Ki swordsman Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...3732096821&rd=1 saw this and it got me thinkin, if i could stick something to the back of some perspex(plexiglass) i could make a pickguard with any design.. thing is, what material would the design have to be on to stick to the perspex and look good... paper seems like an easy one to get the design onto, but then how can i stick it without the glue or whatever being noticable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im not good at this Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 I recently saw a tutorial, its not really what you're looking for i dont think, but it looks cool still. What this person did (apologies the person whose name i cannot recall) is take that silver reflective tape and cut it into shapes, sticking the shapes on the pickguard about 1/8 or even 1/4in apart from each other. Then using a black paint, i assume any color will do, cover the pickguard and tape etc. In the pictures it gave a really neat look, kinda like cracked concrete... but alot of cracks... and shiny concrete. Now that i have totally butchered some guys tutorial , i am gonna look for it some more. Like i said, i dont think its what you are going after, but its all i could think of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im not good at this Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Well... ive searched these forums with just the keyword "tape", but no, didnt find what i was looking for. then even searched google for: pickguard and tape and reflective hmm, weird Sorry for making a cool thing sound really stupid lol Regards, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feylya Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Krazyderek's Pickguard Tutorial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 use two pieces of plexi, with your design stuff in between. when the " 2 ply" pickguard is screwed down to the guitar body, everything should hold together fine. This way, you can have a design on paper and not have to put any kind of glue on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki swordsman Posted June 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 hey, there's an idea! cheers, wonder if i'll be able to get thin enough sheets though?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mariah Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Clear plastic would work just as well. Cutting it may be a PITA though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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