Butterfras Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Hey guitar brothers, just curios as to if anyone can give me some info on where to find either a mirror or diamond plate metal pickguard for my Ibanez RG320FM. Any knowledge is appreciated. Thanks, Butterfras Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzI Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 sharp concepts MzI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfras Posted April 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 umm, ok does "sharp concepts" have a web site or anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksound Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Yeah, and so does Google. http://www.sharp-concepts.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfras Posted April 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 he he he. i love sarcasm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borge Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 i recently made a aluminium checkerplate pickguard for a friends ibanez its pretty simple it cost about $10 dollars in materials and ive got enough left for at least 2 more guards i could tell u how i did it if u want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfras Posted April 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 sure thing man. enlighten me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borge Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 first u will need the material i got mine from a boat building place their scrap bin was full of good sized peices of flat and diamond plate of varying thicknesses i got an 18" square for ten dollars it would have been five but i only had a ten so we went to the office for change and the boss made him charge me 10 damnit take ur pickguard off ur guitar then trace it onto the flat side (including pickup,screw holes etc ) of the plate. obviously you dont have to have the same shape but hole placement in relation to each other and to neck pocket cutout is important i used a jigsaw with a metal blade(important!) to cut it out. go slowly aluminium has a low melting point. (i had the blade clog up with molten metal) the metal sheet is prone to "juddering" (if thats a word) i had my mate stand on the sheet and also move it often so the part i was cutting was near the edge of the workbench (my deck/veranda) making it more stable once you have it cut out roughly, check it fits then file it to exact shape. part of the reason i used aluminium is because its very soft/easy to file for pickup holes drill some holes first to put the jigsaw blade in then cut it to shape. drill all other holes, countersink with bigger drill bit when needed check it fits good adjust where needed also if u use metal with a textured surface u may have problems with pots not turning properly. an angle grinder can help here but make sure all the grinding you do will be hidden under the knob feel free to ask anything if i didnt explain well enough or i left something out good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borge Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 i forgot to mention to make sure u put things on the right side or u may end up with a left handed pickgaurd when u wanted a right handed or vice versa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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