Gibson pickguard

[FSU_Seminoles]

can they be removed without trashing the whole body ?

http://www.musikmarkthamburg.de/imag...20Explorer.jpg

[jeff300]

Re: Gibson pickguard

Sure you can remove it, but you'll be left with the screwholes. It should be properly finished underneath.



En passant... Quebecois etudiant en Floride ou Floridien etudiant a Quebec?

[aldog1330]

Re: Gibson pickguard

Depends on the age of the guitar too. Older guitars that have been played tend to collect dust and other miscellaneous junk under the pickguard, so you might have some cleaning to do when you remove it. The screw holes kill the deal for me though - I could only deal with that on a LP, not an explorer.

[StukaJU87]

Re: Gibson pickguard

You can remove the pickguard but there is a pretty unsightly route under an Explorer pickguard for the switch and its wiring. Oh...and the switch and wire will flop out. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[aldog1330]

Re: Gibson pickguard

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You can remove the pickguard but there is a pretty unsightly route under an Explorer pickguard for the switch and its wiring. Oh...and the switch and wire will flop out. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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Oh yeah, whoops, I forgot about that!

[FSU_Seminoles]

Re: Gibson pickguard

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En passant... Quebecois etudiant en Floride ou Floridien etudiant a Quebec?

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neither, I'm juste a quebecois cheering for the Noles

I wish I'd study there though, hehe

are you a quebecois who moved to San Fran ?

[jeff300]

Re: Gibson pickguard

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are you a quebecois who moved to San Fran ?

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Yep.

[Chasbo]

Re: Gibson pickguard

If you really want a no pickguard explorer, sell that one and get yourself an 80's, 83-87 I believe, explorer. They came standard with NO pickguard at all. I bought an ebony one in 87 and it absolutely screamed. Came with Dirty Fingers pups stock. Great metal axe.

chuck

[StukaJU87]

Re: Gibson pickguard

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If you really want a no pickguard explorer, sell that one and get yourself an 80's, 83-87 I believe, explorer. They came standard with NO pickguard at all. I bought an ebony one in 87 and it absolutely screamed. Came with Dirty Fingers pups stock. Great metal axe.

chuck

[/ QUOTE ] Back in the 80's I had a white one and I put a black pickguard on it. My friend has a black one and he put a white pickguard on it. I guess it is a NJ thing. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] I prefer my Explorers with them.

[Chasbo]

Re: Gibson pickguard

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I prefer my Explorers with them.

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me too, thats why I originally sold mine, I wanted a 70's explorer. I ended up with a 70's V instead and like most idiots sold that one...Doh!!!

chuck

[Rupe]

Re: Gibson pickguard

Gibson Explorers just don't look right to me without a pickguard.

[Hambucker]

Re: Gibson pickguard

Not pointy enough for me [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Kelly is good enough [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]