1 yr. ago • 100%

I couldn't find anybody who would cut a custom pickguard in the COVID times, so I did it myself

This is the #1. It started life as a murdered out metal machine, so naturally I had to class it up. Charvel Pro Mod So Cal Style 2.

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That looks really great. Did you order a sheet and cut the entire thing yourself?

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- Close, I cut it from an acrylic clipboard
  
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  i have thought about doing that before! how did the thickness work out?
  
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Looks really well made

me, 2023, a noob when it comes to guitars so i cant really decide what is good or bad
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Yo great work that’s beautiful

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Oh wow that looks great! Love the contrast between the black of the body and the pink of the flowers. Also I love the irony of playing heavy fucking metal out of a Telecaster shaped body.

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- Thanks!
  
  I love the irony of playing heavy fucking metal out of a Telecaster shaped body.
  
  tbf this is what it looked like when I got it, very much a metal Tele.
  
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  the pickguard really defines the personality of the guitar so much, this feels like a completely different instrument.
  
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And I thought I didnt liked pickguards.
It looks great, the whole guitar looks beautifull!

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- build one! it’s a blast!
  
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Awesome! I want a tele style guitar real bad.

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That is so so awesome. I had a seafoam green bass that I was going to paint flowers on the pickguard. This makes me wish I had actually done it.

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Looks amazing! Any tips on how to cut plastic so that it looks as professional as yours does?

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- Thanks! Honestly the only real tip I have is that it's almost hard to mess it up if you have a router table at your disposal. I wouldn't feel confident making a pickguard with anything else really.
  
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excellent! did you build the guitar yourself? either way, would love to know the woods!

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- I did not build the guitar, I just modified it. Body is ash, neck is roasted maple.
  
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  nice. i bet the body weighs a good bit unless there’s some relief in there!
  
  always a fan of zero inlay necks, they look so clean. the white on maple really works for me
  
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This just makes me want to bust into Gojira riffs. Top stuff.

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I like prints of pickguards way better than prints on the body itself, always looks like a window to another realm. Really looks great!

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