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Yes, I got a template. It’s in Adobe Illustrator. I don’t know if it will fit an L-2500, I fear it won’t. But if you can work on the a.i. template you can adjust it to your requirements. I’ll be happy to send you the template.
I found a website https://quickguards.com/collections/all/g-l
that sells pickguard for G&L basses including the l2500 which is what I have. I’ve always wanted a pickguard for it and thought it would look good on my bass.
I contacted the guy and requested no holes drilled into it, because I don’t want to drill into my bass, so I’m going to try the carpet tape method as the OP recommended. I have a blue burst body with maple neck, and ended up ordering the black 3ply with it which I think will look awesome.
that sells pickguard for G&L basses including the l2500 which is what I have. I’ve always wanted a pickguard for it and thought it would look good on my bass.
I contacted the guy and requested no holes drilled into it, because I don’t want to drill into my bass, so I’m going to try the carpet tape method as the OP recommended. I have a blue burst body with maple neck, and ended up ordering the black 3ply with it which I think will look awesome.
I've been looking for a couple L-2000 pickguards for several years. I've reached out to a bunch of potential companies which ultimately fell through. Thank you for posting this. I will definitely be getting a hold of them.
I currently own an American and Tribute L-2000 and with very small variances possible from instrument to instrument I can't imagine why these wouldn't fit a Tribute model.
Not 100% sure but you can reach out to the owner of website via text (he lists his contact info on there). I just texted him and asked to see, so I will let you know. My guess is, it will be close enough that you should be able to use it
I'm not sure how to text him since I'm UK based, I've emailed but I know he said not to email questions
The owner, Mike, of Quick Guards, said this regarding the tribute/American series:
“As far as the M-2500 and L-2500 yes because there is no existing pickguard to line up with. Otherwise for all other G&L model. God awful. Their pickguards are a mess. Very inconsistent. For all those orders people have to send me tracing or original pickguard. For both US and Tribute. G&L does not make pickguards in house.”
“As far as the M-2500 and L-2500 yes because there is no existing pickguard to line up with. Otherwise for all other G&L model. God awful. Their pickguards are a mess. Very inconsistent. For all those orders people have to send me tracing or original pickguard. For both US and Tribute. G&L does not make pickguards in house.”
I might be reading it wrong but that means he has no problems making pickguards for tribute l-2500s because there's no original?
I used carpet tape as recommended (in particular Xfasten brand). About 6 small pieces to hold it in place.
very happy with it and I think the 3 ply gloss black is the perfect match for it. I have a white neck bind on it and it goes really good with the white on the pickguard.
Definitely recommend quickguards.com and the guy was able to omit all the screw holes too.
Cost me about $55-60 with shipping.
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Reviving this thread! I’m trying to find a template for a L2000 tribute. I’m a lefty so I figured a right handed one would be a good starting point for a local luthier to give it a shot.
Anyone have one successfully made? I saw the tracing someone had in this thread already. It was off so not sure if that was a scale issue on my end.
Anyone have one successfully made? I saw the tracing someone had in this thread already. It was off so not sure if that was a scale issue on my end.
Nicely done. I made an ebony pickguard for my 83’ L2K many years ago. The no-pickguard look is nice, but my fingers went through the paint in a few years. Pickguards do work as advertised.
Nicely done and it looks great!
I posted here about 6 years ago
right after I got my Tribute L-2500 and I still have it. I love the tones I get out of that beast! I can't believe It's been that long ago! I was thinking about a clear PG over the blue burst but decided against it. That burst is too pretty to cover. Under certain lighting, it practically glows.
