what color pickguard?

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what color pickguard?

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so.... i won a squire musicmaster vista series guitar for a grand total of 200.00 bucks, and i may just keep it, but i don't like the cream on black look, so what kinda guard should i throw on it?
tort?
MOP?
mint?
white?
black?
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green pearl
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Tort. Black & Tort FTW.
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red or brown tort?
and yeah, green pearl. it worked for ends, but not for me.
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Definitely a brown tort affair. If not...




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three ply B/W/B so you got the little white stripe for contrast
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robert(original) wrote:red or brown tort?
and yeah, green pearl. it worked for ends, but not for me.
Brown, definitely.
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i kinda wish it was red, i would totaly do an roseland vista musicmaster
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serfx wrote:green pearl
this.


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ultratwin wrote:Definitely a brown tort affair. If not...

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hly shit that jagger pic is funny.

i say white pearl, black pearl (pirates lulz), or brown tort.
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robroe wrote:three ply B/W/B so you got the little white stripe for contrast
thought it over. Rob's right. This look is so good. My 51 has this and it's bitchin.
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endsjustifymeans wrote:
robroe wrote:three ply B/W/B so you got the little white stripe for contrast
thought it over. Rob's right. This look is so good. My 51 has this and it's bitchin.
This is what my bronco-turn-musicmaster bass has. It looks good.
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Red tort.

Best ever.
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robroe wrote:three ply B/W/B so you got the little white stripe for contrast
yea, this. or... white with white robroe soap cover.
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robroe wrote:three ply B/W/B so you got the little white stripe for contrast
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robroe wrote:three ply B/W/B so you got the little white stripe for contrast
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i love cream on black =[
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i think black, then it could be "BATMASTER!"