Where's a nice place to get a decent relic pickguard?

soma1975

Bored of the mint green one on my sunburst strat that been on it 13 years. Might go anodised gold or relic something or other. 

Any decently priced uk makers/sellers? 

Thanks in advance.

munckee

soma1975 said:

Bored of the mint green one on my sunburst strat that been on it 13 years. Might go anodised gold or relic something or other. 

Any decently priced uk makers/sellers? 

Thanks in advance.

I bought one recently for my tele which was reliced from Ebay, £45 and its nothing special to be honest.  If your strat is 8 hole I have a naturally reliced anodised gold guard kicking about.

soma1975

11-hole but thanks matey. 

historyisjunk

Try here https://www.axioncustom.co.uk/

I found them very good. Though I didn't buy anything with a relic finish.

soma1975

Ooh nice stuff on there. Thanks. 

mikem8634

I haven't tried them so I can't personally vouch, but these look interesting and out of the ordinary.

http://customcooletch.co.uk/

soma1975

Ooh fancy.

GoldenEraGuitars

I used to do them but I stopped after a slow run. I wasn’t sure if people would pay £30 for an aged scratchplate 

soma1975

I will

GoldenEraGuitars

soma1975 said:

I will

I have a mint one here that I planned to age over the next week for fun. I can send pics when it’s done if you want?

sixstringsupplies

I did an SC Relics build last year. I left my pickguard of choice in the garden for 12 weeks.....that long hot summer worked wonders. I appreciate not everyone has that sort of time on their hands!

soma1975

GoldenEraGuitars said:

soma1975 said:

I will

I have a mint one here that I planned to age over the next week for fun. I can send pics when it’s done if you want?

Lovely yeah. Is it an 11-hole one?

CasperCaster

Have a look at Art of Ageing, from Crazy Parts in Germany.

GoldenEraGuitars

soma1975 said:

GoldenEraGuitars said:

soma1975 said:

I will

I have a mint one here that I planned to age over the next week for fun. I can send pics when it’s done if you want?

Lovely yeah. Is it an 11-hole one?

I think so man. Shoot me a pm if you want

soma1975

Oh hang on, re-reading that did you mean a mint green one or a mint condition anodised one? 

Already have a mint green one and that's what I fancied changing. 

GoldenEraGuitars

soma1975 said:

Oh hang on, re-reading that did you mean a mint green one or a mint condition anodised one? 

Already have a mint green one and that's what I fancied changing. 

Mint one that we’re going to age. I’m not sure you’d get an aged anodised gold one for £30

soma1975

s'wot I was thinking! Glad I checked.