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rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 8:35 am

The SGs with the full pickguard, are they likely to have any exposed routing hidden ? Or would you be able to remove the ugly batwing guard and just have th epalin wooden look.

I've spotted an old Shaftesbury SG on eBay that I quite like the look of except the full guard. Rest of it has been modernised with tuners etc. So should be a safe bet.

My other two options to gaining a SG are make my own "custom" from a kit from that nice Chinese chap Mr Grote. Or feel guilty as hell and spend (finance option that is) on one of those new Loverly 2013 SGJ s , either in chocolate or vintage rubbed.

All options have thier pros and cons,
as to what I want from a SG.

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 9:45 am

Shaftesbury seller has answered, here is routing for neck pickup, but they can include old smalckguard for no extra. Will have to wait and see how auction foes, if it goes out of my price range then it looks like I will be making my own with the help of Mr Grote.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 10:30 am

i prefer the full guard on a SG

wwrrss · Post by **wwrrss** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:01 pm

lorez wrote:i prefer the full guard on a SG

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:03 pm

wwrrss wrote:
lorez wrote:i prefer the full guard on a SG

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:05 pm

There is another option though, if you don't want the guard - Gordon Smith SGs can be had with no guard IIRC.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:48 pm

I'm a big fan of the LP style pickguards they were putting on SG deluxes in the early 70's.

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 2:00 pm

NickD wrote:There is another option though, if you don't want the guard - Gordon Smith SGs can be had with no guard IIRC.

Do love a Gordon Smith but I don't think I could afford one of those.

Ideally what I want is an old worn looking possibly walnut 70body, the square block inlays from first fret onwards, binding on the neck and some modern frets. So that Shaftesbury has all this apart from tiny frets. Of course hoping the neck is a thinner fast one. I could possibly live with the full guard but so far I prefer the smaller ones or none at all.

All for under 200 quid

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 3:03 pm

THIS

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 3:07 pm

or...do an robroe! it has even moar pickguard!

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 4:10 pm

robroe wrote:THIS

VIRUS

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 5:32 pm

NickD wrote:
wwrrss wrote:
lorez wrote:i prefer the full guard on a SG

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 5:43 pm

I too prefer the full guard...I can take mine off tonight and let you know if there is any routing under there, I highly doubt there would be. It's a 2012 SG Standard.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 6:09 pm

fuck that full guard bullshit.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 6:27 pm

wwrrss wrote:
lorez wrote:i prefer the full guard on a SG

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 6:29 pm

I always liked these. The guard is transparent, so you can check the routing.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:14 pm

Sloan wrote:fuck that full guard bullshit.

dub · Post by **dub** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:25 pm

BacchusPaul wrote:
Sloan wrote:fuck that full guard bullshit.

George · Post by **George** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:28 pm

Full guard with one of the maestro things

George · Post by **George** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:33 pm