martindupras Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I was a bit bored with the pickguard on my MusicMan Bongo. I went to a metal fabrication company and brought the old pickguard and asked them to duplicate it in metal. Total cost: £20. It didn't fit perfectly first time but they were very kind and tweaked it a bit for me at no charge. Fits great now. I buried it in the garden for a few days to rust a little. Then I piled dead leaves and left it for another couple of days. Below is the result. What do you guys think? Success? Abysmal failure? - martin [attachment=63488:rustpickguard.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I picked up a 1979 bass with a metal pickguard & it really added to the weight. Do you find that? It looks cool but on a P-bass it made a HUGE difference which surprised me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 [quote name='martindupras' post='1017915' date='Nov 9 2010, 06:19 PM']I was a bit bored with the pickguard on my MusicMan Bongo. I went to a metal fabrication company and brought the old pickguard and asked them to duplicate it in metal. Total cost: £20. It didn't fit perfectly first time but they were very kind and tweaked it a bit for me at no charge. Fits great now. I buried it in the garden for a few days to rust a little. Then I piled dead leaves and left it for another couple of days. Below is the result. What do you guys think? Success? Abysmal failure? - martin [attachment=63488:rustpickguard.JPG][/quote] Good grief You [b]do[/b] realise that in 500 years time, Time Team are going to find a whole pile of these where people have forgotten where they've buried them don't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martindupras Posted November 9, 2010 Author Share Posted November 9, 2010 It's not noticeably heavier than the 3-ply plastic pickguard that I had. The metal is quite thin too, I'd guess about the same thickness as 1-ply pickguard. I'd left a marker in the garden. Besides, my wife rightly pointed out that "I might forget" so she wrote PICKGUARD in enormous letters on the whiteboard in the kitchen. I didn't forget. - martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Interesting. Looks good, though I wouldn't be a Bongo fan in any way. Just make sure there are no sharp edges, cut yourself on that and you'll be getting tetanus shots for months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHorse Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 [quote name='icastle' post='1017942' date='Nov 9 2010, 06:41 PM']Good grief You [b]do[/b] realise that in 500 years time, Time Team are going to find a whole pile of these where people have forgotten where they've buried them don't you? [/quote] And then people will be asking "Is that a genuine relic?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 [quote name='martindupras' post='1017915' date='Nov 9 2010, 07:19 PM']I was a bit bored with the pickguard on my MusicMan Bongo. I went to a metal fabrication company and brought the old pickguard and asked them to duplicate it in metal. Total cost: £20. It didn't fit perfectly first time but they were very kind and tweaked it a bit for me at no charge. Fits great now. I buried it in the garden for a few days to rust a little. Then I piled dead leaves and left it for another couple of days. Below is the result. What do you guys think? Success? Abysmal failure? - martin [attachment=63488:rustpickguard.JPG][/quote] Seriously cool, a James Trussart Rustobongo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 [quote name='DarkHorse' post='1017972' date='Nov 9 2010, 07:01 PM']And then people will be asking "Is that a genuine relic?" [/quote] As opposed to a faked relic fake? ...I think I'm getting another one of my funny headaches... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 [quote name='martindupras' post='1017915' date='Nov 9 2010, 06:19 PM']Below is the result. What do you guys think? Success? Abysmal failure?[/quote] All kidding aside Martin - it does look really good. What metal did they use, it looks like copper to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHorse Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 [quote name='icastle' post='1018068' date='Nov 9 2010, 08:14 PM']As opposed to a faked relic fake? [/quote] Exactamundo! [quote name='icastle' post='1018068' date='Nov 9 2010, 08:14 PM']...I think I'm getting another one of my funny headaches... [/quote] But seriously....I [i]really[/i] like that pickguard, it just seems to suit the Bongo shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martindupras Posted November 9, 2010 Author Share Posted November 9, 2010 Thanks guys, I really appreciate all the comments. I think it'll be there to stay, for a while anyway. I actually had them make me two, the second one being galvanised steel. I have to say up close the galvanised one looks vvery good but from afar it just looks like dull metal. I'll see how I can make it more interesting-looking. I'm not sure what metal it is but I assume it's regular steel. All the rust is from leaving it outside a few days. That worked really well. - martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 Sorry bro but it still looks like a Bongo. Twenty wasted quid, that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanOwens Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 I really like it, but as said, sharp edges would worry me. So would the scratches it might be putting in the finish on the other side! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted November 10, 2010 Share Posted November 10, 2010 Bongo SUB??!?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martindupras Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 [quote name='DanOwens' post='1018540' date='Nov 10 2010, 10:59 AM']I really like it, but as said, sharp edges would worry me. So would the scratches it might be putting in the finish on the other side! Dan[/quote] I'm not too worried about that, but I might put a thing sheet of something or other in between the guard and the body. Good point. - martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martindupras Posted November 10, 2010 Author Share Posted November 10, 2010 [quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1018571' date='Nov 10 2010, 11:11 AM']Bongo SUB??!?!?![/quote] I'm not quite sure I get your point. Do you mean that it looks a little like a Sub because it's a metal guard? To me, rust metal looks as different as threadplate as tortoiseshell does to pearloid. Then again some people think PRS guitars look like Les Pauls, and I don't see the resemblance. - martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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