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American std.> nashville conversion

Turmoil
May 5th, 2012, 10:39 PM
I'm going to add a middle pickup to my '10 am std. Tele, but I'm not sure where to get a pickguard. Its already routed for a middle pickup from the factory, but my research tells me that a fender nashville pickguard won't work. Could somebody point me in the right direction?
Thanks,
Tim

bullfrogblues
May 6th, 2012, 09:11 AM
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Nashville-Telecaster-Tele-Black-PICKGUARD-3-Ply-Fender-Guitar-8-Hole-/360438584385?_trksid=p4340.m185&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC.NPJS%26its%3DI%252BC%26itu%3D UA%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D220898628251%26ps%3D63%26clk id%3D8224798034808728139

PJ
May 6th, 2012, 09:45 AM
I've grabbed Nashville pickguards from AllParts & Warmoth. GuitarFetish even ha quite a few. But, as BullFrog pointed-out, eBay is always a good option.

boris bubbanov
May 6th, 2012, 10:10 AM
I'm going to add a middle pickup to my '10 am std. Tele, but I'm not sure where to get a pickguard. Its already routed for a middle pickup from the factory, but my research tells me that a fender nashville pickguard won't work. Could somebody point me in the right direction?
Thanks,
Tim

Tim, it IS true that the middle pickup is located in a slightly different location on the MIMs than on the MIA Nashvilles.

However, the routing is generous enough, on the American body, to accept the MIM Nashville loaded pickguard. Yes, I know this guitar shows a 4 hole style bridge but this is a 3 hole American Series/Standard body:

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t25/Bubbanov/19SEPT012009003.jpg

The MIM pickguard WILL fit.


If you look real closely, you see a second set of through holes, higher up and closer together (which is part of why the "modern" Teles sound and feel a lil different.

Turmoil
May 6th, 2012, 05:39 PM
Thank you gentlemen.

EricS76
May 6th, 2012, 05:52 PM
Pretty much any kind of pickguard here:
http://www.guitarfetish.com/Pickguards_c_9.html