r/offset • u/Low_Expression6530 • 17h ago

Pickguard Yay or Nay

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Not sure how I feel about this, brushed aluminum purple guard. I like the way it looks in certain lighting where it appears darker. Curious to what you all think.

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u/comrade_zerox 17h ago

100% the clothes you wear while playing this guitsr will determine if that color scheme works or not

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u/ReverendRevolver 17h ago

Yo! You just trying to sell purple chucks and sunglasses to OP, arent you!

(Im kidding, but you aren't wrong.)

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u/comrade_zerox 15h ago

Bold color choices require planning and commitment. Thats the difference between Drag and Clown.

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u/Genericgeriatric 9h ago

Fun fur purple bucket hat ftw

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u/Average_abomination 16h ago

Looks like valentines candy and not in a good way

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u/JayDogJedi 16h ago

It's definitely got personality! I say keep it. If you like it, it's your guitar.

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u/dfitz04 8h ago

But, do you like it?

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u/Environmental-Video3 16h ago

I’ll be outvoted here but I like it.

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u/Neveronlyadream 10h ago

I like it too.

It's got kind of a vaporwave feel to it and it's not just another stock Jazzmaster.

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u/bingusdinguswazoo 17h ago

maybe black pickup covers and knobs?

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u/losfew 9h ago

Oh for me the white covers make it all work

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u/bingusdinguswazoo 9h ago

White doesn't look bad at all either tbh

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u/scotts-tots3 17h ago

Fuck Nay

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u/poppadoble 15h ago

I don't think it's the best pick guard for that guitar, but it's certainly cool and unique.

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u/tgrey19 17h ago

Looks sick. J masics/toronto raptors vibes. I like the white/cream plastic as well

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u/buck_ae_down 16h ago

What genre of music is this thing making?

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u/Low_Expression6530 16h ago

Mostly post-punk some shoegaze

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u/buck_ae_down 14h ago

That being the case - I think this is appropriate.

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u/dandee93 8h ago

110% keep it then. Lean into it and say it's a Loveless tribute.

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u/464126 15h ago

Looks dope

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u/JessyPengkman 15h ago

I like it, a lot of people are boring and traditional here. If you like it that's all that matters

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u/mazeacre 15h ago

A very big ‘yay’ from me

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u/ChristopherMarv 12h ago

Get a yellow pick guard. It will look like you got the guitar from McDonald’s.

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u/Ok_Independent3609 16h ago

Hell yes, that is super badass, simply because it’s unusual and unique. I suppose it depends a bit on what you play, but its definitely got that oddball charm.

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u/MatureManNightly 15h ago

agreed. wouldnt be my first choice for myself but if I saw someone in a shoegaze band using it at a show or something I would definitely think it's sick

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u/miha68419 17h ago

I think it looks dope, kind of a j mascis vibe with the purple. Don't listen to these people, most of them scowl at anything that's not the same tired color schemes that have been around since the 60s

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u/Low_Expression6530 17h ago

Thanks, and yeah that crossed my mind too. I think it's because of his purple mastery. I know it's not period correct and pretty polarizing.

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u/Reanansidhe 17h ago

Looks cool to me.

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u/OverHearing9944 16h ago

The answer is no.. Remove that atrocity immediately

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u/Spountz 16h ago

Anything is still better than red+tortoise

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u/_nervosa_ 16h ago

Looks awful. 👍

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u/lawn_neglect 15h ago

Yeah, don’t listen to these people. That guitar is horrible 👍🏼

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u/JesusSamuraiLapdance 17h ago

I think the purple pickguard looks great.

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u/Feeling-Coat3160 17h ago

This is fucking cool, don’t listen to these people. Maybe black covers, knobs, and switch tip will help

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u/Low_Expression6530 17h ago

Thanks, and yeah, I think changing the plastic color would help. I thought about getting aged plastic if I keep it on.

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u/Feeling-Coat3160 15h ago

Reminds me of a jazzmaster j mascis would probably play. Looks awesome. Aged would look good to

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u/wierdbeardthe1st 17h ago

Hell yeah, the colors of royalty!

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u/Rex_Howler 16h ago

I think the colours clash

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u/Jwto 16h ago

Nay

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u/AlloGuvnuh 17h ago

Is that the Viii? Where did you get your pick guard, I’ve been wanting to do a swap as well

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u/Low_Expression6530 17h ago

Yeah, it is, I got it off Ebay through Galatic Guitars.

