dabluesman
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Anyone know if Warmoth can make a custom quilted maple pickguard for a strat? I think a black dye finish quilted maple pickguard would be awesome on a black strat body..
Quilted Maple Pickguards?
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Don't know if they can or can't, but they don't. There's others that do though.
dabluesman
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Thanks for the replies! Thats a very cool looking strat and the q-parts knobs are a nice touch too.
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Sounds like something Big Beard would do. Is he still around, or is he gone again?
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Just wondering if there'd be shrinkage issues witha thin laminate of quilt maple?
I can recall reading somewhere that wood would shrink over time (as the moisture goes out of it) or can swell if it got damp. I can imagine a pickguard made of wood would have to be sealed on both sides to ensure no moisture from sweat got underneath it and swelled up the wood. :dontknow:
I can recall reading somewhere that wood would shrink over time (as the moisture goes out of it) or can swell if it got damp. I can imagine a pickguard made of wood would have to be sealed on both sides to ensure no moisture from sweat got underneath it and swelled up the wood. :dontknow:
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It depends on if it's naked wood, or if it has been finished with something. I believe a satin finish would do the job closing the crain.OzziePete said:
Correct me if I'm wrong. It just made sense to me.
dabluesman
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I found a luthier in Australia (http://www.gilroyguitars.com) who is making me some quilted pickguards for strat and jazz bass. While waiting for those I ordered an east indian rosewood pickguard from http://www.woodpickguards.biz for another strat. I think it turned out very well, much better than the purple moto/pearloid I had on it before.
dabluesman
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That is Fender's "midnight wine" color, kind of purpleish burgundy. I haven't seen many of these, it's a difficult color to match up with anything. I was trying to bring the rosewood fretboard color down into the body, it kind of worked. Anyways I like the grain, and the new unique overall look. As far as a change in tone goes, I cant really tell since I had the guitar completely re-set up and rewired but some swear that wood guards sound different than pearloid or non-wood guards.
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Nightclub Dwight said:
Big Beard would do it. But he got banned....
He has a page on Facebook, search big beard custom guitars there and you can find him.
dabluesman
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Here is an update, I ordered this blackburst quilted maple pickguard from Gilroy Guitars in Australia. I'm going to get another one for my blacked out strat. These things look awesome!
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