Don't Hate Me

[danny-79]

I think I have clear guards for basses that I no longer own! Yep, it's paper. Every few years, I go to the store and buy some art paper and change the look.

Did EBMM ever make clear guards or are they all aftermarket?

[bovinehost]

I'm pretty sure all my clear guards are aftermarket....although Dargin got me one once, so maybe not.

[danny-79]

I'm pretty sure all my clear guards are aftermarket....although Dargin got me one once, so maybe not.

That’s what I thought. I’ve never seen anything new with a clear guard on it.

Didn’t Tony Levin have a StingRay many moons ago with a clear pick guard with a collage of picks under it ?

[bovinehost]

I think it was more than just under the guard. If I recall correctly, he superglued picks all over that bass.

But then it burned up in his barn fire.

[liverbird]

That’s what I thought. I’ve never seen anything new with a clear guard on it.

Clear guards were pretty common on some finishes in the '80s. I've seen many on Bluebursts, Trans Reds, or Sunbursts, for example. I don't know, however, whether they were made by EBMM in-house or sourced externally.

Unlike more modern replacements, the original clear guards were very thin - around 1.5 mm - and tended to develop cracks around the screw holes.

1987 Trans Red



1988 Sunburst Sabre

[bovinehost]

Them's purdy!

[ShamusOnBass63]

That ‘87!