Scratchplate gate

[andytoad]

Well,

As I was dropping off a pick up for rewinding, I decided to jazz up my Jaguar bass with a new scratchplate. Looking through the material, I could not decide so I bought 3!

 

They were cut to size using some sort of scanner as the short scale Jags are a different size. I fitted the darker tort in the end but thought id send out images for anyone interested in changing the standard black one. I might swap as I see fit 🙂

 

In the images they still have the protective layer to pull off.

 

[andytoad]

Current install...

 

[Joe Nation]

You made the right choice, although the gold looks pretty cool too.

[Lozz196]

Yep, right choice 

[LukeFRC]

54 minutes ago, Joe Nation said:

You made the right choice, although the gold looks pretty cool too.

+1 

[fretmeister]

I am surprised as normally I hate tort, but the darker one is rather nice on that bass.

 

Still not as good the black one of course, but still nice.

[ezbass]

I’m a lover of tort, but that anodised gold looks fab! 😍

[fretmeister]

I think I might need to investigate darker torts.

 

Great - another thread that will cost me money. Thanks a bunch!

[andytoad]

4 hours ago, Joe Nation said:

You made the right choice, although the gold looks pretty cool too.

Thats was a close second!

Edited Friday at 16:49 by andytoad

[Bassassin]

Gold or red pearl for me. Bit sick of tort.

[HeadlessBassist]

Yes, the darker Tort scratch plate is the one, although I really like the anodized gold.

[BassAdder60]

Gold 👍

[Grooverjr]

Gold, for sure. Looks lovely. Tort works on lighter colours but not darks. In my incredibly humble opinion of course.

[wavemaker]

18 hours ago, Grooverjr said:

Gold, for sure. Looks lovely. Tort works on lighter colours but not darks. In my incredibly humble opinion of course.

Counterpoint: Tort is a lovely way of visually rooting a rosewood board in a black body - otherwise, the reddish browns of rosewood tend to clash with black finishes, imho. 

(And I‘m really not a big tort guy, I‘ve gone decades without it!)

 

All that said, the gold really is on another level. 

[Hellzero]

On 12/09/2025 at 16:19, ezbass said:

I’m a lover of tort, but that anodised gold looks fab! 😍

Are you my twin? 😉

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

A mirror one would have looked cool.

[TbirdnTalman]

On 12/09/2025 at 13:14, andytoad said:

Well,

As I was dropping off a pick up for rewinding, I decided to jazz up my Jaguar bass with a new scratchplate. Looking through the material, I could not decide so I bought 3!

 

They were cut to size using some sort of scanner as the short scale Jags are a different size. I fitted the darker tort in the end but thought id send out images for anyone interested in changing the standard black one. I might swap as I see fit 🙂

 

In the images they still have the protective layer to pull off.

 

Hi Andy where is the gold one from please? I’m interested for my p bass. Many thanks 

[andytoad]

29 minutes ago, TbirdnTalman said:

Hi Andy where is the gold one from please? I’m interested for my p bass. Many thanks 

Hi.... from right here....

 

https://www.armstrongmusic.co.uk/?srsltid=AfmBOooIX6qf7is0pNAWvOrW7x74OZHOwRV2d1hyfReYVj1t2hHQC2iy

[asingardenof]

Black base with tortoiseshell guard is always a winner in my book.