narad
Progressive metal and politics
Just curious if anyone has some recommendations on where to go for custom pickguards? I'm not talking anything really out of the ordinary in terms of design, just basic strat pickguards. I think the catch is the thickness and the materials. Like ideally I'd like to order this in HSS/SSS:
Pretty typical 8-hole with a floyd route. Not sure what the material is but I played that exact guitar and it had a cool soft matte texture.
And something like this, typical 8-hole with floyd route, but in polished brass like:
Just curious if anyone has some pointers. Pickguards are kind of funny because the heavily machined ones are like $12, so the thought of paying $120 or $240 just seems hard to swallow. I think the last time I had ESP make just a simple black guard for me, but slightly custom shape, it may have been in the $200-300 range. I was a little shocked, but yea, has me wondering if I can't do better somewhere else, but has me in limbo not making any progress on these two projects for weeks/months.
Pretty typical 8-hole with a floyd route. Not sure what the material is but I played that exact guitar and it had a cool soft matte texture.
And something like this, typical 8-hole with floyd route, but in polished brass like:
Just curious if anyone has some pointers. Pickguards are kind of funny because the heavily machined ones are like $12, so the thought of paying $120 or $240 just seems hard to swallow. I think the last time I had ESP make just a simple black guard for me, but slightly custom shape, it may have been in the $200-300 range. I was a little shocked, but yea, has me wondering if I can't do better somewhere else, but has me in limbo not making any progress on these two projects for weeks/months.
