Spitfire Tort Pickguards ... Which Shade??

[Lowbrow]

Those of you who are familiar with Spitfire's many gradations of tort pickguards - which of the choices would you say best corresponds with this guard?

 

[bassdudestevo]

I’d go with vintage burgundy with speckled 60s option.

 

[JGbassman]

Vintage burgundy as well here.

 

[Lowbrow]

Thanks for your input friends -

 

[Ghastly]

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I’d go with vintage burgundy with speckled 60s option.

Agreed.

 

[Lowbrow]

I have an American Original P in Olympic White. It's a terrific bass and comes very close to pre-CBS in terms of feel, but I have to say the pick guard, which veers toward brownish-dark doesn't ring any vintage vibe bells for me. Need to bring in some of that good red.

 

[StevieMac]

This is a spitfire vintage burgundy on my Bluesman.

 

[bucephylus]

I have the Vintage Burgundy / Vintage Red Mix on my Fender Jazz 5 Parts Bass

That’s pretty close to my actual Pre CBS guard

 

[Lowbrow]

I have the Vintage Burgundy / Vintage Red Mix on my Fender Jazz 5 Parts Bass
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That’s pretty close to my actual Pre CBS guard
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YES - the burgundy/red mix on bass #1 is the thing I'm seeking - guessing that's the 'speckled '60s' option?

 

[Axstar]

Why not ask the Spitfire dude himself?

 

[Lowbrow]

Why not ask the Spitfire dude himself?

Cause I value the input of my TB friends - and I think I've found my answer.

 

[Axstar]

Cause I value the input of my TB friends - and I think I've found my answer.

Makes sense.

What video is that shot from at the top of the thread? It doesn't look like the best light, so it might be best to track down some more photos of that bass.

 

[mongo2]

I prefer the dark version.

 

[fretno]

Spitfire rock . I have 4 of them , welp selling 2 here real soon . One of them going up is a " faded orange " aged . hit me if you want it , it's not yet listed . The other is Black . I'll do a bro deal since I infiltrated this thread .
13 hole , tug bar and cover holes

 

[eastcoasteddie]

I have the Vintage Burgundy / Vintage Red Mix on my Fender Jazz 5 Parts Bass
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Nice! How are those Delano’s treating you? Also, what’s under the hood? (Preamp)

 

[bucephylus]

Nice! How are those Delano’s treating you? Also, what’s under the hood? (Preamp)

Delano JMVC pickups + Sadowsky Preamp = my #1 poison of choice!!

Really simple to dial in a whole spectrum of classic tones.

 

[Lowbrow]

Makes sense.

What video is that shot from at the top of the thread? It doesn't look like the best light, so it might be best to track down some more photos of that bass.

It's a screen grab of the bass in the Stephen Colbert show band

 

[Lowbrow]

Spitfire rock . I have 4 of them , welp selling 2 here real soon . One of them going up is a " faded orange " aged . hit me if you want it , it's not yet listed . The other is Black . I'll do a bro deal since I infiltrated this thread .
13 hole , tug bar and cover holes

Thanks for the offer but that's the wrong shade for me.

 

[JRA]

I prefer the dark version.

i actually do too.

 

[Lowbrow]

Thanks for the input, TBers. I see one of these in vintage red/burgundy, speckled '60s in my future.