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.
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.
24 Comments
Ds4zkMjT@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
That looks really great. Did you order a sheet and cut the entire thing yourself?
DadHands@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Close, I cut it from an acrylic clipboard
solongaphasia@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
i have thought about doing that before! how did the thickness work out?
DadHands@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Thickness of this one is about perfect. I have done one other from a different clipboard and it's a little thicker than I like.
Little8Lost@feddit.de · 4 pts · 3y
Looks really well made
flake@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
Yo great work that’s beautiful
CarrierLost@lemmy.one · 3 pts · 3y
Awesome! I want a tele style guitar real bad.
young_broccoli@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
And I thought I didnt liked pickguards.
It looks great, the whole guitar looks beautifull!
solongaphasia@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
build one! it’s a blast!
Varyag@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y
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.
DadHands@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Thanks!
ArtVandelay@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
the pickguard really defines the personality of the guitar so much, this feels like a completely different instrument.
solongaphasia@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
excellent! did you build the guitar yourself? either way, would love to know the woods!
DadHands@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
I did not build the guitar, I just modified it. Body is ash, neck is roasted maple.
solongaphasia@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
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
DadHands@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
The pickguard isn't actually covering up any electronics cavities, but some of them do have weight relief cavities under the pickguard. Mine is solid though, about 8lbs iirc
xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 3y
I like prints of pickguards way better than prints on the body itself, always looks like a window to another realm. Really looks great!
GreenCrush@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
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.
Doom_Cough@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
This just makes me want to bust into Gojira riffs. Top stuff.
tostiloco@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Looks amazing! Any tips on how to cut plastic so that it looks as professional as yours does?
DadHands@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
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.