This LP Buttoned up, or naked?

William Williamson

had a chance to de-badge my Halcyon and at the same time I thought I'd see what it looks like without a PG. I'm on the fence, what do you guys think?

http://i.imgur.com/Z5x1vvv.jpg

PVO_Dave

Without for me

guitarfishbay

Pick guard on for me.

fretmeister

Off.
Always Off. Every single time, off.

Jack_

Either way, I love it, such a nice guitar.

William Williamson

Jack_ said:

Either way, I love it, such a nice guitar.

Why thank you  Here's a nice shot showing that gold-blackburst:

http://i.imgur.com/ATABLM0.jpg

RandallFlagg

Simple aesthetic principles for me:

Pickguard always on with 'bursts

Pickguard off with Customs or other solid colours if pickups are open coil without covers, on if they have covers

So...on in this case

ICBM

fretmeister said:

Off.
Always Off. Every single time, off.

This.

Remember - every Les Paul ever made weighs less without a pickguard.

Basher

William Williamson said:

I'm on the fence, what do you guys think?

I think that if you were on the fence, you've got bloody long arms to have been able to take that picture.

FWIW, always on for me. However, it's not like it's some irreversible, or time-consuming, modification to add/remove the thing so just go with how you feel each day?

Bridgehouse

William Williamson said:

had a chance to de-badge my Halcyon and at the same time I thought I'd see what it looks like without a PG. I'm on the fence, what do you guys think?

http://i.imgur.com/Z5x1vvv.jpg

You need to get that blue headstock sorted first chap!

octatonic

Off.
Pretty much always off.

Marshall_stax

fretmeister said:

Off.
Always Off. Every single time, off.

^^This - All day, everyday! Looks so much classier. 

Rocker

Always off for me.  It always puzzles me why Gibson fit a scratchplate on their Les Pauls and what function does it achieve when it is fitted.

Lovely guitar BTW.

ChuckManual

On.

Or, rather; Off > Get a tortoiseshell one > On

merlin

I am an offer. 

proggy

It looks equally as nice on or off to me.

Why not leave it on, and take it off sometimes!

guitarfishbay

ICBM said:

fretmeister said:

Off.
Always Off. Every single time, off.

This.

Remember - every Les Paul ever made weighs less without a pickguard.

Fingers crossed my pickguard weighs 2lb then!

p90fool

Rocker said:

Always off for me.  It always puzzles me why Gibson fit a scratchplate on their Les Pauls and what function does it achieve when it is fitted.

I do find them marginally more comfortable to play with them on, but I've now broken my third one in four years so maybe I'll have to give up the fight.

ICBM

guitarfishbay said:

Fingers crossed my pickguard weighs 2lb then!

They actually only weigh just over an ounce, sadly .

p90fool said:

I do find them marginally more comfortable to play with them on, but I've now broken my third one in four years so maybe I'll have to give up the fight. 

You're meant to use a Telecaster for fighting, it's in the rules.

midlifecrisis

i took mine off when i realised it looked better without but also the pickguard wasnt actually protecting the bit that i was scratching with the pick anyway

Voxman

Always on. Anyone who likes PGs off a LP are plain wrong, and should be arrested and deported.