Pickguard Question ...

bob_the_bass · Post by **bob_the_bass** » Sun May 07, 2006 10:24 pm

I noticed yesterday that the pickguard on my 2005 4003 BB is slightly opaque whereas the pickguard on my 2003 4003 Jetglo is not. Was there a change in process ?

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon May 08, 2006 4:45 am

My 2004 MG has a slightly see-thru-ness also. You can just makeout the routing underneath.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Mon May 08, 2006 5:02 am

The age of consistently high quality acrylic sheet material (Plexiglas) ended when Rohm and Haas stopped making it a few years ago. It is very difficult to find truly opaque white these days.

ilan · Post by **ilan** » Mon May 08, 2006 5:14 am

Some luthiers spray the underside white if it's too transparent. Personally I dig the transparent pickguards, I think they look way cooler than the opaque ones. All the copies have opaque pickguards.

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Mon May 08, 2006 7:17 am

Ah, but there was nothing quite like the "glassy, milky, translucent-yet-not-see-through-ness" of the pickguard on my old '77 4001. As plastic goes, that stuff was very aesthetically pleasing.

bob_the_bass · Post by **bob_the_bass** » Tue May 09, 2006 1:09 am

Ilan ... I'm with you !! The slight transparency looks great on my Blue Boy - I was just curious and as always on this site, "ask & you shall learn" !!

Cheers all