solenoid lopez
Member
Does anyone know if an older style taditional shape Guild pickguard is bigger then the newer 'Tacoma/New Hartford' guards? It's just I prefer the look of the old style guard and wouldn't mind doing a swap out on my Tacoma DV6
pickguard question
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Dr Izza Plumber
Senior Member
The older guards are fairly close to each other in size. The cutout for the rosette is different for particular models.
As far as a comparison with the new style guards, I haven't a clue as to which is larger, though it shouldn't be a problem to use the older style pickguard.
As far as a comparison with the new style guards, I haven't a clue as to which is larger, though it shouldn't be a problem to use the older style pickguard.
adorshki
Reverential Member
I was thinkin' Solenoid wants to be sure an old one would cover up any visible remnant from the old one, ie discoloration or adhesive? Might be easier to one cut to order maybe? That point about rosette size was very good.
cjd-player
Senior Member
You need to be careful. When I removed the tortoise shell guard on my Tacoma D-55 to replace it with a black one, I discovered that the pick guard had been applied before all of the coats of lacquer had been sprayed. Thus, there was a crater in the lacquer where the pick guard had been. Fortunately, the new black one was identical in size, so it fit right in.
But if it had been slightly off in size or shape, it would have been a mess.
But if it had been slightly off in size or shape, it would have been a mess.
solenoid lopez
Member
adorshki's got it. I was wondering if an older style guard would cover the 'footprint' left by the new style guard.
cjd-player
Senior Member
The depth of the footprint was not insignificant on my D-55. It was probably 6 to 8 thousandfths of an inch.
On your guitar, the replacement pick guard may cover it, (if yours has a crater footpring) but if it is larger than the footprint, it would not sit flat. It would be dished in the middle. I would think that would eventually lead to the edges lifting off of the top.
On your guitar, the replacement pick guard may cover it, (if yours has a crater footpring) but if it is larger than the footprint, it would not sit flat. It would be dished in the middle. I would think that would eventually lead to the edges lifting off of the top.
wileypickett
Enlightened Member
Something I've noticed about Westerly Guild pickguards is that the sizes are all over the map. You'd think there would have been a basic boilerplate size, and hundreds would have been turned out, all exactly the same.
But I have Guilds with pickguards so big that the right side edge had to be trimmed to fit around the bridge, which it otherwise would have overlapped; others that touch the bridge, but aren't trimmed; others that are near the bridge (1/4" to 1/16" or so); and still others that are an inch or more away from the bridge.
TO REPLACE YOUR OLD PICKGUARD: My recommendation is to get a pickguard blank, in either tortoiseshell or black (did Guild ever use any other colors?), and using the one you removed as a sort of template, trace a new one that's approximately 1/16" or so larger all the way around (just enough to cover any imperfections), EXCEPT for that part of the pickguard that goes around the rosette and against the edge of the bottom of the fretboard -- that area should be made to match the old pickguard exactly.
Glenn//.
But I have Guilds with pickguards so big that the right side edge had to be trimmed to fit around the bridge, which it otherwise would have overlapped; others that touch the bridge, but aren't trimmed; others that are near the bridge (1/4" to 1/16" or so); and still others that are an inch or more away from the bridge.
TO REPLACE YOUR OLD PICKGUARD: My recommendation is to get a pickguard blank, in either tortoiseshell or black (did Guild ever use any other colors?), and using the one you removed as a sort of template, trace a new one that's approximately 1/16" or so larger all the way around (just enough to cover any imperfections), EXCEPT for that part of the pickguard that goes around the rosette and against the edge of the bottom of the fretboard -- that area should be made to match the old pickguard exactly.
Glenn//.