hooveoperator Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 Hi all, Managed to pick up a lovely CIJ 57 reissue while on a trip to Japan (maple board, vintage white). Reduced to £250 because it apparently had a dirty mark (I couldn't see it!). Replaced the 1 ply white pickguard there and then with a 3 ply black one but I’m hankering after a brown tort pickguard (which they didn't have in stock). Does anyone know where I might be able to get one at a reasonable price? Apparently many of the after-market pickguards only fit MIA and MIM precisions... Any advice gratefully received. Thanks in advance. Quote
Cat Burrito Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 My 57RI is MIJ (1990) & I got a brown tort pickguard for mine back in the 90s no problem. I reckon you'll be alright on EBay Quote
boabskiboab Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 Can you show a pic of the pickguard. I have a 62 RI with a tort guard that I was thinking about changing to a black one. If they look similar we may be able to do a little trade. Quote
Beedster Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 '57s have a different screw pattern to pretty much all other models. I ordered one from the USA, I think it was either dasbootman on ebay or bassguitaoartsresource.com. Chris Quote
warwickhunt Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 Try contacting The Bass Doc, he made me a custom 4 ply VERY lurvly tortie plate at a very reasonable cost. Quote
BOD2 Posted May 21, 2009 Posted May 21, 2009 Not sure of any of these would fit the bill [url="http://www.axesrus.com/AxePlatesBass.html"]http://www.axesrus.com/AxePlatesBass.html[/url] [url="http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/category/Pickguards/Fender_Basses"]http://www.wdmusic.co.uk/category/Pickguards/Fender_Basses[/url] Quote
hooveoperator Posted May 22, 2009 Author Posted May 22, 2009 Hi Guys, Thanks for all the suggestions. Going to see if I can do a trade with Boabskiboab. Otherwise, I'll look into contacting the Bass Doc and if all fails ordering from the USA as a last resort. Cheers. Quote
hooveoperator Posted May 22, 2009 Author Posted May 22, 2009 [attachment=25739:Black_Pickguard.jpg] Picture of the pickguard in question... Quote
hooveoperator Posted May 23, 2009 Author Posted May 23, 2009 (edited) Truss rod adjust routing... [attachment=25751:Truss_Route.jpg] Edited May 24, 2009 by hooveoperator Quote
boabskiboab Posted May 23, 2009 Posted May 23, 2009 (edited) Taking straight lines i have measures the screw holes just as a double check. See if yours is the same. Measurements are in mm side of pickup to top edge of guard is aroung 16mm (between pickup and bridge) Edited May 23, 2009 by boabskiboab Quote
hooveoperator Posted June 1, 2009 Author Posted June 1, 2009 Well, it all worked out perfectly in the end. Did a straight swap with Boab (thank you again). So here's mine with the new pickguard. [attachment=26367:Tort1.jpg] [attachment=26368:Tort2.jpg] Quote
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