Question What do you think?

[cellkirk74]

Would a pickup in blue swirl like this:

look good on an egiptian smoke Bongo 5 HH?

I believe that has been an option until 2009 with the electric blue basses. Maybe someone even has a picture of a Bongo with a pickguard like that?

 

[MadMatt]

Mmmm, nice!

 

[five7]

A pickup would look great in that color, where can you get something like that?

 

[Freddels]

I like that blue swirl pick guard but I don't think it would look good on Egyptian Smoke.

 

[bovinehost]

I like that blue swirl pick guard but I don't think it would look good on Egyptian Smoke.

Ooooo, I do, I do.

 

[adouglas]

Blue is a "cool" color. Egyptian Smoke is a "warm" color (it's kind of metallic tan).

Sometimes the contrast can work... but this time around I'd have to vote no.

Have you considered something in a nice leopard print, perhaps?

A great way to play with this stuff is to get a clear plexi guard and go hog-wild with what you place underneath it. That'll let you try a dozen ideas for the price of one pickguard.

Some of the things people have put under their clear guards have been really striking.

 

[J Romano]

I would have to see it. Maybe someone could photo shop it???? At least a partial overlay on the Egyptian Smoke color to get an idea..........

 

[weemac]

Like a picture from the Mandelbrot set......

A bit like an optical illusion..

emac.

 

[MadMatt]

Have you considered something in a nice leopard print, perhaps?

Why did that not surprise me?

 

[Freddels]

I think that gold swirl would work (like the one that came on the greenish gold color (sequoia gold) that was out a few years back).

 

[Freddels]

Here's a few. Pickguardian Custom Pickguards
Camel Pearl, Gold glitter, black and gold glitter, and white marble (actually looks smokey) all might work.

 

[J Romano]

Here's a few. Pickguardian Custom Pickguards
Camel Pearl, Gold glitter, black and gold glitter, and white marble (actually looks smokey) all might work.

Wow, nice find. I like the white marble and I think think the Mica is really good looking! Couldn't find pricing or if they did MMs. I saw a picture of a SR under custom work but no info???

 

[MattOfSweden]

Love the blue swirl pg, but have to agree that it might be a bit "cold" for an egyptian smoke bass. Could works just wonderfully though!

 

[Holdsg]

I seem to recall an Egyptian Smoke with python PG that was on consignment at BC, it looked great IMO.

 

[Freddels]

Yeah, python would work too.

 

[ivbenaplayin]

egypitan smoke is kinda gray-green-silver in color. this is the one I used to have that I traded to oddjob... it has the python pg... blue swirl might be kind of cool on it.

 

[cellkirk74]

Yeah, python would work too.

Well, that is what I have. Mica is really cool and would make the kind of contrast I like.

Do they make pickguards for Bongos?

Can someone do a photoshop job with that mica example and a blue swirl? That would be great!