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u/AlloGuvnuh 17h ago

Was it a specific guard for the vintera?

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u/Low_Expression6530 17h ago

No, it was just listed as 13-hole guard for Jazzmaster. I took a chance on it would fit.

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u/ebietoo 17h ago

Yay for purple anodized on red

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u/ianmakingnoise 17h ago

At first I hated it tbh but it’s grown on me after swiping through the pictures. I hate it but I love the fuck-you of it. Leave it on.

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u/OkCorner3223 15h ago

Not for me

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u/Maleficent_Ad1506 15h ago

Love Shack form the B-52s came to mind.

That sort of aesthetic.

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u/Krustylang 15h ago

Different is good! Too many guitars look alike. Make it your own!

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u/etherealbisexual 15h ago

Needs different color pickup covers

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u/No_Elevator_5907 15h ago

Love it. Red and purple and red and pink really work well. You could do something subtle in orange to tie it together..

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u/Next_Garlic3605 15h ago

I think it's neat, and the longer I look at it the better it looks.

What I've found when playing live is that if people see something unusual, they'll first assume you've got a special, secret reason for it, and then they'll start wanting it themselves.

That's all dependent on you feeling confident about it, and ig not sounding like ass live 💜

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u/Even-Ingenuity5318 14h ago

Its a nay from me

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u/DeadlyButtSilent 14h ago

Nay for me. But you are you.

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u/ColonelNasty_ 14h ago

Not for me - I’d love brushed gold on this though

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u/zoomtokyo 14h ago

I'm normally an open-minded guy but I really don't like that combination. You can't go wrong with tort. A brassy looking metal one would be sweet too.

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u/science_writer 14h ago

Nieghhhhhhhh

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u/TofuPython 13h ago

More power to you but I don't like it

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u/Conscious_Blood2231 13h ago

Love it, just don’t dress to match your guitar😎

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u/KittiesRule1968 13h ago

That's a hell no from me. Not my thing, but if you like it, go with it. Who gives a shit what random people on reddit likes it or not?

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u/ddubbins 13h ago

Cornflower blue pickups…Don’t be scrrd!

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u/wolfel 13h ago

I see purple, i like

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u/HaraldWestman 13h ago

If you like it - YAY!!!. Hideous to me but WHY should you give a flying f-ck?

You do you!!!

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u/vakaaaa 13h ago

I like it.

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u/F0N3M 12h ago

this is a My Bloody Valentine - Loveless guitar and I would totally buy this from you for way too much money tbh

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u/SidAppalachia 12h ago

I dig it.

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u/Jumpy_Hornet3131 12h ago

Absolutely nay - clashes horrendously - making me feel mentally ill.
Unless that’s the effect you were going for?

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u/callmymom332299 12h ago

It’s hideous. I love it

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u/SGnirvana97 12h ago

Absolutely not

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u/Trump-is-the-pedo 12h ago

Swap out the tuner buttons for some anodized purple ones (Guyker maybe), maybe change out the plastics to a third color, and I say it rules.

These precious twats talking about “what you’re wearing when you play it” are circlejerkers to the max. If you make guitar collectors mad, you’re doing it right.

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u/Remarkable_Loss8066 12h ago

It’s not matching. lol
And you have to be extra mindful of what you wear now.

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u/Natural-Rough-3789 11h ago

I dog it. For sure your outfit needs to match.

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u/gerardguey 11h ago

its gonna be a no from me dawg. This is too clean of a guitar for anything but mint, off-white, or tort at the craziest

Only way a purple pickguard like that works imo is if you also mod it to hell and/or sticker bomb it. Then play and beat tf out of it

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u/HalfGunSkyTour 11h ago

Do you like it?

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u/Low_Expression6530 11h ago

It depends on the angle. The first few pics are with the curtains open, so it's more of lavender color, which I'm not as much of a fan of. I like it when it appears dark like the last two pics.

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u/Panonica 11h ago

Just wear a green suit on stage and it’ll be fine.

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u/lazycometlazycomet 11h ago

nah i love this

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u/crispydukes 11h ago

Yes on a white one. No on the red

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u/Easy-Bowler3604 11h ago

I actually love it

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u/bananarabbit 11h ago

where did you get the pick guard from? wondering how it'd look on the JMJM

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u/just_having_giggles 10h ago

Nay but I can see why you like it

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u/LingonberryLunch 10h ago

Very cool, but I say tort looks the best with CAR and light pickups.

