OldGit Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 I'm looking for examples of basses with stylish scratch plates, stuff with curves and proportions that add to the overall aesthetic of the bass rather than just cover a hole or give you somewhere to stick the knobs. I'm not really looking for mainstream P J MM etc types as I'm very familiar with those designs. What else is out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Not a bass, but I love the shape of the guard on my CIJ reissue '72 telecaster thinline like this: some of the funky ones jeannie makes for lakland basses are cool: [url="http://home.comcast.net/~pickguards/home.htm"]http://home.comcast.net/~pickguards/home.htm[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Thunderbird. I'm also a fan of the look of the Traban Basses with the "bigger bridge" where it takes on much the same aesthetic features as a scratch plate, particularly the Phoenix and the Tribal Sun designs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Contenders have to be the Burns range with 3 or 4 piece styling. Mosrite do an interesting style in the 'one piece'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 [quote name='BigRedX' post='480426' date='May 5 2009, 09:56 PM']Thunderbird. I'm also a fan of the look of the Traban Basses with the "bigger bridge" where it takes on much the same aesthetic features as a scratch plate, particularly the Phoenix and the Tribal Sun designs.[/quote] Any contenders in your weird and wonderful collections? I think these add to the style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Italia Mondial Like Bass Doc says, burns have done some nice examples. I rather like the scratchplate-on-top-of-a-scratchplate look of the Sonic. Actually, the Mondial has that as well - I'm beginning to see a theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 [quote name='OldGit' post='480462' date='May 5 2009, 10:33 PM']Any contenders in your weird and wonderful collections? [/quote] What's that? It's luvverly. Yammy SBV comes to mind for oddness + sympathetic scratchplate: I have a blue one & would love a pearl pink plate on it... :ph34r: Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 [quote name='Bassassin' post='480871' date='May 6 2009, 12:27 PM']What's that? It's luvverly.[/quote] [url="http://www.lecomptebass.com/gallery/"]http://www.lecomptebass.com/gallery/[/url] That's the Lecompte PT 1.5, I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Cheers - some of those are stunning. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 [quote name='Bassassin' post='480916' date='May 6 2009, 12:54 PM']Cheers - some of those are stunning. J.[/quote] and some ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 [quote name='OldGit' post='480462' date='May 5 2009, 10:33 PM']Any contenders in your weird and wonderful collections?[/quote] From my personal basses.... Hartke XL-4 Tokai Talbo Traben Phoenix and my favourite, Reverend Rumblefish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 (edited) Ah I suspected you'd have some good ones Are they all silver coloured plastic? Edited May 6, 2009 by OldGit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Ta! The Harkte looks like a thin brushed metal film over black plastic. The Talbo is aluminium sheet. The Traben is part of the bridge so chromed whatever the bridge is made of. The Reverend is the strangest - it looks like a thin semi-opaque white over black which just happens to look silver in certain lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 [quote name='BigRedX' post='481376' date='May 6 2009, 08:16 PM']Ta! The Harkte looks like a thin brushed metal film over black plastic. The Talbo is aluminium sheet. The Traben is part of the bridge so chromed whatever the bridge is made of. The Reverend is the strangest - it looks like a thin semi-opaque white over black which just happens to look silver in certain lights.[/quote] I blame Phil Lynott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kongo Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 [quote name='BigRedX' post='480426' date='May 5 2009, 09:56 PM']Thunderbird. I'm also a fan of the look of the Traban Basses with the "bigger bridge" where it takes on much the same aesthetic features as a scratch plate, particularly the Phoenix and the Tribal Sun designs.[/quote] The Array is nice too...Smaller than the others but still the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 [quote name='OldGit' post='480950' date='May 6 2009, 01:20 PM'][/quote] Do you think he was eating a Lion bar when he sketched that one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted May 7, 2009 Author Share Posted May 7, 2009 (edited) [quote name='thisnameistaken' post='481554' date='May 7 2009, 12:51 AM']Do you think he was eating a Lion bar when he sketched that one?[/quote] Or some "special" cakes Edited May 7, 2009 by OldGit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I don't think it's the shape that makes for the most stylish aeshthetic - It's the material. The coolest looking ones are the transparent persprex ones. They make a bass look seriously cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted May 7, 2009 Author Share Posted May 7, 2009 (edited) [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='481730' date='May 7 2009, 10:51 AM']I don't think it's the shape that makes for the most stylish aeshthetic - It's the material. The coolest looking ones are the transparent persprex ones. They make a bass look seriously cool.[/quote] I'm looking at both aspects ... Here's a W&T J-type with perspex. I'd prefer a chrome knob plate though Edited May 7, 2009 by OldGit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boabskiboab Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I always thought these looked pretty damn cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 [quote name='Kongo' post='481542' date='May 7 2009, 12:06 AM']The Array is nice too...Smaller than the others but still the same.[/quote] The Array is probably my least favourite of the Traben 'bigger bridges' It reminds me too much of naff 'metal' tattoos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 [quote name='BigRedX' post='481920' date='May 7 2009, 01:19 PM']The Array is probably my least favourite of the Traben 'bigger bridges' It reminds me too much of naff 'metal' tattoos.[/quote] +1 The only Traben I would consider owning is the Chaos - no coincidence that it has the most conventional looking bridge out of all of them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted May 7, 2009 Author Share Posted May 7, 2009 [quote name='boabskiboab' post='481770' date='May 7 2009, 11:37 AM']I always thought these looked pretty damn cool. [/quote] I like that one. Reminiscent of Vic's YingYang Fodera too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kongo Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 (edited) Has anyone here made and fit a scratcplate to a bass that doesn't have one? I'm interested in doing this. I think Scratchplates add that bit of contrast to a bass. Edited May 9, 2009 by Kongo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 [quote name='Kongo' post='483836' date='May 9 2009, 04:51 PM']Has anyone here made and fit a scratcplate to a bass that doesn't have one? I'm interested in doing this. I think Scratchplates add that bit of contrast to a bass.[/quote] No and I wouldnt dream of putting one on my PRSs...... BUT I do fancy the idea of a scratchplate in the shape of the state of Texas...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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