate was so poorly made. In hindsight I should have bought the WD one instead and paid the extra £20 for one that fit properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH161 Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 For reference here's a WD on my Sea Foam Green 65 Precision... [url="http://s47.photobucket.com/user/CHinvisible/media/IMG_3152_zps205a28b8.jpg.html"][/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 [quote name='Jono Bolton' timestamp='1417711969' post='2623378'] I had a Bass Doc tort scratchplate for my P Bass that looked really nice, I would have kept it if it weren't for the fact that the scratchplate was so poorly made. [/quote] Really? that's the 1st bad word I've had re Bass Doc's work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 [quote name='CH161' timestamp='1417712451' post='2623385'] For reference here's a WD on my Sea Foam Green 65 Precision... [url="http://s47.photobucket.com/user/CHinvisible/media/IMG_3152_zps205a28b8.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Lovely bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1417720776' post='2623484'] Really? that's the 1st bad word I've had re Bass Doc's work. [/quote] Yep. Sent him my original plate so he could match it up exactly (or so he said), massive gap around the neck and the cutout for the pickup was both really jagged and in the wrong position. Edited December 4, 2014 by Jono Bolton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 [quote name='Jono Bolton' timestamp='1417721927' post='2623503'] Yep. Sent him my original plate so he could match it up exactly (or so he said), massive gap around the neck and the cutout found the pickup was both really jagged and in the wrong position. [/quote] Sorry to hear that I've had 3 from him over the years and they have all been spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 [quote name='Rumple' timestamp='1417710104' post='2623340'] To my old eyes that Stentor looks pretty good, what do you all think? http://images.guitarbitz.com/images/products/1308066781-32648000.jpg [/quote] It's not very red in that pic....looks almost like brown tort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1946 Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I've had several from Howard and they were all first class. I really hope and pray he's all right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 [quote name='tom1946' timestamp='1417769072' post='2623786'] I've had several from Howard and they were all first class. I really hope and pray he's all right. [/quote] Me too, there was a thread on here about his retirement due to ill health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) [quote name='CH161' timestamp='1417712451' post='2623385'] For reference here's a WD on my Sea Foam Green 65 Precision... [url="http://s47.photobucket.com/user/CHinvisible/media/IMG_3152_zps205a28b8.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Is that the cheaper or more expensive WD tort? Edited January 8, 2015 by Jono Bolton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH161 Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 [quote name='Jono Bolton' timestamp='1420759352' post='2653255'] Is that the cheaper or more expensive WD tort? [/quote] I don't know to be honest. I've replaced it now with a real tort guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 [quote name='rungles' timestamp='1417701667' post='2623190'] Buy a clear one and print your own background. [/quote] If you gonna go that route, ask TimAl http://www.originalscratchplates.com/ He is a member here and his rates ain't too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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