bmckeen Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Can someone tell me what material Gibson used for pickguards in the 50's. I'm trying to find the brown material used on the EB1 pickguard. Any help is appreciated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abaddon Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Hi bmckeen. I'm not sure but i think it was made of bakelite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfox14 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Gibson was still using celluloid on pickguards in the 50s. Hard to find material these days. Check out: http://www.terrapinguitars.com/index_php.php - they seem to have some good stuff for a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobB Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 If you can't find the original material, www.stewmac.com has pickguard material available. If you have a local guitar tech who can fabricate a pickguard for you, this might be a good alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfox14 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I would not recommend the material StewMac carries. It's not a good match for vintage celluloid. IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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