pickguard

robrecht · December 20th, 2003, 08:56 AM

because i'm a total beginner with 'building' of guitars, a small question:
to replace the scratchplate (pickguard), you just need to screw out the old one and put in the new one i suppose..
probably a dumb question but i don't wanna kill my guitar..

Cam · December 20th, 2003, 12:04 PM

Your standard tele design, the pg will just lift up and slide out under the strings. On axes, like the tele deluxe the neck pup is suspended on the pg and you can see this by the screws on each side of the neck pup. You have to loosen or remove the strings to lift out the pg and pup. Of couse on strats, everything is suspended on the pg so it is not as easy to take things apart. BTW, no such thing as a dumb question.... if you don't know, you have find out.

December 20th, 2003, 08:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
robrecht Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: aarschot, belgium Posts: 206	pickguard because i'm a total beginner with 'building' of guitars, a small question: to replace the scratchplate (pickguard), you just need to screw out the old one and put in the new one i suppose.. probably a dumb question but i don't wanna kill my guitar..

December 20th, 2003, 12:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cam Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Alberta Canada Posts: 954 7 Photos	Basically right on standard tele. Your standard tele design, the pg will just lift up and slide out under the strings. On axes, like the tele deluxe the neck pup is suspended on the pg and you can see this by the screws on each side of the neck pup. You have to loosen or remove the strings to lift out the pg and pup. Of couse on strats, everything is suspended on the pg so it is not as easy to take things apart. BTW, no such thing as a dumb question.... if you don't know, you have find out. __________________ Relic Schmelic! Play the darn thing! Wipe it down after and put it in it's case!