Aged “Blackguard” reproduction 1950’s pickguard
$240.00
I restore a lot of vintage Fender guitars and I needed an accurate bakelite early 50’s Tele pickguard reproduction. Nothing I could find was close enough, so I started making my own. These are the same pickguards that I use when restoring an early 50’s Fender Telecaster or Broadcaster or Esquire, with the same attention to detail. This is a perfect pickguard for your restoration, or for a really authentic replica build. Yes, they’re expensive for a pickguard, but very time consuming for me to make so they are priced accordingly.
These reproduction pickguards are made entirely in house, by hand, from sheets of black bakelite. The pickguards are cut with a table router, sanded, shaped, finished with nitro lacquer, aged, and authentically made to look as close to the originals as possible. No two will be exactly the same, but rest assured that yours will be amazing and authentic looking.
Features will include –
- linear manufacturing patterns
- pick wear
- string shadow
- spatter wear
- nicks and dings
- brown buffing compound remnants on edges
- 5″ ring on underside
manufacturing and delivery time averages about 2 weeks.
*IMPORTANT* Please understand, it may or may not fit your guitar. There are no exact standard measurements for Telecaster pickguards, contrary to popular belief. It is very rare to have any replacement pickguard fit exactly. You may need to file or sand it a bit here or there to make it fit an existing guitar. You may need to fill and redrill screw holes. You may need to shift where your control plate sits. You may need to widen the cutout to accommodate your guitar’s neck. You may need to adjust where your neck pickup sits in the pickup cavity. If you are starting a build from scratch, the odds are that it will be easier to fit, as you can position everything to the pickguard. Considering this factor, please understand that there are no returns for a pickguard that doesn’t fit exactly, because the odds are that it won’t. I have found them to line up very well with actual real 50’s Telecasters, because that is what my template is based on, but even vintage ones can vary from guitar to guitar.
