JoryNad Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 hey can veneer be made of pickguard? does it serve a purpose besides looking nice. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Do you mean can a pickguard be made of veneer? That question is a little confusing to me. Veneer is very thin wood. you don't make it out of anything except trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Hmmm... If you were to laminate multiple layers of veneer together, alternating grain direction, and make a pickguard out of it, I bet it wouldn't have the stability issues that a single thin piece of wood made into a pickguard would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 I know what you're saying... Veneer only serves the purpose of looks (like wood really thin 1/15 or 20") A top, or cap, like 3/8 or 1/4" thick serves the purposes of tone and looks. If you used pickguard material as veneer, (really thin) then I don't see anything wrong with that, except it might kill your tone a little. That's just my opinion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Hmmm... If you were to laminate multiple layers of veneer together, alternating grain direction, and make a pickguard out of it, I bet it wouldn't have the stability issues that a single thin piece of wood made into a pickguard would. i think that is a wonderful idea...i will try that right away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jabsco Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 You could get a thinner pickguard and epoxy a veneer on top, it would look cool and still be strong. and you wouldnt have to laminate over and over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoryNad Posted June 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 excellent.....bwa bwa bwa hahahahaha! err sorry, thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 You could get a thinner pickguard and epoxy a veneer on top, it would look cool and still be strong. and you wouldnt have to laminate over and over again. Ya, but then you still have a piece of plastic on your guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 i think if you sandwich the veneer between two flat pieces of plywwod(with butcher paper to keep it from getting stuck) you could do all your laminates at once,and get it quite flat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Jabsco Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Oh .. ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 I don't remember the company off hand but somebody makes wooden pick guards already (very pricey as well) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPL Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 I've made a few pickguards and truss rod covers from veneer. The workmanship on some of them is not as good as I'd like to see but I'm slowly learning. The laminating is the easy part, just sandwich the layers between two boards and clamp the hell out of it. I used epoxy for a little added strength but I would think about any good glue would work. Titebond did make the veneer curl making the sandwich hard to handle but was still workable. This one on my saga kit was just laminated onto the original plastic PG. This one is four layers of veneer. I built it for my Schecter. Here are a couple of the PGs that I've built for acoustics with just one layer of veneer. And a truss rod cover for Woody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicksguitar Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Custom shop guitar parts, at http://mailboxmusic.zoovy.com/category/gui...woodpickguards/ has some flame maple veneers pickguards. They look really cool. They had strat guards as well but they seem to be out of stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrock Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Hey drewblanc, I like the pick guard with Jesus on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPL Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 Hey drewblanc, I like the pick guard with Jesus on it People tell me he looks more like the zig zag man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bleach Posted June 14, 2004 Report Share Posted June 14, 2004 I really dig those "veneer" pickguards! Really nice stuff. There is a website that makes wood pickguards but they are pretty expensive. You might try www.edenhaus.com and have a look around there. Pickguardian.com has some really cool stuff too....personalized pickguards ect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myka Guitars Posted June 15, 2004 Report Share Posted June 15, 2004 If you are looking for an excellent veneer supplier try Certainly Wood. They have an awesome selection of just about any type of wood veneer and their minimum is one piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlleyw Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 JPL, that is gorgeous work!!!!!! I've made a few pickguards out of veneer. It works best if you use three (or more) layers, alternating the direction of the grain. clamp the veneers together between two pieces of plywood (and waxed paper of course.) However, I never kept any of those pieces long enought to know how they hold up. How do they wear, JPL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPL Posted July 12, 2004 Report Share Posted July 12, 2004 Thanks for the kind words. With the exception of the acoustic pickguards mine are multi ply. They are all finished with poly so durability isn't a big problem, just the usuall pick scratches. I've had the most problems with the single ply acoustic pickguards. It doesn't take much of a screw up to make it curl or pucker. I have quite a collection of unuseable acoustic pickguards. Nothing like learning the hard way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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