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Pickguards
This section is under development - if you need a tracing of a particular part, please get in touch and I will attempt to update this page
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1965-1971 EB-2D
1965-1969 EB-0
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1965-1969, as used on EB0 basses with the late sixties (slightly narrower) pickup cover. In shape it is identical to the EB3 scratchplate of the same period, however the EB0 guard is three-ply, black/white/black with an approximate thickness of 1.7mm. (c.f. late sixties EB3 below). Note the lack of revealed edge where the guard touches the neck and pickup. |
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1965-1969 EB-3
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1965-1969, as used on EB3 basses with the late sixties (slightly narrower) pickup cover. In shape it is identical to the EB0 scratchplate of the same period, however the EB3 guard is five-ply, black/white/black/white/black with an approximate thickness of 2.8mm. (c.f. late sixties EB0 above). Note the lack of revealed edge where the guard touches the neck and pickup. |
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1970-1971 EB-0 (slotted headstock models)
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1970-1971, as used on split-headstock EB0 basses with the plastic pickup surround. In shape it is identical to the EB3 scratchplate of the same period, however the EB0 guard is three-ply, black/white/black with an approximate thickness of 1.7mm. (c.f. early seventies EB3 below). Note the lack of revealed edge where the guard touches the neck and plastic pickup mount. |
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1970-1971 EB-3 (slotted headstock models)
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1970-1971, as used on split-headstock EB3 basses with the plastic pickup surround. In shape it is identical to the EB0 scratchplate of the same period, however the EB3 guard is five-ply, black/white/black/white/black with an approximate thickness of 2.8mm. (c.f. early seventies EB0 above). Note the lack of revealed edge where the guard touches the neck and plastic pickup mount. |
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G-3 bass
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The Gibson G3 scratchplate did not change over the course of production: five-ply, black/white/black/white/black with an approximate thickness of 3.0mm. |
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RD Artist
RD Standard
Please read before printing out the templates
- The template images on this site are designed to print at the correct size without any modification. They are traced on 5mm square paper, to facilitate accurate reproduction. Make sure that the background squares are indeed 5mm wide before making your pickguard. Some printers may scale the image which will obviously give you an incorrectly sized guard. Check any printing options for settings that prevent this.
- Screw-holes can vary from instrument to instrument, so it is generally best to cut out your paper template, then lay it over your bass. If the screw holes do not line up, you can then easily mark new ones on your template.
- Watch out for perpendicular and revealed (bevelled) edges. Most guards only have the bevelled edge where they are NOT up against the neck, pickup or pickup mounting ring.
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Basses
