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    Forum Member Offshore Angler's Avatar
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    My First Homemade Pickguard

    Wanted to use the band's graphic on the guard. Made the guard, got out the frisket paper and an Exacto and had at it.

    This is the second attempt, as the paint wrinkled on the first! Went to the craft store and got Testor's flat balck and flat white and this one came out pretty nice.

    Sorry for the sorry pics, but I was trying to dodge two poodles who where very intrigued to see it sitting on the floor. Had to shoot fast.




    This old warhorse of a guitar has had a lot of looks over the years.

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    Re: My First Homemade Pickguard

    Quote Originally Posted by Offshore Angler View Post
    I was trying to dodge two poodles who where very intrigued to see it sitting on the floor. Had to shoot fast.

    'Hope they didn't suffer much.

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    Re: My First Homemade Pickguard

    Quote Originally Posted by clayville View Post
    'Hope they didn't suffer much.

    Clay, I know my place. If it came down to me or the dogs I'd be homeless.
    "No harmonic knowledge, no sense of time, a ghastly tone, unskilled vibrato, and so on. Chuck is one of the worst guitar players I know" -Gravity Jim

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    Re: My First Homemade Pickguard

    cool! i've always liked a plain black guard on a funky/crazy body.
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    Re: My First Homemade Pickguard

    Nice. I might have moved the graphic up a big, just to stick the Esquireness in the face of any guitar players about.
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    Re: My First Homemade Pickguard

    Quote Originally Posted by Kap'n View Post
    Nice. I might have moved the graphic up a big, just to stick the Esquireness in the face of any guitar players about.
    Good point. Although, when playing, I can see that logo possibly being hidden for a greater majority of the time if up higher on the guard.

    This does look sharp, though! Strong work, sir.
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