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The mirror pickguard....

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by Thrasher, Jul 20, 2009.

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  1. Jul 20, 2009 #1
    Thrasher

    Thrasher

    Mar 4, 2009
    Erie,Pennsylvania
    hey everyone,
    just a quick question about mirror pickguards, ive been searchin the net for a mirror pickguard for my p bass and i found one at wd music and greasy groove. they are the same price pretty much but one says that it is acrylic and one doesnt say at all. i thought they were metal or are they just painted.... i want one like the steve harris precision and it looks like metal. :help:

    fender-steveharrisprecision-460-80.jpg

    http://www.greasygroove.com/proddetail.php?prod=03062-PG-P-M-C-PB

    http://www.wdmusic.com/fender_p_bass_american_standard_pickguard_pba-410.html
     
  2. Jul 20, 2009 #2
    Thunderitter

    Thunderitter Bass, the final frontier... Supporting Member

    Jun 6, 2007
    USA
    My mirror purchased from WD is acrylic:

    DSC_5198.gif
     
  3. Jul 20, 2009 #3
    Thrasher

    Thrasher

    Mar 4, 2009
    Erie,Pennsylvania
    hmmm... i wonder what the harris pickguard is made out of. where could you get a metal one...????
     
  4. Jul 21, 2009 #4
    Thrasher

    Thrasher

    Mar 4, 2009
    Erie,Pennsylvania
  5. Jul 21, 2009 #5
    Baker69

    Baker69

    Mar 24, 2008
    UK
    I'm not saying a metal one is impossible but I would imagine it would have to be Acrylic.

    After all, the 'mirror' you see is merely a coating on the reverse side of the material, as is with glass mirrors. How they would do this effect on something like stainless steel or aluminum I don't know?
     
  6. Jul 21, 2009 #6
    b4nny

    b4nny

    Aug 24, 2008
    Bellevue, WA, USA
    I guess they would polish the metal very well.
     
  7. Jul 21, 2009 #7
    Prozactrooper

    Prozactrooper

    Apr 15, 2007
    Tasmania, Australia
    thats how mirrors were originally made after all
     
  8. Jul 21, 2009 #8
    Baker69

    Baker69

    Mar 24, 2008
    UK

    That would be something like Chrome then, not 'mirrored'???
     
  9. Jul 21, 2009 #9
    bhass

    bhass

    Oct 21, 2008
    England, UK
    You can get gold anodised pickguards which are metal, so it's not impossible.
     
  10. Jul 21, 2009 #10
    dave_bass5

    dave_bass5

    May 28, 2004
    London, UK.
    I had a metal one on my JV Squier in the 80's. Still got it (not the bass unfortunately).
     
  11. Jul 21, 2009 #11
    Thrasher

    Thrasher

    Mar 4, 2009
    Erie,Pennsylvania
    hmm... well is plexiglass and acrylic the same thing???
     
  12. Jul 21, 2009 #12
    Colonel_Claypoo

    Colonel_Claypoo Steve Harris nut

    Oct 24, 2007
    Germany
    i got mine from sharp concepts as well as WD music and the former one looks better.
     
  13. Jul 21, 2009 #13
    vespasian1

    vespasian1

    Feb 20, 2009
    South Jersey (near Philly)
    A good question that I tried to find the answer to myself a little while back.

    Plexiglass is at least a type of acrylic. Some say they are the same thing, and that 'Plexiglass' is a brand name from a particular manufacturer. Some say that Plexiglass is tougher and more scratch resistant than regular acrylic.

    Who knows? :confused:

    These guys have some very pretty PGs, mirror, pearl, patterns, whatever. All are .125 plexiglass with polished edges.

    http://www.pickguardparadise.com/mirror.html

    http://www.pickguardparadise.com/gallery.html
     
  14. Jul 21, 2009 #14
    Baker69

    Baker69

    Mar 24, 2008
    UK

    Anodising is not the same as a mirror finish, shiny yes but mirror no.
     
  15. Jul 21, 2009 #15
    draftsmann

    draftsmann

    Apr 30, 2006
    Malta (Europe) and Britain
    When I was young and foolish I painstakingly made one out of mirrored acrylic. After hours spent with fretsaw, drill and sandpaper I mounted the pickups, screwed it on...and immediately cracked the bugger as I tightened one of the last screws...:crying: I couldn't be bothered making a fresh one.

    If I ever had the urge to fit such a tasteless thing again I'd go down the polished stainless steel route, no question.

    Adrian
     
  16. Jul 21, 2009 #16
    HogieWan

    HogieWan

    Feb 4, 2008
    Lafayette, LA
    get a clear pg and paint the back with chrome or silver spray paint. A mirror is just glass with silver painted on the back
     
  17. Jul 21, 2009 #17
    Thrasher

    Thrasher

    Mar 4, 2009
    Erie,Pennsylvania
    is it possible to polish acrylic edges???
     
  18. Jul 21, 2009 #18
    Fresh Eddie

    Fresh Eddie

    Nov 13, 2008
    New England
    Is there a danger of the paint sticking to the body of the bass after the PG has been installed for al little while?
     
  19. Jul 21, 2009 #19
    Thrasher

    Thrasher

    Mar 4, 2009
    Erie,Pennsylvania
    has anyone ever bought from dazbootman pickguards on ebay?
     
  20. Jul 21, 2009 #20
    Darkstrike

    Darkstrike Return Of The King!

    Sep 14, 2007
    Steve Harris's ones are not metal, I believe(I could be wrong though), and I'm certain Phil Lynotts ones were perspex/acrylic.

    Yes, you can polish them to glass level.
     
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