Baja tele ash tray cover and pickguard question

youngy · November 21st, 2009, 04:47 PM

hi, everybody , this is my first post -

hope you can help me (and apologies if i'm posting in the wrong place)
I'd like to personalize my desert sand baja tele with a chrome pickguard and matching ash tray bridge cover.

Can anyone recommend a stockist for the suitable items? - i'm unsure which versions of the ash tray will definitely fit a Baja tele. (i'm in the uk but am happy to order from eBay in North america or Europe)

and lastly, thanks in advance

Tdot · November 21st, 2009, 05:01 PM

Welcome aboard.

I don't know about sources in your area, but as far as I know there is only one size/type ash tray. I can swap mine from Baja to Esquire to Hwy1, no problem.

KevinB · November 21st, 2009, 05:39 PM

Okay scouse, try Axes-R-Us on the web.

I don't know if they'll have a chrome pickguard (call them and ask) but they should have a stock Fender bridge cover. As Tdot says, there's only one - although I have seen some aftermarket copies - and they fit all Fender vintage Tele bridges.

If you have to, you could order a pickguard from WD Music in the USA.

Best,

Kevin (former Bootle guttersnipe!)

telbert twang · November 22nd, 2009, 02:21 AM

Just a note:

If you happen to buy the "ashtray" cover from stewmac (as i did), then it needs modifation to fit tight onto baja bridge.

edit: it was too loose around the bridge plate (all my teles - a mij, a cheapo with wilkinson bridge and the baja), so i soldered 1mm thickening pieces of brass to the cover`s curved inner contact surfaces, now it fits perfect.

johnreardon · November 22nd, 2009, 07:43 AM

I bought mine from Stewmac and it fitted the Baja with no problems. Also fits the Barden Bridge, which is installed now.

One thing though, there are differences in the Bridges. The Stewmac one did not fit an American Standard I had

youngy · November 22nd, 2009, 10:51 AM

Thanks to all of you for the quick replies - looks like i'll have a couple of christmas stocking fillers on the way soon :)

and Kevin B i'm actually an adopted scouser (originally from scotland) but very happy here in the 'pool - ta (and tara) la

(that'll probably confuse a hell of a lot of people on this forum)

KevinB · November 22nd, 2009, 11:02 AM

I have a StewMac cover that actually fits my '74 Tele Custom better than a Fender cover. The Custom has a larger pickguard that comes closer to the bridge plate and the profile of the StewMac plate is just slightly different and fits better. And the StewMac plate actually feels like a better made piece than a new Fender one that I also have.

Confusion is good! Where in Scotland?

youngy · November 24th, 2009, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevinB

Confusion is good! Where in Scotland?

here's a "name the town" quiz (and apologies for going off topic)

...i was a Weegie before i moved down here

before that i lived where they say "fev pez an an ingin' ane an a'"

but i originally come from where everyone is a Bairn.

KevinB · November 24th, 2009, 05:16 PM

Ah, a Weegie! But you have me on the second one - Dundee?

I have quite a few relatives who are Auld Reekonians!

Did you have any luck with the cover or pickguard?

November 21st, 2009, 04:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
youngy NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: liverpool uk Posts: 3	Baja tele ash tray cover and pickguard question hi, everybody , this is my first post - hope you can help me (and apologies if i'm posting in the wrong place) I'd like to personalize my desert sand baja tele with a chrome pickguard and matching ash tray bridge cover. Can anyone recommend a stockist for the suitable items? - i'm unsure which versions of the ash tray will definitely fit a Baja tele. (i'm in the uk but am happy to order from eBay in North america or Europe) and lastly, thanks in advance Last edited by youngy; November 21st, 2009 at 04:49 PM.. Reason: forgot to say thanks in advance

November 21st, 2009, 05:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tdot Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Back of the Wasatch, UT Posts: 5,327 55 Photos	Welcome aboard. I don't know about sources in your area, but as far as I know there is only one size/type ash tray. I can swap mine from Baja to Esquire to Hwy1, no problem. __________________ And now for some feedback: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

November 22nd, 2009, 02:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
telbert twang Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Estonia Posts: 516 65 Photos	Just a note: If you happen to buy the "ashtray" cover from stewmac (as i did), then it needs modifation to fit tight onto baja bridge. edit: it was too loose around the bridge plate (all my teles - a mij, a cheapo with wilkinson bridge and the baja), so i soldered 1mm thickening pieces of brass to the cover`s curved inner contact surfaces, now it fits perfect. __________________ tt Last edited by telbert twang; November 22nd, 2009 at 08:14 AM..

November 22nd, 2009, 07:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
johnreardon Tele-Holic Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brackley, Northants, UK Age: 63 Posts: 737	I bought mine from Stewmac and it fitted the Baja with no problems. Also fits the Barden Bridge, which is installed now. One thing though, there are differences in the Bridges. The Stewmac one did not fit an American Standard I had __________________

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November 21st, 2009, 05:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
KevinB Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,220 4 Photos	Okay scouse, try Axes-R-Us on the web. I don't know if they'll have a chrome pickguard (call them and ask) but they should have a stock Fender bridge cover. As Tdot says, there's only one - although I have seen some aftermarket copies - and they fit all Fender vintage Tele bridges. If you have to, you could order a pickguard from WD Music in the USA. Best, Kevin (former Bootle guttersnipe!)

November 22nd, 2009, 10:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
youngy NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: liverpool uk Posts: 3	Thanks to all of you for the quick replies - looks like i'll have a couple of christmas stocking fillers on the way soon :) and Kevin B i'm actually an adopted scouser (originally from scotland) but very happy here in the 'pool - ta (and tara) la (that'll probably confuse a hell of a lot of people on this forum)

November 22nd, 2009, 11:02 AM	#7 (permalink)
KevinB Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,220 4 Photos	I have a StewMac cover that actually fits my '74 Tele Custom better than a Fender cover. The Custom has a larger pickguard that comes closer to the bridge plate and the profile of the StewMac plate is just slightly different and fits better. And the StewMac plate actually feels like a better made piece than a new Fender one that I also have. Confusion is good! Where in Scotland?

November 24th, 2009, 05:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
KevinB Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,220 4 Photos	Ah, a Weegie! But you have me on the second one - Dundee? I have quite a few relatives who are Auld Reekonians! Did you have any luck with the cover or pickguard?

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