Removing a pickguard from a J bass...

[anesthesia]

I'm thinking of removing the pickguard from my Jazz bass.

However, there seems to be a dispute about the sound being changed when the pickguard is removed.

There is a thread at talkbass about this.

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=570387&page=9

One guy even did a sound test for both cases (with and without the pickguard).

What do you guys think?

 

[b33r]

/facepalm.


it's called sarcasm. humor. jokes. they were joking.

 

[dudelove]

Do you know that guitar strap also affects tone, sustain and resonance?

http://www.thegearpage.net/board/showthread.php?t=517642&highlight=strap

:mrgreen:

 

[alanchia]

how about the bassist himself? a large bodied bass player and a small skinny player resonate with the bass guitar (since the bass leans on the body) differently, and thus will effect the tone too (much more than the strap)? lol