I just removed the pickguard on my Starfire IV today. I like it much better. Perhaps because I have long fingers, but it seemed to be "in the way". Also, it blocked my view of the bridge position volume knob.
I did the same thing years ago to an Epiphone Casino (of course, so did John Lennon!), but it was because the pickguard "rattled". This was not a problem with the Starfire.
On my '61 A-50, I have the pickguard on, but it is not held in place by the pickups as the Starfire is - it hangs in the air. It is so old that it has sort of "sagged" down, not touching the wood, but lower than normal - at any rate, it doesn't bother me at all.
So, I'm wondering - anyone else remove the pickguard on their archrtop or hollowbody?
walrus
I did the same thing years ago to an Epiphone Casino (of course, so did John Lennon!), but it was because the pickguard "rattled". This was not a problem with the Starfire.
On my '61 A-50, I have the pickguard on, but it is not held in place by the pickups as the Starfire is - it hangs in the air. It is so old that it has sort of "sagged" down, not touching the wood, but lower than normal - at any rate, it doesn't bother me at all.
So, I'm wondering - anyone else remove the pickguard on their archrtop or hollowbody?
walrus