New Pickguard

Hambone · #1 09-09-2006, 06:35 AM

Here's my latest attempt at a nice pickguard. I really dig this abalone material and the second layer color worked perfectly.

wilser · #2 09-09-2006, 06:54 AM

man, that looks wonderful. Abalone can get expensive, though. I recently had some new logos laser cut in abalone and MOP ...abalone is nicer by far.

Smallequestrian · #3 09-09-2006, 07:56 AM

Abalone is great, and it is a lot more versatile than people might imagine. For instance, I didn't have any idea it would look good on my Medallion gold fretless Bongo, but when my Candy Red came with an abalone guard I thought I might try it out. Now its the permanent look for my fretless.

Hambone · #4 09-09-2006, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by wilser

man, that looks wonderful. Abalone can get expensive, though. I recently had some new logos laser cut in abalone and MOP ...abalone is nicer by far.

Wilser, this ain't no real abalone for sure. This is a vinyl type product. I get this film in .030 thicknesses and then I laminate it to my acrylic underlayers. The result is a two piece construction that looks like 3 layers.

Luke Sheridan · #5 09-09-2006, 09:53 AM

Very nice! Where did you get the material?

superbassman2000 · #6 09-09-2006, 10:59 AM

that looks great hambone!

**john turner** · #7 09-09-2006, 11:10 AM

ooo. very cool. home brew pickguards. i may need to get you to make me one when my LEjazz7 shows up.

Hambone · #8 09-09-2006, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by john turner

ooo. very cool. home brew pickguards. i may need to get you to make me one when my LEjazz7 shows up.

Sure - how about white MOP with a red stripe on that black body? I'll bring my chip samples to the GTG.