guitarvoodoo
Formerly fishnose, Les Paul Forum Member
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Custom w black guard - ON.
Standard etc w white guard - OFF.
/GV
Standard etc w white guard - OFF.
/GV
Sage advice
Taken very literally, but of course, its all over the place. In general it is most definitely a more modern trend than it had been....sign of the musical shred punk times I guess. I find that all the kids at the rehearsal space are really eager to pull the guards, where most others don't even think of it as anything but part of the guitar and what reason would there be to start dismanteling it. All from where you look at it for sure.
Getting old and loving those memories of why I fell in love with the finest of electric guitars as a teen in the 70's! It always looked "right"
Well I've been playing for a number of years without a guard and haven't noticed any extra wear in that area. For me it has become uncomfortable to play an LP with a guard. It does get in my way somehow, but I'm sure it's like anything else; if I was forced to do it I'd adapt.
Aesthetically there's something about that bit of carve that is otherwise hidden under the guard. Particularly under stage lights it shows up the carve nicely.
Hey, this thread could use a few more pictures of everybody's guitars yes?
Yep.
I can't see any good reason to cover a large part of my R0 with a pickguard.
Yep.
I can't see any good reason to cover a large part of my R0 with a pickguard.
could not help but notice that on this finely flamed guitar that a pickguard once covered it up. That or you just drilled a hole where the pickguard should have been? :biggrin:Lefty: OFF
Righty: ON
It never occurred to me to take the pick guard off my TV Yellow Special. I've taken the pick guards off of every other LP I've owned.
Angry Steve, got any pictures that you're willing to share?