Canadian material sources

[Engle]

Fellow Canadians, does anyone have a Canadian source for pickguard material?
Pre-Covid, I would order from EBay, have it shipped to Washington state, and cross over with my Nexus pass to get it.

With the border closed, I’ve held off on buying parts/materials this way. Sometimes I can find things on Amazon.ca, but the only pickguard material on that site seems to be shipping from China and extra fees “may apply”.

But now I have some opportunities to make custom pickguards and truss rod covers. I’m not looking to do a lot of volume as it’s mostly going to be Thunderbird stuff. If I buy from US seller, shipping to Canada more than doubles my cost.

Any suggestions would be welcome.

 

[Matt Liebenau]

These guys are in Canada. Never bought pickguard material but I have bought some other parts. So far, it’s always been a good buying experience.

You searched for Pickguard blank | Solo Guitars

 

[Jeff Siddall]

Also available here, and always had good experiences buying from these guys:

Pickguard Material - Canada

 

[Beej]

Theres also Canadian Luthier Supply and Japarts, but neither seemed to have anything showing right now.

On Amazon I order Musiclily pg blanks as they are the most consistent quality. Musiclily and Kaish both have lots of stock in Canada, so delivery times can be much shorter than some suppliers who are sending from overseas.

 

[Bloomfield]

This place [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] has a few types of pickguard sheet, and lots of other useful stuff. For pickguard sheets though, I usually just order from musiclilly or similar on ebay.

 

[Beej]

This place [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] has a few types of pickguard sheet, and lots of other useful stuff. For pickguard sheets though, I usually just order from musiclilly or similar on ebay.

I'll also plug Wood To Works for custom Gotoh hardware orders from inside Canada. They make it easy.

 

[Jeff Siddall]

I'll also plug Wood To Works for custom Gotoh hardware orders from inside Canada. They make it easy.

Good reminder that NextGen also sells Gotoh:

Gotoh Products - Next Gen Musical Ltd.

Also, if you email them they will custom order anything.

 

[Beej]

Good reminder that NextGen also sells Gotoh:

Next Gen Musical Ltd.

Also, if you email them they will custom order anything.

So much better than a decade ago when Canadian suppliers were all but nonexistent! Nextgen is awesome for hardware and cabinet supplies too.

 

[Bass1218]

Fellow Canadians, does anyone have a Canadian source for pickguard material?
Pre-Covid, I would order from EBay, have it shipped to Washington state, and cross over with my Nexus pass to get it.

With the border closed, I’ve held off on buying parts/materials this way. Sometimes I can find things on Amazon.ca, but the only pickguard material on that site seems to be shipping from China and extra fees “may apply”.

But now I have some opportunities to make custom pickguards and truss rod covers. I’m not looking to do a lot of volume as it’s mostly going to be Thunderbird stuff. If I buy from US seller, shipping to Canada more than doubles my cost.

Any suggestions would be welcome.

 

[Bass1218]

I just get ckguard blanks from solo music...it's not a deal but from Toronto to Manitoba in four days almost every time