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Cool DIY pickguard idea
« on: November 03, 2010, 05:15:39 AM »
Saw this pic on a Dutch forum
Very cool idea!

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Re: Cool DIY pickguard idea
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2010, 05:29:44 AM »
Is that Walnut?  That's a beautiful guitar.
I hope the guys from Incubus don't see this....they'll now have a way to scratch and play at the same time.
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Re: Cool DIY pickguard idea
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2010, 05:35:16 AM »
Looks like mahogany to me.

EDIT: I've looked it up it is quarter sawn Khaya Mahogany.
Neck is mahogany and ebony fingerboard.
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Re: Cool DIY pickguard idea
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2010, 09:25:40 AM »
I like it!
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Re: Cool DIY pickguard idea
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2010, 10:07:47 AM »
If I was a guitarist, I'd invest in something with P-90s... Love that sound.  

Nice lookin' wood on that one, and the satin finish really complements it.

That's a cool idea re: the LP for a pickguard.  They sure got a clean route there at the neck pickup- the label still looks perfect around the edges of the cut!
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Re: Cool DIY pickguard idea
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2010, 10:37:08 AM »
Quote from: chromium on November 03, 2010, 10:07:47 AM
I've I was a guitarist, I'd invest in something with P-90s... Love that sound. 

Nice lookin' wood on that one, and the satin finish really complements it.

That's a cool idea re: the LP for a pickguard.  They sure got a clean route there at the neck pickup- the label still looks perfect around the edges of the cut!

Is that a P-90 or a Jazzmaster pickup?  I can never tell.
The more I look at this guitar, the more I really like it.
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Re: Cool DIY pickguard idea
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2010, 10:56:22 AM »
Quote from: ack1961 on November 03, 2010, 10:37:08 AM
Is that a P-90 or a Jazzmaster pickup?  I can never tell.

That one's either a P-90 or P-100 (stacked humbucker), or some variation of those (not sure how to tell from the outside)
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Re: Cool DIY pickguard idea
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2010, 01:11:01 PM »
Philips... Dutch company, right...?

Nice idea but the cut by the bridge looks like they missed the position of the pup...
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Re: Cool DIY pickguard idea
« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2010, 01:25:35 PM »
Philips actually had a big record company.

I like the shape at the pickup. Sort of an inverted shadow.
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Re: Cool DIY pickguard idea
« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2010, 03:27:05 PM »
that is pretty darn cool !
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Re: Cool DIY pickguard idea
« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2010, 10:21:08 PM »
Cool idea but Philips label is kinda dull. How about a Vertigo (spiral or spaceship), Charisma (mad hatter) or Harvest? Record collectors would probably kill you at the gig...;)
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Re: Cool DIY pickguard idea
« Reply #11 on: November 04, 2010, 09:01:43 AM »
Beautiful khaya Tele.

There are probably still a millions or more 78s out there, most obscure and unwanted. No shortage of interesting labels.
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Re: Cool DIY pickguard idea
« Reply #12 on: November 04, 2010, 10:08:33 AM »
you could used colored vinyl.
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Re: Cool DIY pickguard idea
« Reply #13 on: November 04, 2010, 04:53:39 PM »
That would go well on a Stingray
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Re: Cool DIY pickguard idea
« Reply #14 on: November 05, 2010, 01:57:48 PM »
Would a picture disc be a silly idea - I had the Zevon Werewolves 12" for a while that would have been pretty good - still have quite a few - faves a Ghostbusters 12" single
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