Which black???

[GassieBall]

Which black??? Thanks for voting!

I'm going to finally order a pickguard for my SUB Sterling (textured matte black finish). Which black is best? Anodized has the little lines and Bakelite is stippled. It's hard to see in these pictures. If you think I'm crazy for obsessing over these little details, YOU'RE RIGHT! "Welcome to the addiction!"

Plain Black

Black / White / Black

Matte Black

Anodized Black

Bakelite Black

 

[NoFrets80]

black/white/black. gives some depth and dimension to the slab top, IMHO.

 

[Paul_C]

matte black for me

 

[bassmonkeee]

Bakelite would be cool with the textured finish.

 

[Katana6506]

Anodized.

 

[hankSRay]

B/W/B all the way

 

[strummer]

Other->MOTO, yeah!

 

[GassieBall]

That's so funny. The first four post gave four different answers! Just shows how taste is a matter of preference. On the voting, though, I tend to agree with the B/W/B.

 

[cdb]

I would go with matte black

 

[tadawson]

Matte black - the "Stealth Sub" as it were . . . .

- Tim

 

[kaaikop]

Chrome!
Seriously!

 

[GassieBall]

Kaaikop,

I totally get what you're saying, cause the original SUB pickguard is that diamond plate which is very close to chrome. I can see why you'd say that.

 

[Figjam]

bwb

 

[KennethB]

bwb

 

[GassieBall]

Figgy,

Gee, I wonder if your avatar has anything to do with it.

 

[tkarter]

I would slap a bright yellow pick guard on that bass.

tk

 

[GassieBall]

LOL, with a smiley face in the middle

 

[francric]

I'm going to finally order a pickguard for my SUB Sterling (textured matte black finish). Which black is best? Anodized has the little lines and Bakelite is stippled. It's hard to see in these pictures. If you think I'm crazy for obsessing over these little details, YOU'RE RIGHT! "Welcome to the addiction!"

You owe Koogs a nickel..................................

 

[robobass13]

I think a nice shinny tort guard would look really good against the flat black sterling sub.

 

[ras1983]

either clear or white pearloid.