Pickguard for Soloist

[sekt88]

Howdy,
New around here.

Anaybody have a source of template for a pickguard for a Soloist?

Thanks,

Sekt88

 

[Alfang]

Why would you put a pickguard on a solist? It's a rear route.

 

[sekt88]

because I bought this off of ebay.

 

[kreig]

also , I don't think I've ever seen one with a pickguard , if you have, post a pic of it

otherwise DIY is an option , it should'nt be that hard at all , then you can farm the template out to Terrapin to cut it for you if you don't want to or can't
do that part of it .  

                        http://www.terrapinisland.com/estore/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=73&products_id=293

 

[kreig]

because I bought this off of ebay.

Ouch , I can clearly see your situation now  :laughing8:

I think we're totally talking my earlier post with this one.

and do you have a pic of the backside you can post ?

 

[sekt88]

it is a hardtail, so nothing to see on the the back side.

 

[kreig]

I'm talking about the route for the knobs .

 

[sekt88]

here ya go

 

[kreig]

OK ,all that looks right on the rear . . .so do you have any idea of the pick up config. the previous owner used ?
And what pup config are you going to go with ?

 

[blue313]

Interesting body.  It has a channel cut for a heel ended truss rod, a top loading hardtail bridge, rear routed controls, and a square universal pickup rout.  Unless I missed it in the pics, I also don't see any existing pickguard holes.  So there's a good possibility there won't be anything stock that will drop in.

What are your plans for this?

 

[OzziePete]

This place will probably do one for you, but it will cost you (see Point 3 in the linked page)

http://pickguards.us/pgordinst.htm

Otherwise, maybe get a pickguard blank from Warmoth and see if a luthier - or even yourself - could fashion a pickguard using a Strat as a  kind of template to modify to fit?

 

[Alfang]

WOW!, you should just put a clock in that and hang it on the wall as that's as good as it will ever look,

Or send it to CB, he burns guitars arround x-mas time and that's comming soon

 

[kreig]

WOW!, you should just put a clock in that and hang it on the wall as that's as good as it will ever look,
Or send it to CB, he burns guitars arround x-mas time and that's comming soon

I was waiting for someone to soak this body , and you took the bait . . .

I think it presents some possibilities , I'm assuming it was purchased for pocket change . I think it would be cool to fill it back
in and then do regular pup routes and then try to design a unique p/g shape , or a design doing woodburning with a soldering iron and those special tips(what's this technique called?) then shooting clear over all of the body .

I'd at least try to make it functional .

Edit r what about marquetry as a design ?

 

[m4rk0]

haa, I saw that body on ebay and was wondering about that weird square routing.

anyway, there must be a pg for the  soloist..
check this:
http://www.warmoth.com/gallery/gallery.cfm?fuseaction=include_container&id=463

 

[sekt88]

Yes, It was purchased for pocket change.  :headbang:

I am going to sand it down and fill in that hole with a piece of Bloodwood  then recut for a humbucker. I also thought about throwing a Bartolini Bass pickup in their to see how it sounds.