APreston Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Hi all After years of wanting a Gibson ES335, I finally bought one last week, and love it! The only concern I have is around the pickguard. I noticed a day or two ago that there are already about five noticeable dings in the pickguard by the bridge pickup. I get that they take some of the pick knocks that would otherwise damage the paintwork, so you'd expect some scuffing over time, but this normal after a week? My other electric is a Rickenbacker 330 which I've had for 20 years and after all that time I can barely see a single mark on the Rick's pickguard. My initial thought was maybe there is a thin layer of peel-able plastic film covering that came with the guitar, but I cant see any as far as I can make out. Thanks in advance for any advice. Andy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 There's probably a sheet of plastic over the pickguard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APreston Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 Thank you 🙂 I did look, but obviously not hard enough. I didn't want to be too rough on it. I'll try again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APreston Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 Yes all sorted you were right! That was embarrassing! It's been that long since I bought a new guitar. 😳 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 We can help you fix that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwangGang Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 That's funny. I bought a MIM Strat one time that had the plastic film over the pickguard and it might have been a year I played it before some of it started to peel up and then I removed the rest of it. Sometimes that film is very hearty and sometimes not so much. Beautiful looking 335 by the way 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 Now it’s not new any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 I keep my pickguards in pristine condition by always removing them ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Natural Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 A beautiful guitar! (I wonder if there's a collectables market for peeled-off pickguard plastic?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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