Stratocaster Pickguard


The main purpose of the pickguard is to protect the finish of the guitar from being scratched by pick.

In addition to serving the practical purpose, pickguard can also be used for decoration, and often is made of a contrasting color as the body of the guitar (the most popular options are white bass pickguard is darker and lighter guitar, black pickguard). Both plastic and other materials can include acrylic pickguard, glass, wood, fabric, metal and variety mother-of-pearl/pearloid. Guitars can be a costly luxury for pickguard made from exotic woods, furs, skins, precious stones, precious metals, pearls, pearl and abalone.

The pickguard is a very common site to place an autograph when they signed pickguard can be easily detached and moved to another guitar or sold separately as a piece of memorabilia.

Rappers come in various designs and shapes, but designers often try to match a doll and kicker design.

Acoustic and classical guitars

Aggressive strumming with a high degree of collecting easily damage the smooth surface of a guitar soundboard. Classical guitar pickguard rarely because they are usually extracted from the finger is not a lot of scratches. On the other hand has a strong flamenco guitar strumming and tapping with the fingers and nails, and often have pickguard with above and below the borehole. This flamenco pickguard is sometimes called "touch plate" or "golpeadore".

Fender style

Fender style plastic Kickers are usually installed in a solid-body electric guitar as the Fender Stratocaster and Fender Telecaster (and numerous replicas), and often cover a large area of ​​the upper surface, because Fender guitars are sent ahead. Most of the electronics of the guitar (pickups, knobs, switches and wiring) are mounted on or behind the shield of this design and simplifies the repair of the cables after the striker is removed.

Gibson Style

In most of the carved-top guitars like Gibson Les Paul, plastic pickguard is generally high in support of adjustable racks. All parts are usually mounted on a high kicker.


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