Replacement Pick Guard

[cptbuggernuts]

hey guys, i'm thinking of replacing the pickguard on my epiphone explorer with checkerplate

which is a non-slip, steel surfacing used in industrial areas

and i just wanted to know if this would affect the pickups at all

[crafty]

Yes. Anything ferrous will affect the sound of the guitar.

[cherokee6]

Besides, won't that stuff scratch the hell out of your hand?

[badsnap]

If you're just going for the look, many people sell very good simulations that are already manufactured to strat shapes and various PU configuations. Some do customs as well. Try Ebay, at least to get an idea of vendors and styles.

Peace...Rog

[borge]

i did i the exact thing to a friends guitar (ibanez rx40) with a bit of scrap aluminium from a boat builder.

not my sort of thing but it looked good and cut down on noise a tad.

was very easy with Al, would be alot harder with stainless steel or sim.

[cherokee6]

Try Chandler, they may make what you're looking for.

[dude]

My philosophy is this:

If you can get the stuff cheap and you can install it without damaging the guitar (or anything else, like, say, yourself), give it a try. If it sounds bad you can always put your old pickguard back on with pretty much no harm done.

[MoCaster]

I think what you want is aluminum checker plate, the steel stuff would be ridiculously heavy.

[borge]

I think what you want is aluminum checker plate, the steel stuff would be ridiculously heavy.

I'd be more worried about how much harder it is to work with