Senior Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I need a gibson pickguard for a 1975 L5, and a 1975 Birdland. The non Gibson pickguards for these guitars I had put on look real bad . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StijnV Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Check out pickguardheaven.com !! They normally have what you are looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 AllParts sells a line of repro pickguards. I put one of their L-5 Non-Cutaway multi-bound pickguards on my 1947 L-7, and was very impressed with the product. It was actually even thicker than the original Gibson, beautiful binding and polish job. http://www.allparts.com/Bound-Black-L-5-Pickguard-p/pg-9815-023.htm You would then have to make your own pickup cutouts, for the pickup location will vary slightly on the "handmade" guitars you list. Not a closeup, but here's a pic of the L-7 installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannu Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I need a gibson pickguard for a 1975 L5, and a 1975 Birdland. The non Gibson pickguards for these guitars I had put on look real bad . I just went through the whole process getting a new pickguard for my 1964 S-400 CES. Gibson Custom Shop adviced me that there are not parts for these guitars, they are made one at a time, and pickguards are ordered from a third party. They recommended Tony Dudzik, pickguardian.com, who makes pickguards for Gibson on a regular basis and may have a pattern for your guitar. As you may guess, the pickguards for these guitars are no simple matter, the materials are rare, the process is very manual. Hannu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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