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We do...We should have a rule that folks post a picture of the Custom Shop logo on the back of the headstock.
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I don't think they know...it was last mentioned pages ago...I know. I was being sarcastic because folks ignore it.
Most other clubs don't have that qualifier to "join", so people just post pics...I just assume no one would post an FCS that didn't legitimately have one...that would be kinda silly...You could be right.
At least for now....I've been too busy/lazy to send the pickguard off to get its size replicated...if it was as simple as picking one up off of Amazon, I probably would have done it already, but I play it too much to leave it without a guard...I'd really like to see it with an anodized gold guard...looking at how it looks on the new HLEs leads me to believe it would really pop on this bass...So, tort is staying on that Aztec beauty?
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One of these days I'll just have to bite the bullet and send it off to Pickguardian I guess, but don't be surprised if it never happens....Well, here's a sneak peek:
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I kinda held a cream pickguard up to it last night and it was magical....droolI think I dig the gold guard better than the other options.![]()
Again, I just don't know if the turnaround is fast enough for me....I really don't like the look of a Fender with no pickguard ..I think I was quoted three weeks last time I inquired....sucks being a member of the "now generation "...Time to make the move, don't you think?![]()

I thought someone mentioned a while ago that FCS didn't do pickguards...Why don't you ask Fender Custom Shop? I am sure there are direct-fit replacements.