Pickguard. Yes or no? Or other?

[specialk]

Got this small body acoustic recently. Cedar top with hog body. Tort binding. I love tort. I also love natural wood. The PG is thin enough it shouldn't have any effect on sound/tone. Yes or no?

[Bennyboy-UK]

I like tort on black guitars really. I reaction that shade of tort on the body colour is sfraction insipid.

"The colours of the illness toilet discovery"

[cynic]

If I were going to do a pickguard on that I'd go with clear or black. Maybe even a normal tort guard.

Regarding the pictured guard, my vote is absolutely no.

[burningyen]

Not feeling that particular shade of tort.

[hamerhead]

I'm with Ben - that's not the right one for that particular guitar.

[Feynman]

Blech!

[marcnorth]

It looks better to me without it. I say no.

[Steve Haynie]

Dark tortoise or nothing.

[dgstandard]

I don't mind it but there are better options available - like dark tortoise as mentioned above.

[Feynman]

No. Fuck no.

He's right again.

[veatch]

I like the pickguard in the second photo - the one that looks like two hands holding a camera. That one.

[gorch]

Keep it as is. The PG wouldn't make it any better.

[pfxc]

Looks better without.

[gtone]

Tortoiseshell seems to clash with that soundhole inlay - nix it, IMO...

[zorrow]

Having a second look at it. I think a darker one would fit, if you try to match the color of the fretboard. Otherwise, leave it untouched.

[Tres Aardvarks]

I could go either way on the color (whatever makes you happy), but I think the shape of the overlay is wrong. The curves don't match the body right (it needs more of a waist cut/tighter radiusing).

[QueenCityGuitars]

I think it's a much cleaner look without. Just my $0.02.