Tortoise Guard Club

Again I've checked and didn't find a thread so I'm starting one.

Here is my recently put together Thinline.

Highway 1 Tele neck
Guitar Mill Thinline body
Wilkinson WT3 bridge
Dimarzio Area T pickups
11-49 gauge strings


http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd171/telechaser/P1000880.jpg

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd171/telechaser/P1000881.jpg

and I might as well throw in my Epiphone Sheraton II with hum sized P-90s.

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd171/telechaser/P1000883.jpg

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd171/telechaser/P1000884.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p227/bamaboy_bucket/Picture024.jpg
StewMac Flametop body, swamp ash, Duncan SH4JB bridge/SH2 Jazz neck,Grover tuners, Gotoh trem w/steel saddles and block(also StewMac), MM neck, bone nut, Alpha pots, Fender 3 way switch, Switchcraft jack.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p227/bamaboy_bucket/Picture026.jpg

How about a pick to match?
http://eil.com/Gallery/400967b.jpg

I imagine one day I'll make a pickguard out of picks. Already done it the other way...

I've got several tortoise pickguards. Just bought one last week.

They just aren't on any guitars yet...:mrgreen:

Here is my Epi Elitist Sheraton with a nice almost transparent pickguard...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v715/adamsmith90/1b3a7f59.jpg

I like it!
http://photoweborama.com/guitars/albums/pcaster/DSCF2371.sized.jpg

Just the one, currently...
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e334/kingofthestuntmen/P-Bass/DSCF1701.jpg

She's my '72 P.

Do we have to ?

Oh well .....

G&L Legacy HB
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh98/SouthpawGuy/GandL%20Legacy%20HB/hb_08.jpg

G&L ASAT Bluesboy semi
http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh98/SouthpawGuy/GandL%20Bluesboy/bluesboy2.jpg

I really like the tortoise guard on my black Nashville Tele

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/armsfam/9BA_nashtele2.jpg

My Squier Standard regularly swaps from wearing a white pearl pickguard to wearing a red tortoiseshell one
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k7/andys_01/SBurstSquiersideshotforum1.jpg

Installed a GFS pickguard cut for a mini-hum on my CV Tele. Looks sharp.

Count me in! I have two :grin:
2008 Fender Classic Player Jaguar HH
2008 Fender Deluxe roadhouse Strat

The "Old Nash"

http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo132/porknblue/DSCF0004-1.jpg

"Lucille"

http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo132/porknblue/DSCF0005-1.jpg

The "New Nash"

http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo132/porknblue/DSCF3668.jpg

Sorry I don't have a pic, but I have a tortoiseshell guard on my G&L ASAT Z-3 Semi-Hollow. Sunburst + tortoise guard is my favorite color combination. :cool:

Here's a great one ;-)
http://www.clarencewhiteforum.com/images/CWhite.jpg

A couple months ago I thought I hated tortoise shell pickguards, but then I bought a 2002 American Deluxe Strat with a mint green guard, I searched and soon foung this would probably be the best looking option, glad I did, here she is...

http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/oo133/braderrick/667.jpg?t=1247377904

Ok, here's one I've got to join- love that tortoise pickguard-
Squier CV tele is on its way- might need to replace that black pickguard first. (Any pics of this change out there?)
http://www.strat-talk.com/forum/members/warddix-albums-warddix-s-guitars-picture2077-squier-pbass-special-jazz-bridge-pickup.jpg

http://www.strat-talk.com/forum/members/warddix-albums-warddix-s-guitars-picture2079-my-korean-epiphone-sheraton-ii.jpg

glamour shot:
http://www.strat-talk.com/forum/members/warddix-albums-warddix-s-guitars-picture2074-sprstrt-body.jpg

Here's mine:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3441/3707273851_ac8cd43583.jpg?v=0

Warmoth body, Fender JV neck, TV Jones Classic

Doug

Here's a great one ;-)
http://www.clarencewhiteforum.com/images/CWhite.jpg

Clarence White behind bars? :shock: :confused: :wink:

Here are mine with tort 'guards..

Rice Custom #107
http://ricecustomguitars.com/instruments/images/107_1.JPG

'57 Gibson L-48
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v328/wildricechris/00%20inv/IMG_0433.jpg

'70 Univox Naked Bass
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v328/wildricechris/00%20inv/IMG_0446.jpg

'72 Fender Precision Bass
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v328/wildricechris/00%20inv/IMG_0447.jpg

Does this count?
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/dabluzeguy/christulip/DSCN5397.jpg

It has tortoise side dots on the neck as well. ;)

dont like this tort, but here it is
http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr13/MttRckmn/IMG_4151-1.jpg

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/DSCF0009-9-1.jpg

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/DSCF0002-25.jpg

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w49/otaypanky/DSCF0001_3-1.jpg

I recently bought my son a Logan Custom Tele style guitar. He chose, among other features, a 3-ply tortoise pickguard, so I’ve been waiting until I had pics (and a working computer) to post about it in this thread.

The body is a Bob Logan “Logo” Thinline (i.e., the cutout is Bob's "logo") with South American Cedar veneers, natural tint. The neck and fretboard is Birdseye Maple with a light amber tint, 22 medium jumbo frets, Modern C shape, 9.5 radius. The appointments are chrome, with a Wilkinson vintage bridge and Wilkinson Alnico 5 pups, standard 3-way switching, and of course, the tortoise 3-ply pickguard.

Since I’ve been working lately on my wife’s computer, I don’t know if Bob sent a notice about its being shipped out, but hopefully it’ll be here by the middle of next week. Here are some of the pics Bob sent of the finished product. FWIW, I think she’s a beauty.

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/medium/LDO_s_Logan_Custom_Logo_Thinline_-_UNI_3098.jpg
http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/medium/LDO_s_Logan_Custom_Logo_Thinline_-_UNI_3099.jpg
http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/medium/LDO_s_Logan_Custom_Logo_Thinline_-_UNI_3103.jpg
http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/500/medium/LDO_s_Logan_Custom_Logo_Thinline_-_UNI_3105.jpg

Hey heres one
http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv8/rnormile/BN7vCTQWkKGrHgoH-EMEjlLluimHBJsIkMH.jpg
http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv8/rnormile/MyRoads.jpg
lousy pic but my '07 mim lonestar is a tort guarded git as well
http://i664.photobucket.com/albums/vv8/rnormile/lonestar.jpg

http://s3.subirimagenes.com:81/otros/2696148strat.jpg

2007 MIM Std, Special Edition Ash:

http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee328/mudbean/Guitars/07MIMSE-Body.jpg

Every tort has its time.

mud

There are not nearly enough Teles in this thread! My current Part-O-Caster build:

http://www.andylackow.com/photos/natural_08.10.09.jpg

Here are some Tortoise Guard scratch builts I've done...

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m408/apolloguitars/Guitars%20I%20Have%20Built/006tc.jpg
http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m408/apolloguitars/Guitars%20I%20Have%20Built/raz005.jpg

...and my trusty '65 Mustang with a Tortoise Guard.

http://i334.photobucket.com/albums/m408/apolloguitars/misc/family005.jpg