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72 Thinline pick guard color

Discussion in 'Vintage Tele Discussion Forum (pre-1974)' started by FenderScott, Jul 23, 2018.

  1. Jul 23, 2018 #1
    FenderScott

    FenderScott TDPRI Member

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    Hi. I was wondering if any of the experts out there know if the 72 Thinline with the wide range buckers was available with the black guard or were all of them mother of pearl in 72?

    Thanks!
     
  2. Jul 24, 2018 #2
    DrBoBo

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    To the best of my knowledge in 1972 only mother of toilet seat pick guards were available, except for the rare sunburst model which had a white pick guard. I don't recall a black guard, but I've been wrong before.

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  3. Jul 24, 2018 #3
    FenderScott

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    Thanks. I can’t find anything definitive. I’m looking at buying one but it has a black guard and I’m assuming the guard is not original. I can’t see early ones with a black guard only later in the 70’s. Not sure if it would be easy to find one.
     
  4. Jul 24, 2018 #4
    toomuchfun

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    This probably won't help but here goes. I have a '75 Thinline I bought new. It has a pickguard with a 4 ply black/white/black/white configuration.

    As shown here:

    75_thinline-1.jpg

    25 or 30 years ago I bought a pickguard from Angela Instruments, who I consider a reputable dealer then and now, advertised as an authentic 70's Fender Thinline pickguard. Back then I paid a whopping $42.00 if I recall correctly. When it came it happened to be 3 ply black/white/black.

    I dug it up, sorry for the poor pics, it still has the plastic on it:

    thinline_pg-1.jpg

    thinline_pg-2.jpg

    Now I don't know if the one above is a early or late '70's guard. Just sayin' they changed at least once.
     
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