Pickguard choice for black bodies
Posted: March 2nd, 2013, 7:27 am
Gosh, are there any lefties out there who own BLACK Fender basses??? 
I did some custom work on my MIM 2001 lefty Jazz Bass which included a set of active EMG-X P-J pickups. The P-pickup was moved a lot further rearward like the like a full fledged P-Bass, which means it's too far back to fit within a standard footprint of a J-Bass pickguard, so....it's time for a custom pickguard. Whooooopie! 75 bucks.
This guard will be pretty cool though, not only will it be deeper to cover the pickup routing, it'll have a "tailpiece" that curves around and forms the control panel much like a P-Bass. I mean, if you're gonna have a hybid P-J why not add some curious little accents that set it apart from the crowd.
I've always liked a Black-white-black guard on this bass but are there any other options that make a black bass look good? Also, Terrapin is gonna make the pickguard for me, they seem to be good folks. Still gotta ask, are there others who will make a custom like this for less? These fellas are good and I'll spend the extra $10 or $15 for that quality BUT if I'm spending twice what I should, I'd like to know. Thanks Fellas.
Regards,
Glenn
I did some custom work on my MIM 2001 lefty Jazz Bass which included a set of active EMG-X P-J pickups. The P-pickup was moved a lot further rearward like the like a full fledged P-Bass, which means it's too far back to fit within a standard footprint of a J-Bass pickguard, so....it's time for a custom pickguard. Whooooopie! 75 bucks.
This guard will be pretty cool though, not only will it be deeper to cover the pickup routing, it'll have a "tailpiece" that curves around and forms the control panel much like a P-Bass. I mean, if you're gonna have a hybid P-J why not add some curious little accents that set it apart from the crowd.
I've always liked a Black-white-black guard on this bass but are there any other options that make a black bass look good? Also, Terrapin is gonna make the pickguard for me, they seem to be good folks. Still gotta ask, are there others who will make a custom like this for less? These fellas are good and I'll spend the extra $10 or $15 for that quality BUT if I'm spending twice what I should, I'd like to know. Thanks Fellas.
Regards,
Glenn
