Members VH5150 Posted September 14, 2006 Members Share Posted September 14, 2006 make a pickguard?I bought a 60 gibson mm and need to cover up the butcher job he has done to this guitar.How would i go about cutting out pu holes.I bought a blank of thin black from stewmac.Maybe a photoshop idea too.... I axe you guys cuz your the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Splendor Posted September 15, 2006 Members Share Posted September 15, 2006 I think people usually use a router to cut the pickup holes in a pickgaurd. IIRC Stew Mac sells templates for this too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carati Posted September 15, 2006 Members Share Posted September 15, 2006 Stew-mac even sells beveled router bits so you can cut an angled edge around the guard. I have made pup rings with old guards...cut it with a tiny coping saw and then smoothed the edges with a sanding block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dimmypage Posted September 15, 2006 Members Share Posted September 15, 2006 I would trace exactly what you want and then take the tracing to a plastics retailer/customizer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ace_2000 Posted September 15, 2006 Members Share Posted September 15, 2006 Elderly in Lansing can hook you up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dewees Posted September 15, 2006 Members Share Posted September 15, 2006 I think that guitar looks great as it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L_Z_nut Posted September 15, 2006 Members Share Posted September 15, 2006 Like others said, use a router with a template for the pup. What sort of design are you doing? I'd do an SG type pguard... would look pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members raviolio Posted September 15, 2006 Members Share Posted September 15, 2006 FWIW... there's a couple of folks on eBay who sell pickguards for Melody Makers. Here's an example: http://cgi.ebay.com/CUSTOM-GIBSON-MELODY-MAKER-D-PICK-GUARD_W0QQitemZ140027868124QQihZ004QQcategoryZ41424QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members VH5150 Posted September 15, 2006 Author Members Share Posted September 15, 2006 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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