My basses sound so good thanks to D'Addario strings and Planet Waves cords and the guys at BODE Music Gear are the nicest you can meet in the business!

 Battipenna.it is a company run by a good friend by the name of Silvano; he can make the pickguard you're dreaming of ... 
Any shape, any colour: you've got the idea and he makes it happen!
Here's what he has done for me..

Marco Pisoni is a dear friend and makes beautiful guitars and basses: I'm so happy about this Tele-Style Prototype