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I'm picking up my AFG 4003 Saturday. Here is my MIA JB with a new tortoise pickguard. I'm wondering what it would look like to put one on my AFG 4003?

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Yep. I have to agree with Morrow.

I have a photo of a Autumnglo 4001 with a tort guard . Email ?

Try it and find out. You may love it!

it would look good on a white bass

I always thought a tort on a mapleglow would be nice.

I found a pic of Dave Meros' white 4001 with a tort pickguard but it's pretty small.

I dunno. Tort guards look great on Fender three color burst. I really like mine. Looks like a '62 reissue. I guess I could try a Pickguardian tort guard. If it looks crummy, I could try and ebay it.

Thanks for the opinion Morrow and Cheyenne, you may be right. I know I'm supposed to not care what other people think, but I really do. Maybe I'll put the guard on, take some pics and post a poll to get feedback.

Don't do it.

So far no's are winning.

More votes please!!!

The one on Dave Meros' actuallly is not tortoise, it's just red with black sploches.

I agree that it would look good on white and MAYBE black, but not Fireglo.

Tort pickguards look nice on black and sunburst P and J basses style basses, not on Ricks in my opinion.

I just thought of something.

I'm pretty OK at photochop. Maybe I'll give that a try.

I never did like tortoise, or mother of toilet seat either!

It wouldn't look like a Rickenbacker to me with a different pickguard color.