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buying pickguards

cheshirepig

cheshirepig

May 14, 2008
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Portland, OR
#1
I want to buy a pickguard for my (highway 1, pre- body truss rod hole) jazz bass, but I don't want to spend $40 (i want either pearloid or tortoise). I've heard on TB that if one is careful, he can get away with spending roundabouts of 25. Where is this? a website, i'm hoping.
 
#4
http://store.guitarfetish.com/bagupi.html

With the cheaper pickguards, and tortishell, it's a good idea to contact them and see if it's really tortise shell (the top layer is a translucent multicolor plastic), or if it's a print (top layer is printed to look like tortise). I have a mighty mite guard that looks good (and was really cheap) but it's a print and not true tortise.

know also, that most cheaper guards will require the drilling of a new hole or two, and the "finessing" of a hole or two.
 
#6
jtc_hunter said:
Theres this new website called " Ebay"
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Yea I bout 3 from the 'bay and one fit great and was great quality so I was happy with it.

Fast forward 3 months I ordered from the same guy, they didnt fit (Fenders Jazz) the holes where all off and even the "shape" wasnt nowhere near par. A few emails and 2 months later nothing..... so use caution. (with shipping I lost @$55). I dont know it it was a bad batch but I got burned.
 
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heavyhitter said:
Yea I bout 3 from the 'bay and one fit great and was great quality so I was happy with it.

Fast forward 3 months I ordered from the same guy, they didnt fit (Fenders Jazz) the holes where all off and even the "shape" wasnt nowhere near par. A few emails and 2 months later nothing..... so use caution. (with shipping I lost @$55). I dont know it it was a bad batch but I got burned.
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Who did you buy it from? I'm getting a new pickguard for my jazz and was looking at the ones on Ebay. Don't want to run into the same problem.
 

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