Bassassin Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 (edited) Just got a delightful (if a little mucky) SQ serial Squier Precision, 83/84, great original condition - but it's arrived with the scratchplate shattered. The rest of it looks like this: Anyroad up, simple question, what, if any, replacement scratchplate will be an identical/exact fit? And wouldn't it look lovely with a Tort? :brow: Jon. Edited September 10, 2008 by Bassassin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 (edited) My god that is beautiful very gorgeous grain on that body, i love the old squires they are great, i am in the middle of giving my jv jazz a makeover, fantastic quality, you owe it to yourself to put a nice tortie plate on that, congrats on a great purchase. all the best- lee Just got a delightful (if a little mucky) SQ serial Squier Precision, 83/84, great original condition - but it's arrived with the scratchplate shattered. The rest of it looks like this: Anyroad up, simple question, what, if any, replacement scratchplate will be an identical/exact fit? And wouldn't it look lovely with a Tort? :brow: Jon Edited September 10, 2008 by lee650 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I am not a huge fan of tort guards. Have you thought of anodised gold? Looks really nice with a burst finish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 How about black? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_the_bass Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I found it extremely difficult to get a direct replacement guard for my JV Precision - I tried a WD one, another one I found online, I tried my USA pickguard on it and none of them fitted. The only options as I could see were to try and find a JV guard or go to someone like Sims and get one made up - I looked into this option, but it was about £56 if memory serves me correctly. With 3TS/Rosewood, I like brown tort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor_of_the_bass Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Superglue! I think that these basses suit all types of plate - white, black or tortie - I'd try and repair the white one, then buy a couple of others! Sims will be able to duplicate the plate for you etc. Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 [quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='281500' date='Sep 10 2008, 10:55 PM']Superglue! I think that these basses suit all types of plate - white, black or tortie - I'd try and repair the white one, then buy a couple of others! Sims will be able to duplicate the plate for you etc. Nick[/quote] It'll be getting superglued tomorrow! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Even though Shockwave's suggestion is as hideous as usual, you should totally do that. Unless someone else wants the gold pickguard I have going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor_of_the_bass Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='281563' date='Sep 11 2008, 12:28 AM']It'll be getting superglued tomorrow! J.[/quote] Nice one! I wish I'd still got all my old Squiers - at one point I had two s/burst JV '62 P's, a fiesta red Jazz and a 3 tone s/burst Jazz! Only have one now, a fiesta red JV `57 re-issue, signed by all the Shadows bass players except for Mark Griffiths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='281572' date='Sep 11 2008, 01:03 AM']Even though Shockwave's suggestion is as hideous as usual, you should totally do that. Unless someone else wants the gold pickguard I have going.[/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 [quote name='Bassassin' post='281396' date='Sep 10 2008, 08:48 PM']Just got a delightful (if a little mucky) SQ serial Squier Precision, 83/84, great original condition - but it's arrived with the scratchplate shattered. And wouldn't it look lovely with a Tort? :brow: Jon.[/quote] Welcome to the Fag Burn club (got one on my P). Tort belongs on tortoises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 11, 2008 Author Share Posted September 11, 2008 Yep - never had a fag burn before! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor_of_the_bass Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 ..didja get it superglued??! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 11, 2008 Author Share Posted September 11, 2008 [quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='282250' date='Sep 11 2008, 11:31 PM']..didja get it superglued??![/quote] Unfortunately not had the chance yet. Tomorrow with any luck! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 If you don't have any luck with the superglue I would trace round the plate and send it off to Pickguardian in USA. He does a fantastic job and has done several standard and non standard ones for me in the past. How about a vintage white? He did this one for my Blueboy Rickenbacker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanOwens Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Hey Bassassin, My 'Custom' Precision has a custom cut scratchplate. I sent the whole bass in with an uncut piece of pickguard from a supplier and my luthier (Richie Thomson, Wigan) cut the new scratchplate by tracing the old one. It was very cheap and its great quality: You can get pickguard blanks from allsorts of places: Basspartsresource: [url="http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/pickguard_material.htm"]http://www.guitarpartsresource.com/pickguard_material.htm[/url] Thomann: [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/misc_guitar_pickguards_acc.html"]http://www.thomann.de/gb/misc_guitar_pickguards_acc.html[/url] And more... Get them to trace your glued guard, bevel the edges and drill the correctly counter-sunk screw holes. I just realised I'm nailed and its late. Goodnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Black abalone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted September 12, 2008 Author Share Posted September 12, 2008 Cheers for all the suggestions - getting one made (or having a go myself) is a last resort, really, I'm hopeful that the hole pattern for SQs will turn out to be standard - but it seems no-one knows, not even the people on the JV forum. But they're all g*it*rists anyway. J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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