EpiOne Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 New Epi 335 Dot owner here. Bought a sweetly modded used one a few weeks ago. When I was giving it the new-home initiation and polishing I liked its looks much better after I took the pickguard off. I searched this forum for the precise topic before I posted but didn't find anything. Anyone else loving their Dots sans pickguard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffery Smith Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I never really noticed electrics without pickguards until I saw Beatle Casinos without them. I like the look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I never really noticed electrics without pickguards until I saw Beatle Casinos without them. I like the look. or with them: Here we go, pickguard on/pickguard off LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayyj Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 My ES355 has the classic Gibson off-gassing issue, so I made the decision to keep it seperate from the guitar. Didn't like the look at first, but bound tortoiseshell guards aren’t exactly cheap to replace so I decided to live without for a while and I've learned to like it. My Sheraton has never had a guard in the time I've had it, and looks good without. I've kept the guards on my 330 and Casino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I've always said it all depends whether you use the pickguard in your playing. If, like me, you do then it is pretty helpful to have it fitted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J4T5 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I guess I'm the odd guy out. Although I think the Epi Dot, 330, 335, Riviera, Sheraton etc. all look great without a PG, I'd rather have the Pickguard on. Especially the Epi's because the shape of the guard gives the guitar a different personality than a 335. I really like the shape of the Epi's guard but It's all good ... I'm keeping mine on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I guess I'm the odd guy out. You do know that there is no right or wrong answer to this question, and that it has been aroundf as long has there have benn, well, guitars and pickguards LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Zeplin Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I removed the pickguard from my Casino immediately. I had only a Strat for 15 years and when I got my first LP I found it got in the way of my picking. This was mostly due to the Floyd Rose vibrato on the Strat which allowed me to raise or lower pitch. If I rested my hand on the bridge sometimes the notes would go sharp so I developed a picking style where I would rest the pinky of my picking hand on the body of the guitar rather than the bridge, kind of like a classical guitarist position plus I also did a fair amount of fingerpicking. I say pickguard off but more for ease of play than for looks although the stark white P/G on the Casino looked a little gaudy to me as the guitar was black and the binding ivory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I did the "take off the pickguard" on a '50s archtop some 40 years ago and regret it since it's lost... I do use the pickguard on my archtops/semis to often anchor the pinkie whether flatpicking or fingerpicking. That helps keep the flatpicking gentle given light strings. Looks... that's subjective, but I don't care for the extra space between the strings and top. As for pinkie down on fingerpicking - I always figured that was more "banjo" than "classical guitar." When I'm getting fancier with fingerpicking I do tend to lift the pinkie to go back to a classical guitar style that is no finger anchors. Neither did Joe Pass "anchor" a finger for his fingerpicking. I figure that if your style of playing is enhanced by removal of the pickguard, it's likely too much for what I do. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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