Recent late model pickguard shape

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I've had Tony at Pickguardian make a few for me with the "old" shape, but the new hole positions. They all fit just fine...
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You mean the FL AFG? That one turned out awesome.
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Yeah, that's one. I also had one made for the walnut back, flame maple one-off, moved the neck pickup to the 1'2 inch position since the body was already routed for it and removed the "double hump" in the process...
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Got a recent pic?

Good to know that Tony has a template for an old shape/new holes pickguard.
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Tony has made several for me, two each for the '04 4003FL and the '08 4003 I had, in several different materials for me.
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ilan wrote:Got a recent pic?

Good to know that Tony has a template for an old shape/new holes pickguard.
Not a great one, I really need to take the time to get some new pics...
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Killer. One of the nicest Rics ever. The pre-74 guard shape does her justice.
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Just wanted to point out that the Rickenbacker corporate website still shows pics of 4003's with the non-humped guard.

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That's funny. That headstock shape went away 17 years ago.
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rickaddict wrote:That's funny. That headstock shape went away 17 years ago.
Second last paragraph here http://www.rickenbacker.com/legal.asp covers that out-of-date information.
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cjj wrote:
ilan wrote:Got a recent pic?

Good to know that Tony has a template for an old shape/new holes pickguard.
Not a great one, I really need to take the time to get some new pics...
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That's the way it SHOULD be! I hate the humps....
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Luckily, Tony at Pickguardian can fix you right up!
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