gdecantoo Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I have made a few pickgaurds for my LP and was wondering if there was such a thing as a guard molded to the contour of the guitar and sit flat. Has anyone seen anything like this? I did a search and came up empty. I think i'll give her a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinner 13 Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 I have made a few pickgaurds for my LP and was wondering if there was such a thing as a guard molded to the contour of the guitar and sit flat. Has anyone seen anything like this? I did a search and came up empty. I think i'll give her a shot. I imagine you could use adhesive backed celluloid, I would be concerned about it eating the finish underneath myself. I suppose you could cut a blank from standard stock, use a heat gun to mold the plastic by hand and mount it. 40 bucks and a trip to the hardware store gets you a decent heat gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The RandyMan Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Sounds like an interesting idea. Never heard of one like that on an LP, although I'm sure it could be done. I'd like to see it if you do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Reminds me of Fender's back guards from the 1960s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdecantoo Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 I imagine you could use adhesive backed celluloid, I would be concerned about it eating the finish underneath myself. I suppose you could cut a blank from standard stock, use a heat gun to mold the plastic by hand and mount it. 40 bucks and a trip to the hardware store gets you a decent heat gun. I wouldn't use any adhesives. My thoughts were to use the existing screw holes by the pups and make/modify an L-bracket to just hold it down on the bottom. Another option is to drill another screw hole on the bottom but i don't want to do that. I will use the oven to heat the plastic until plyable. For molding i was going to use a layer of cotton T-shirt on the guitar, then a layer of foil (heat sheild), another layer of cotton and one more foil. Then lay the heated plastic on top pressing down with some foam for even pressure. Acctually i'm surprised no one has seen this before. Reading the Forum opinions on pickguards, this would seem to be a good option for some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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