The UGLIEST PICKGUARD competition ! ! !

[ShaneV]

Tort pickguards for life.

[lock-ny]

Shane I love that guitar, but a black ice would look great as well, still an awesome guitar - like a better superstrat than a strat -

[ShaneV]

Originally Posted by lock-ny

Shane I love that guitar, but a black ice would look great as well, still an awesome guitar - like a better superstrat than a strat -

That was pretty much the intention behind it

And yeah, some variation of black was my second choice.

[DaPatrooch]

Originally Posted by adouglas

I dunno, guys. The tort guard on my Desert Gold Bongo looks mighty nice.

Pickguard in isolation doesn't mean much IMHO. You have to show it on a guitar to tell if it works or not.

I wholeheartedly agree! Tort pickguards look great on some guitars, but not so great on others. It looks really cool on that Bongo.

[GWDavis28]

I think that Tort has a time and a place that's for sure. White looks excellent and very classic with Tort, but that's just me.

Glenn |B)

[robelinda2]

tort is ugly. hate it. though it looks ok on some guitars.

[candid_x]

Really diverse tastes among us, which I think is a cool thing.

In general, I want my pickguard to blend, not to make a statement bigger than the wood it's attached to. It also works well with contrasting pickup and knob colors. That's why tort often works for me: it blends with strong primal colors, like black, white, sunburst or blue. I've been jonzin' for a black/tort/rosewood SSS ever since GH and I were talking about the new Special he ordered - which he changed at the last moment to ah bologna.

[Dizzy]

Originally Posted by candid_x

I have a thing against white pearl. Not on someone else's ax, just my own. Not a white lace kinda guy.

Yep, probably in the same way we're not "poo-poo platter" kinda guys

[candid_x]

Originally Posted by Dizzy

Yep, probably in the same way we're not "poo-poo platter" kinda guys

Only with Perrier and a lime, my good fellow. Let's do lunch sometime, shall we?

[73h Nils]

Originally Posted by candid_x

Really diverse tastes among us, which I think is a cool thing.

In general, I want my pickguard to blend, not to make a statement bigger than the wood it's attached to. It also works well with contrasting pickup and knob colors. That's why tort often works for me: it blends with strong primal colors, like black, white, sunburst or blue. I've been jonzin' for a black/tort/rosewood SSS ever since GH and I were talking about the new Special he ordered - which he changed at the last moment to ah bologna.

Hahaha, and on the opposite end of the spectrum, I love pickguards like the ones on Vai's RMR guitar. Mirrored and flashy!

Or none at all.

[Dizzy]

Originally Posted by candid_x

Only with Perrier and a lime, my good fellow. Let's do lunch sometime, shall we?

Sounds Splendid - jolly good chap !

[Dizzy]

This guy could use a Pick-guard :

[ShaneV]

Originally Posted by Dizzy

This guy could use a Pick-guard :

piercings are just getting too extreme, I don't care what anyone says.

[Axilla]

Really gotta keep that "poo poo platter" in mind. I nearly fell off my chair...

OK now, we got piercing, everybody raving in pros & cons about tort guards, but I see no other ugly PGs pics from you guys. No one has some ?!? C'mon !

...I didn't start this as an "I hate tortoise PGs" thread after all.

Let's see some more PGs, please !!!

[Axilla]

Originally Posted by Dizzy

This guy could use a Pick-guard :

...oh well, you know Dizz - he can have mine from the initial post