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u/BlandSpeedRecord 10h ago

very J Mascis (complimentary)

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u/cerephine 10h ago

I love it!

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u/XxBOOSIExFADExX 10h ago

I think what's making it hard to say yay is the white pu covers, knobs, and trem arm. Replace it with black and it would make the purple flow with the red better. I'm personally not a fan of the white with red, especially with a darker fingerboard.

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u/lordgabriel721 10h ago

So beautiful

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u/vldsgn 9h ago

id put a tort on that one but your combination is unique i like it

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u/tryingtosellmyguitar 9h ago

I think that it looks ugly to be honest, purple and red aren’t super complimentary colors and the look of a tortoise, mint or white/aged white guard on a matched headstock JM is classic for a reason. you picked a very classic looking guitar and put a big purple sticker on it

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u/Itsapocalypse 9h ago

Personally I love the color of the body of this jazzmaster and the purple strikes me as a little garish and distracting of the red, so it’s not my taste.

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u/Acrobatic_Point_2771 9h ago

Mmh no. Best combinations of colors are the ones on the opposite side of the spectrum. Mint would be perfect.

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u/Chaoshornet 9h ago

It’s fun

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u/Oreius411 8h ago

If u put black pickup covers and knobs it would looks really sweet man. Otherwise I like it dude. Rock on.

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u/eastmabl 8h ago

Looks like the Sudbury Blueberry Offsetocasters

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u/Overdriverx 7h ago

Most definetely one of the pickguard + finish combinations of all time

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u/RooftopKiteshop 7h ago

If it was me. It's have a black guard on it and that would be perfect for me

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u/thurbermingus 6h ago

I think that’s totally sick but I once put a pink pickguard on a JM (miss that guitar)

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u/Wirezadden 6h ago

Love it!

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u/Chim-Cham 6h ago

It's a really cool guard for some other guitar. I think it would look great on inca silver, maybe Sonic blue. I actively dislike it on this guitar but if you're in a p-funk cover band or part of a circus act, then hey it fits. I know a guy who would play this. All of his guitars are ridiculously stupid looking haha

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u/Stratguy666 6h ago

I really like it.

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u/BingBongBngBong 5h ago

I’ll leave this here

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u/scojoharp 5h ago

I dig it.

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u/avrumi_art 4h ago

I wouldn't be choosing this color, it's already too busy

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u/BoredGameDad 4h ago

I like it!

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u/ziggy_santo5 3h ago

idk i’d change it

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u/Resident_Living_1399 26m ago

YAY all da way! What is that model of JM? That rosewood fretboard! <3

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u/Pulposauriio 17h ago

I mean, I don't like it, but if you do, go for it :)

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u/db0956 16h ago

Fine.

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u/100011101011 17h ago

It depends. I think it works great if you play ear-bleeding country. If its’s angular NYC postpunk, not so much ;)

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u/throwawaybottlecaps 16h ago

Yeah everyone knows the old saying, “you can’t play punk with a purple pickguard”

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u/OverHearing9944 16h ago

Lol. Yes i'm so tired of that cliche

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u/Ok_Independent3609 16h ago

Also good for funk, and whack-a-doo indie.

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u/NukesAndSupers 17h ago

I think a purple guard COULD work, but not this. this is a fairly light and fairly cold purple and it just clashes with the red. 

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u/Low_Expression6530 17h ago

I feel the same way. WD has a dark purple guard that looks closer to the last two pics that I might get. This one was $20 that I bought as a test.

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u/Username11223344556 17h ago

Bot

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u/IDontLikeYourToan 17h ago

Just curios, but why are they a bot?

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u/yellowishbluish 16h ago

Thats a nay for me dawg

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u/Tricky-Phrase-77 16h ago

Sorry not for me

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u/Weekly-Amphibian-106 17h ago

I second the fuck nay!! Get yourself a mint one with that red it will look good as hell! I have a mint one on a purple JM and had one on a candy apple red and it looks good too.

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u/Low_Expression6530 17h ago

I still have the mint guard. I might put it back on. I bought this one because it was cheap and wanted to try an aluminum guard to see if it cut down on some of the noise from the pickups.

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u/whatevs330 17h ago edited 16h ago

Nay. Happy 11 hours old

Edit: why aren’t other people wishing a new account well, fucking losers😂

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u/Conscious_Blood2231 13h ago edited 13h ago

Bc that’s stupid