Grommets under guards- cutoff year?

BobKat · Post by **BobKat** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:17 am

Anyone have any idea when they stopped the practice of putting grommets under the main pickguard, between guard and body? I have been shown a picture of a 1964 Model 1995 Rose-Morris (yes, I believe it's a real export, Jan. 64) that has them.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:51 am

Here's pedantic for ya:

I assume you mean on standard issue guitars.

My vintage 2004 381 has 'em.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:54 am

Strike that, Bob. In my early morning bleariness, I misread "pickguard" as "pickup".

Mea culpa.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 6:17 am

Bob, the latest I've seen with them was 1963, and this was a guitar with gold guards....YMMV.

route66guitars · Post by **route66guitars** » Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:07 pm

Early 1963, based on what I've run in to over the years.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:19 am

Its hard to tell. I have a late '63 625 whose grommets are under the large guard. They have to be.....the neck pickup doesn't have a hole drilled for the wire. (!) I'll post pics when I get a chance.