"Screwless" pickguards - Page 3

BOBBO · 09-23-2007, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobby_Lee

That is just beautiful!

ArchEtech · 09-24-2007, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by bobbovisme

Just received mine today. I got one in clean and one in the ivory.

Top notch quality - looks professional. Get one before he starts charging an arm and a leg. If you installed one with the metal side bracket (without a screw into the guitar of course) and used one of the included rubber feet as the stop where the bracket is supposed to screw into the side of the guitar, I don't know how anyone but an expert up close would ever notice it wasn't a stock pickguard. I actually think they look better than factory. Why would you want to make screw holes into the body if you didn't have to.

My only disappointment is, the 'ivory' color is exactly that, and it doesn't look good with aged cream pickup rings. But I will say the factory pickguard isn't an exact match either. Any ideas on how to darken up the plastic? I'm going to hit him up to find a better matching plastic.

Great product - picts to come.

GuitarGal · 09-25-2007, 08:24 PM

BTW...

migagl~

Welcome here~

Bobby_Lee · 09-28-2007, 03:58 PM

Hey all.........
Yea the Ivory has always been a nuisance. I have 3 sets of Gibson Pure pickup rings still in the package and all three are a different tint of ivory/cream. One has the pinkish tint that ArchEtech speaks of. The solid Ivory acrylic matches some but not others while my backpainted ones match some as well. I've begun the hunt for paint that matches the pinkish tint better. Backpainting the clear will be the only way to come close to that. I'm working on it.

And here's a pic of what the pickguards look like when the first come off the CNC router.........Before beveling the edges, polishing, forming and if needed, painted (these are the clear ones. There is a white poly masking on them)

magnido45 · 09-28-2007, 05:27 PM

hey guys,

Recently got my Bobby Lee Signature Series "Screwless" pickguards, and they are absolutely Awesome!!! Great product and fantastic service!!! Don't hesitate, get yours today!!! I even play better with it on!!! Thanks again, Bobby Lee!!! Attached is my '07 Standard Desert Burst with the newly installed pickguard.

jimmydeuce · 09-28-2007, 06:18 PM

I ordered one from Bobby today for a Faded Std I just got. Looking forward to trying it out.

Tristram · 10-04-2007, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by magnido45

hey guys,

Recently got my Bobby Lee Signature Series "Screwless" pickguards, and they are absolutely Awesome!!! Great product and fantastic service!!! Don't hesitate, get yours today!!! I even play better with it on!!! Thanks again, Bobby Lee!!! Attached is my '07 Standard Desert Burst with the newly installed pickguard.

I am still waiting for him to make them fit the Class5. As soon as he does, I'm there ! \m/

im_b0r3d_ · 10-07-2007, 09:19 PM

Hey, did you get the email I sent a week or two ago? Just checking if I should send it again.

Thanks

MIDNIGHT · 10-07-2007, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Tristram

I am still waiting for him to make them fit the Class5. As soon as he does, I'm there ! \m/

ugh

can ya post

of your class 5 please?

Tristram · 10-14-2007, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by midnightdreamer

can ya post

of your class 5 please?

Sorry I took so long responding. Had trouble with my FTP server. Anyway, here are a couple pics of my Class (that disparately wants a screwless pickguard). Sorry the pics aren't a little better. Shot them with a low end camera.

Axeman16 · 10-14-2007, 06:16 PM

its a great idea, buti love the look of the classic pickguard with a bracket.

MIDNIGHT · 10-14-2007, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Tristram

Sorry I took so long responding. Had trouble with my FTP server. Anyway, here are a couple pics of my Class (that disparately wants a screwless pickguard). Sorry the pics aren't a little better. Shot them with a low end camera.

as stoked and sweet as i thought it would be

VERY nice

Tristram · 10-14-2007, 08:40 PM

Thx bro. My next acquisition will be a LP 59 RI Tea burst (no VOS).

MIDNIGHT · 10-14-2007, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Tristram

Thx bro. My next acquisition will be a LP 59 RI (no VOS).

sweet

pics when ya get it ok?

Bobby_Lee · 10-17-2007, 04:15 PM

I now offer the "screwless" pickguard in a left handed model!

BigC · 10-18-2007, 02:01 PM

Hi folks,

Ordered one of these from Bobby a week or so ago and it arrived today, amazingly, despite our recent postal strikes! Spectacularly well packaged too.

Here she is, freshly fitted to my 07 Standard:

(sorry if the pics are a bit big)

Also a comparison pic before and after here:
http://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~cdtaylor/glp/pickcomp.jpg

The colour's obviously significantly lighter than the binding, but it's an almost perfect match to the pickup surrounds.

I'm really pleased with it, thanks Bobby.

(Hello from the UK too.)

magnido45 · 10-19-2007, 10:41 AM

BigC...Gorgeous pics of the 07 Standard...definitely looks better with the Bobby Lee pickguard on...noticed you're topwrapping your strings...how is that working out for you?

BigC · 10-19-2007, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by magnido45

BigC...Gorgeous pics of the 07 Standard...definitely looks better with the Bobby Lee pickguard on...noticed you're topwrapping your strings...how is that working out for you?

Ta. It took me ages to find one this nice.

Re. the topwrapping...

I was advised to do it by a tech friend, it reduces the angle the strings reach the saddles at, in theory making it less likely for a string to snap there. (Though admittedly with the quality of these saddles it's not likely)

The main reason I did it though was to make it much easier for me to adjust the intonation. having less downward pressure by the strings on the saddles makes them easier to move.

(I think it looks cool too.)

Bobby_Lee · 10-19-2007, 03:32 PM

Hiya BigC,
Your fiddle looks great! With or without the pickguard!

