Orientation

Left Handed option has no additional charges and most guitars parts can be either Right Handed or Left Handed

Material thickness

• Acoustic material is generally .028” to .030” is roughly 1/32 inch or .75mm
• Guitar and bass material are generally
  • .060” is 1.5mm or roughly 1/16 inch
  • .090” is 2.3mm or roughly 3/32 inch
  • 0.125” is 3.2mm or 1/8 inch

Material description

• Pickguard material comes in solid, ply, pearl, celluloid, vinyl, acrylic and much more.  All the different materials have specific attributes.
• Basic pickguard material comes in solid and ply material.  For example black solid and black/white/black.  Solid material is all one color throughout. Ply material has 3 or 4 layers of different colors.  The order is how it is listed describes the layers, for example black/white/black is with black on the top and bottom with white sandwiched in the middle.  When the ply material is beveled it shows the layers on the side of the pickguard.
• Pickguard material comes in either gloss finish or matte finish on the surface.  Most of the material we use is gloss finish
• We also can custom laminate materials or fabricate other specialty materials if you have a specific need.  Contact us for information and a quote or check out our customization information (link to customization page)

Pickup options

• We offer many different pickup cutouts for customizing your guitar to how you want it to sound and look.  Putting a Humbucker in a Strat…… not a problem.  Changing the P-Bass pickup in your bass to a Jazz Master pickup…..not a problem.  After all it is your guitar so make it your own!
• Check the order page for the different pickup options available for each style of pickguard or guitar part. 
• If you want to not have a pickup in one of the positions choose NO PICKUP for that position. If, for example, you don’t want a pickup in the middle position choose from the drop down list NO PICKUP for the neck position. 
• If the pickup(s) is not listed we can update a template to accommodate the pickup.  We just need to get as much specs and information on the pickup(s).  Choses CUSTOM PICKUP and include the specs, information and link to the pickup in the special instruction section

Pickup specs and information

• S - Strat single coil pickup (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• SA – Strat single coil angled pickup - Standard Angle = Low E side tilted towards Neck. (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• SRA – Strat single coil reversed angled pickup - Reverse Angle = Low E side tilted towards Bridge. (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• S1 - Tele single coil neck pickup (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• H1 - humbucker covered pickup – with cover (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• H2 – humbucker open coil pickup – no cover – 2 mounting holes (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• H3 – humbucker open coil pickup with 3 mount holes – no cover – 3 mounting holes (add popup page of blade switch PDF File with measurements and specs)
• H4 – humbucker covered pickup with 3 mount holes – with cover – 3 mounting holes (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• WRH – wide range humbucker pickup - such as on a 72 Tele Deluxe (add popup page of blade switch PDF File with measurements and specs)
• TB – Tele bridge pickup (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• P90 – P90 pickup NO mount holes – non dog ear pickup (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• P90-B – P90 pickup with mount holes – dog ear pickup (add popup page of blade switch PDF File with measurements and specs)
• SDH – Seymour Duncan covered humbucker pickup (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• SD TB-4 – Seymour Duncan Trembucker-4 pickup (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• Mh1 – Seymour Duncan mini humbucker pickup (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• Mh2 – Lollar mini humbucker pickup (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• EMG 81/85 – EMG 81 EMG 85 pickup (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• DL – Danelectro Lipstick pickup  (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• TV – TV Jones pickup (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• TVE – TV Jones pickup with english mount (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• BTS – Burns Tri Sonic pickup (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• ATH – Alumitone humbucker pickup (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• ATD – Alumitone Deathbucker (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• ATS – Alumitone single coil pickup (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• EMG – EMG single coil pickup (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• JM – Jazz Master pickup (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• JB4 – Jass Bass 4 string pickup (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• JB5 – Jass Bass 5 string pickup (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• PB4 – P-Bass, Precision Bass 4 string pickup (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• EB4 – Ernie Ball bass 4 string pickup (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• CUSTOM PICKUP (If the pickup(s) is not listed we can update a template to accommodate the pickup.  We just need to get as much specs and information on the pickup(s).  Choses CUSTOM PICKUP and include the specs and information in the special instruction)   (yes this is duplicated again here from the top)
• NO PICKUP (If you want to not have a pickup in one of the positions choose NO PICKUP for that position. If you don’t want a pickup in the middle position choose from the drop down list NO PICKUP in the neck position) )   (yes this is duplicated again here from the top)

Pickguard mounting holes

Drop down options are mostly standard mounting holes or NO MOUNTING HOLES.  There are some guitars that have 5 hole, 8 hole, 11 hole, etc. options.  Check the order page for the different options available for each style of pickguard or guitar part.

Control Options

Drop down list on the order page shows the different options for each type of pickguards.

We offer many different options for controls.

• Blade switch mount holes can be countersunk or not contersunk
• Gibson style toggle switch
• Mini toggle to match pickup count
• Rhythm Circuit

Pickguard Edge Cut Options

• There is generally no bevel cut in the areas of the neck or bridge pockets of the pickguard
• Pickguard edge beveled 45 degrees (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• Pickguard edge beveled 30 degree (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• Pickguard edge beveled roundover (add popup page to PDF File with measurements and specs)
• NO BEVELED EDGE

What is a countersunk hole?

A countersunk hole is when a drilled hole has a countersunk bevel.  This is to accommodate the taper of the mounting screw and create a flush surface.  Generally the pickguard mounting holes are countersunk (the perimeter holes of a pickguard that hold the pickguard to the guitar) however the pickup mounting holes, blade switch holes can be either countersunk or not.  It varies with each guitars and players and is more of what you prefer.

Acoustic mounting adhesive

We use a 3M industry standard double sided, peal and stick adhesive for our acoustic pickguards. Generally most acoustic pickguard are installed this way and electric and bass guitars are installed with mounting screws. If you want to avoid mounting screws on an electric or bass guitar we can add a 3M industry standard double sided, peal and stick adhesive to the pickguard.

Special Instructions

This is where specific instructions regarding the order are added. Info for pickup specifications for pickups not listed, control layout specifications if different than the ordering options available or any note or remarks regarding the order. This is NOT the place for ordering a “similar” pickguard and requesting a different style, year or model number, this is considered a custom order and you need to contact us directly. If the pickguard style is not on the web site we may not have the template or the templates are not standard.