Home made pick-guard

[maartrack]

My original account, issues, was banned for apparently hacking a super-mod account. If only i could actually do that :rolleyes:. oh well, time to start the slow battle with the post count.

I started with a clear piece of lexan and cut from a template of my original white pick guard. Once it was cut out i painted the back side of it black. I think it looks pretty good


http://www.putfile.com/issues8/images

[megadeth456]

I like the clear one. But they are all nice.

[Peg Dizzler]

The black pickguard looks nice, but it could use polishing. :lol:

You should paint some kind of design or picture on the clear one!

[shred_like_me]

good job

[AG]

Completely stole my idea there like :p (It's ok though, I'm sure I stole it from elsewhere)

This is a first design, with a little stuff up. I'm gonna paint tha back of it black, but mask off some panels where it's still gonna be clear. Then I'll have little red/blue LED lights under the pickguard, which wil shine through. I'll be able to change the entire colour scheme of the guitar with a flick of a three way switch.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/lalalalalalalala/Scratchplate1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/lalalalalalalala/Scratchplate3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/lalalalalalalala/StratLEDs.jpg

Yours all look great. How did you cut them out? I used my plunge router, and used hand tools to angle the edges.

[Trainee_Guitarist]

A little question on the topic of pickguards..

I noticed when I took off my old Squier pickguard that the pots weren't screwed into the pickguard, now I'm thinking of blacking out my Fender Fat Strat like AG's one. How do I get the pots off my current pickguard and onto my new one??

Any help is appreciated. :thumb:

[AG]

Usually the pots are attached with a nut on either side of the pickguard, which when tightened clamps it on.

http://www.warmoth.com/hardware/images/parts/knobs_16.jpg

[Trainee_Guitarist]

Oic.

What do I use to loosen it?? (I'll practice on my Squier first for safety)

[AG]

Use a spanner, or pair of plyers.

Be carefull not to put a massive scratch in the plastic.

[fortyseven]

Use a spanner, or pair of plyers.

Be carefull not to put a massive scratch in the plastic.


not about the plastic, but what do those 2 pedals do?

[AG]

They're just preset volume things, I made 'em myself.

You click between the two knobs levels. You can put it infront of the amp for a gain difference, or the FX loop and change volume levels.

[fortyseven]

They're just preset volume things, I made 'em myself.

You click between the two knobs levels. You can put it infront of the amp for a gain difference, or the FX loop and change volume levels.

ah right.

i need to build a line select pedal :(

[AG]

Here's a schematic I made up a wee while ago. It's an A/B/Y pedal.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/lalalalalalalala/SBT.jpg

Hope it's usefull.

[fortyseven]

i was thinking something more like this

http://www.diyguitarist.com/PDF_Files/LooperSchem.pdf

i tried making it once but the switch i bought was faulty and i never bothered to follow up on the pedal i just downsized my effects rig when i joined a new band.

cheers for the plan anyway :D

[maartrack]

Completely stole my idea there like :p (It's ok though, I'm sure I stole it from elsewhere)

Yours all look great. How did you cut them out? I used my plunge router, and used hand tools to angle the edges.


i used a jig saw for a rough cut and then used a router to do the finishing...did you have any problems with the pick-up holes? mine aren't quite perfect

[AG]

Yeh, I did mine freehand, no templates. It's rough as anything, lol.


I've made templates for the next one though. Did you not have any trouble with he plastic melting/reforming when you used the jigsaw?

[maartrack]

Yeh, I did mine freehand, no templates. It's rough as anything, lol.


I've made templates for the next one though. Did you not have any trouble with he plastic melting/reforming when you used the jigsaw?


no that really wasnt an issue. i used a pretty wide bit with a large tooth spacing so it wouldnt melt on me

[SpiggidyBob]

I just ordered a black one off MF that I've got route out space for a humbucker in. Finally decided I need to get rid of that nasty aluminum one I made...

[wells902]

I like the black one best

(off topic) hey AG, how do you like that behringer acoustic modeler?

[AG]

It's alright, sounds nothing like an acoustic, but makes my cleans spangly.