Topic: what member was it thats a les-paul collector? i have a question

[fuzzybutt]

i recently got an epiphone les-paul specialII and it didnt come with a pickguard. what i need to know is, is there a pickguard that will fit my guitar? i've heard that the spacing on the pickups can be different between les-paul models. this is a pic of the guitar i have. i have emailed gibson 3 times in the past 2 weeks and havent gotten an answer yet 

[Inkscars]

Long haired fella, I think posted all the pics in mugshots, maybe 2-4 pages from the end.

[martino1972]

you still haven't made a video of you playing,fuzz........come on now,be a sport and show us...

[martino1972]

his forum name is retro rocket.........

[fuzzybutt]

thanks martino, i knew i had seen him in one of the threads.

[spdiii]

A les paul pick guard will not fit that model guitar. The volume knobs location on the guitar in the picture makes it impossible to fit. Compare your guitar with a true les paul with dual volume and tone knobs and you will see what I mean.

[fuzzybutt]

arghhhhhhhhhh i never thought to look at it. well this guitar is going away asap. anyone want to buy a week old guitar? barely used? 

[fuzzybutt]

i just ordered some self-adhesive 4 ply tortoiseshell pickguard material from guitarpartsresource.com and i'm going to make my own. ought to be pretty cool having something that nobody else is going to have, custom pickguard that is.

[azuredesign]

Thanks for that site Fuzzy, I bookmarked it.
When you get finished with the pg, post a photo will you?

[Retro Rocket]

Long haired fella

That will be me...
Fuzzy, you are correct, there are small differences in the pickguards on LP's. You could probably make one fit but you would have to modify it a little bit {the pickguard}, you would also have to measure the distance between your pickups and measure the plastic pickup surrounds, these all differ, only slightly but they do. I have no pickguard on my gold top and my cherry sunburst, although i think i will put one on the burst.


Mick

[Retro Rocket]

I will definitely leave the pickguard on the custom though, it suits it very nicely..



Mick