I'm looking to find a figured wood pickguard (most likely a bird's eye or burled maple) for a strat. Does anyone here have any recommendations of where to get one? I've only found a couple of venors online and the pickguards they sell are actually a layer of laminent glued onto plastic. I'm a little worried about the wood layer separating from the plastic over time. Does anyone know where to find any that are 100% wood?

Any suggestions and experiences with a wooden pickguard would be most appreciated.

I found these:

http://www.greasygroove.com/woodstratpickguards.php

hope it helps!

I found mine on ebay, it was unfinished when I got it, but it's a beauty now...

That looks great. Do you remember the seller?

Here you go.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/US-Fender-Stratocaster-Mahogany-Wood-Pickguard-Strat-/170495076385?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item27b24c6821

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Hi Ryan: I clearly remembered that pretty Strat of yours. By posting it here you have saved me the trouble of going searching for your original thread about it!

Love that neck too...

Cheers - C

PS And a red Knopfler Sig too, if memory serves?

Ebay seems like one of the easiest places to find one made of wood.

A friend of mine who worked with circuit boards made one out of a one layer PCB once...a novelty look, but kind of strange looking.

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Nevin, thanks buddy!

To the OP, I don't remember who exactly I got it from, but here are some good sellers to look at:
http://myworld.ebay.com/bluesman_82&ssP ... X:SELLERID
http://myworld.ebay.com/bhefnerco&ssPag ... X:SELLERID

Hope that helps! I love a good piece woodworking!



Yes sir you are correct, and thank you for the kind words!

why dont you just google wooden guitar pickguards.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=wooden+guitar+pickguards

That would be too easy.

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I did, but as I mentioned in the original post, what I had found was mainly wood laminate on plastic, which is why I asked if anyone had any experience with these. I worry about the laminate layer coming unglued. Also, since everyone I have found selling/making these are smaller sellers, I wanted to see if anyone had any recommendations before buying -- I've read, and experience some myself, too many stories where custom parts makers either can't deliver what they promised or drop off the face of the earth after they have your money. I don't see any harm in asking what someone else's experiences have been first before spending money.

Ryan,that Strat is simply spectacular,if you ever tire of it I'll gladly take it off your hands.

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Try www.bhefner.com I found them on the web awhile back and thought they looked pretty nice. Check 'em out.

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Gave it a bump just becuase of all the goodies on the site.

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Hi, I order wooden guards from George Varkoly who custom builds them. He can do several kinds of wood and the fit perfect. He is fast, personable and professional. This guy sells a lot of these on eBay. You can get a better deal direct from him.

http://www.woodguarden.com

You can email him at: gvarkoly@verizon.net

Here is custom Strat Plus I built a while back in Ash with a Maple Neck and using one of his Maple pickguards. This has a double Ultra Lace Sensor Duallys in Black. Note that he even cut the Lace Dually cut with the rounded edges!

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