moley6knipe Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I’m being THAT guy. I love this bass more than oxygen but the white scratchplate isn’t sexy enough. So a Tort guard from WD would be sexier, right?? Am I right? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Mint > Tort > White Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulhauser Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 White pearloid is the best of both worlds for me..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 With natural/maple I`d go for black first, tort second 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 I've got a white Precision and a white Jazz - both have tort guards, wouldn't look right with anything else. Both have rosewood boards, though. Yours needs something dark to give it a bit of contrast, I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 I’m with Lozz, Natural and black works and natural and tort works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moley6knipe Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share Posted June 18, 2021 Thanks folks!! White Pearl is a good shout too. Black’s what most folks change these to judging by results of web search. Hmm WD do a nice black abalone too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) What?! We're not talking about the elephant in the room? That is triple ply! You must take it off now for shame! Single ply white > the others (on a fender). Edited June 18, 2021 by bloke_zero Fender 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 21 minutes ago, bloke_zero said: Single ply white 🤢 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 33 minutes ago, Ricky Rioli said: 🤢 Steer clear from 50's fenders then! It all went wrong in 60's when they went 3 ply... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 I put black on both of mine - apologies for double 3 ply-ness... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moley6knipe Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share Posted June 18, 2021 Oh VERY nice. I’m leaning towards plain black now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Tort is the way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, rushbo said: Tort is the way. I think that you've proven that it isn't! Black for me! Edited June 18, 2021 by EBS_freak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 1 minute ago, EBS_freak said: I think that you've proven that it isn't! Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Of course mine is right and yours is wrong... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Tan leather!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 19 minutes ago, rushbo said: Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Of course mine is right and yours is wrong... Indeed. Thats what makes the world go round. My opinion is always wrong - and I'm not even married. I'm used to it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegs07 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) Natural wood- black or if possible no pick guard for me. Edited June 18, 2021 by tegs07 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 I love the quote from the father in "My big fat Greek wedding" when asked if it was OK to disagree with him. Paraphrased: "Of course not, as long as you don't mind being wrong". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 1 minute ago, TheGreek said: I love the quote from the father in "My big fat Greek wedding" when asked if it was OK to disagree with him. Paraphrased: "Of course not, as long as you don't mind being wrong". Richie Blackmore had a T shirt made which read "Everyone is entitled to my opinion". (I have to admit that the black plate on that natural Dimension does look pretty lovely). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Just to add, it can also depend on the tort, I had one on a natural jazz and it didn’t look that good because it had too much red, I changed it for a darker red/brown tort and it looked great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moley6knipe Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share Posted June 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Reggaebass said: Just to add, it can also depend on the tort, I had one on a natural jazz and it didn’t look that good because it had too much red, I changed it for a darker red/brown tort and it looked great True enough. Get the impression WD’s are more red than brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 52 minutes ago, moley6knipe said: True enough. Get the impression WD’s are more red than brown. Yeah, I went for this one in the end, it’s the vintage 62 type which was darker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulderpet Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Anything is an improvement over white, can't stand white pickguards, they really make a bass look cheap. Just recently swapped the white pearloid pickguard on my Ibanez Mezzo for a black pickguard and it looks so much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub_junkie Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I liked the black at first but the parchment white one grew on me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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