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"Pimped" my bass. Whaddaya think?

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    "Pimped" my bass. Whaddaya think?

    Not so "none more black" as she used to be!
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    Cool pickguard...

    ...or since we're both in the UK, cool scratchplate


    where did you get it? GSR?
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    Very Cool!












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    Nice! Is that a SUB scratchplate?
    Starting to think about returning to bass playing in the very near future.

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    Wow.. that shiny diamond-etched pickguard looks fantastic on there!
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    Ewww. You did ask for an opinion
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    very, very cool

    it's like a SUB pickguard on steroids!!

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    look deeply into my pickguard..........you are getting sleepy............very sleepy......







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    Ha-ha, NICE one Freddy G. I did think I might be able to use it to hypnotise people. Either that or just blind them! "Give me your Bongos..."

    And Yes, you are welcome to have a negative opinion, I can take it! It's not a SUB scratchplate/pickguard (I never realised there was a such a difference in "pronunciation") but actually a clear plexiglass guard I purchased from Mr. Bryan Boots. I figured I could get a clear one and then "play around" with some materials I could put underneath and therefore change "my look" at will!

    This is some funky wrapping paper I came across at the weekend I figured I'd try out. My weekend "art project" if you will I couldn't find any paper with FLAMES on, but I'll keep looking for interesting prints and see what I come up with. Any suggestions would be more than welcome!
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    That's pretty inventive! Great idea!
    Starting to think about returning to bass playing in the very near future.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dlloyd
    Cool pickguard...

    ...or since we're both in the UK, cool scratchplate

    I think Scratchplate sounds cooler lol

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    i lieke black on black more.
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    Ok....I'll say it. Now it looks like a SUB. (I know, somebody said it) Sorry, I like "none more black". Whatever you do, don't go "Martha Stewart" on us and put flowery contact paper under there.
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    I like it, but a cartoon lobster theme would be really nicer.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bovinehost
    I like it, but a cartoon lobster theme would be really nicer.

    Meh...it's been done.
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