Looking for pickguard material in certain colours.

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Looking for pickguard material in certain colours.

Post by Cloverfield » Wed Jul 22, 2015 9:17 am

Hi fellas,

I'm looking at my first build and am wanting to have the tone and volume controls sitting on a recessed bit of plastic like the Moog guitar.

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I assume this would just be the same type of material as what pickguards are made from. So I got to looking at some places that offer custom pickguards but the colour selections seems really limited.

I am looking for a solid colour deep burgandy and/or dark golden brown - anyone have any ideas?
~~~Simon

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Post by Steve.Toscano » Wed Jul 22, 2015 9:39 am

Sorry i dont have any ideas for plastic, but have you thought about making a timber one?
You could dye it it you are after a specific colour/tone.

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Re: Looking for pickguard material in certain colours.

Post by Cloverfield » Wed Jul 22, 2015 9:48 am

Hmm, I hadn't thought of timber, but I think I'm pretty set on the plastic route, I really like the smoothness and lack of texture and it fits in a bit better with the overall aesthetic I am aiming for.
felix wrote:Sorry i dont have any ideas for plastic, but have you thought about making a timber one?
You could dye it it you are after a specific colour/tone.
~~~Simon

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Re: Looking for pickguard material in certain colours.

Post by Nick » Wed Jul 22, 2015 10:01 am

I have used acrylic (tradename-perspex) sheet before, some of the stuff they have for shopfitting/sign-writing use has more of a range. I once made a pickguard out of Day-glo green :roll: (as per customers instructions) acrylic and some control cavity covers out of tinted brown & one in a smokey grey. Being 1/8th" (3.2mm) thick, it's a smidge thicker than 5 ply pickguard material but you could always machine/route a little out of the back if it stuffs up mounting switches e.t.c.
One possibility to look at if you get really stuck.
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Re: Looking for pickguard material in certain colours.

Post by routout » Wed Jul 22, 2015 10:08 am

http://engravingsupplies.com.au/
You could try these guys they have lots of options:)
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Post by Ormsby Guitars » Wed Jul 22, 2015 10:55 am

wdmusic.com have the largest range of pickguard materials.

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Post by Cloverfield » Wed Jul 22, 2015 11:15 am

Nick wrote: Sometimes what we see in our mind has to be a compromise with what's available in the real world unfortunately, unless we have the funds to get a manufacturer to produce a run for us!
aww, but it looks so pretty inside my head! :lol:
~~~Simon

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Post by Cloverfield » Wed Jul 22, 2015 11:24 am

Ormsby Guitars wrote:wdmusic.com have the largest range of pickguard materials.
Thanks Perry, looks like these guys might be a good option. I will shoot them an email.
~~~Simon

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Post by Nick » Wed Jul 22, 2015 1:24 pm

Cloverfield wrote:
Nick wrote: Sometimes what we see in our mind has to be a compromise with what's available in the real world unfortunately, unless we have the funds to get a manufacturer to produce a run for us!
aww, but it looks so pretty inside my head! :lol:
Yeah, not trying to squash your dreams, just making you aware that they need a little 'reshaping' sometimes :D 8)
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