I'm glad you like it. I've just sent another two to the UK just today. Thornbury, Bristol, if I remember correctly. In any event, Enjoy! And thanks for the kind words.
And thanks to you magnido45!

Left handed models now available

im_b0r3d_ · 10-20-2007, 04:50 PM

Got mine today, I think it looks a lot cooler now.

I can't fit any pictures in though..(Could someone tell me a format that fits on the forums?)

InTheEvening · 10-21-2007, 12:49 PM

Great stuff, I love the Zoso one.

Bobby_Lee · 10-22-2007, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by im_b0r3d_

Got mine today, I think it looks a lot cooler now.

I can't fit any pictures in though..(Could someone tell me a format that fits on the forums?)

Hey, I think I'm gonna like that!! Email me the pic and I'll post up!

Here's a pic of a left handed model on a gorgeous Lester!

Thanks, InTheEvening

Bobby_Lee · 10-22-2007, 07:58 PM

a couple of pics of im_b0r3d_ beautiful Lester

Looks good im_b0r3d_ !!

im_b0r3d_ · 10-22-2007, 08:03 PM

Thanks, although I'm getting angry at that greasy

09-25-2007, 08:24 PM	#63 (permalink)
GuitarGal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New York Posts: 1,373	Re: "Screwless" pickguards BTW... migagl~ Welcome here~

09-28-2007, 03:58 PM	#64 (permalink)
Bobby_Lee V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rockland County, New York (A heartbeat above NYC!) Posts: 350	Re: "Screwless" pickguards Hey all......... Yea the Ivory has always been a nuisance. I have 3 sets of Gibson Pure pickup rings still in the package and all three are a different tint of ivory/cream. One has the pinkish tint that ArchEtech speaks of. The solid Ivory acrylic matches some but not others while my backpainted ones match some as well. I've begun the hunt for paint that matches the pinkish tint better. Backpainting the clear will be the only way to come close to that. I'm working on it. And here's a pic of what the pickguards look like when the first come off the CNC router.........Before beveling the edges, polishing, forming and if needed, painted (these are the clear ones. There is a white poly masking on them) __________________ Bobby Lee Signature Series "Screwless" Les Paul Pickguards http://www.gibson.com/Wiki/Default.a...ookieSupport=1 http://bobbyleesignatureseries.com/ '95 Aged Alpine White Studio '01 Ebony Standard '50's neck '05 Faded Standard '60's neck Bobby Lee Blues Band

09-28-2007, 06:18 PM	#66 (permalink)
jimmydeuce Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: TN Posts: 174	Re: "Screwless" pickguards I ordered one from Bobby today for a Faded Std I just got. Looking forward to trying it out.

10-07-2007, 09:19 PM	#68 (permalink)
im_b0r3d_ V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,144	Re: "Screwless" pickguards Hey, did you get the email I sent a week or two ago? Just checking if I should send it again. Thanks

10-14-2007, 06:16 PM	#71 (permalink)
Axeman16 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,760	Re: "Screwless" pickguards its a great idea, buti love the look of the classic pickguard with a bracket.

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10-14-2007, 08:40 PM	#73 (permalink)
Tristram Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kansas City Posts: 46	Re: "Screwless" pickguards Thx bro. My next acquisition will be a LP 59 RI Tea burst (no VOS). __________________ Tristram --------------------------------------------------- Les Paul Class5 Fender Fat Strat Traynor YCV80 + ext cab (all tube) Boss NS2 Keeley modded Boss MT2 and SD1 RMC Wizard Wah Boss GT-8 + Loop HC Last edited by Tristram; 10-15-2007 at 12:22 AM.

10-17-2007, 04:15 PM	#75 (permalink)
Bobby_Lee V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rockland County, New York (A heartbeat above NYC!) Posts: 350	Left handed "Screwless" I now offer the "screwless" pickguard in a left handed model! __________________ Bobby Lee Signature Series "Screwless" Les Paul Pickguards http://www.gibson.com/Wiki/Default.a...ookieSupport=1 http://bobbyleesignatureseries.com/ '95 Aged Alpine White Studio '01 Ebony Standard '50's neck '05 Faded Standard '60's neck Bobby Lee Blues Band

10-18-2007, 02:01 PM	#76 (permalink)
BigC Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North UK Posts: 146	Re: "Screwless" pickguards Hi folks, Ordered one of these from Bobby a week or so ago and it arrived today, amazingly, despite our recent postal strikes! Spectacularly well packaged too. Here she is, freshly fitted to my 07 Standard: (sorry if the pics are a bit big) Also a comparison pic before and after here: http://pcwww.liv.ac.uk/~cdtaylor/glp/pickcomp.jpg The colour's obviously significantly lighter than the binding, but it's an almost perfect match to the pickup surrounds. I'm really pleased with it, thanks Bobby. (Hello from the UK too.)

10-19-2007, 10:41 AM	#77 (permalink)
magnido45 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 76	Re: "Screwless" pickguards BigC...Gorgeous pics of the 07 Standard...definitely looks better with the Bobby Lee pickguard on...noticed you're topwrapping your strings...how is that working out for you?

10-19-2007, 03:32 PM	#79 (permalink)
Bobby_Lee V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rockland County, New York (A heartbeat above NYC!) Posts: 350	Re: "Screwless" pickguards Hiya BigC, Your fiddle looks great! With or without the pickguard! I'm glad you like it. I've just sent another two to the UK just today. Thornbury, Bristol, if I remember correctly. In any event, Enjoy! And thanks for the kind words. And thanks to you magnido45! Left handed models now available __________________ Bobby Lee Signature Series "Screwless" Les Paul Pickguards http://www.gibson.com/Wiki/Default.a...ookieSupport=1 http://bobbyleesignatureseries.com/ '95 Aged Alpine White Studio '01 Ebony Standard '50's neck '05 Faded Standard '60's neck Bobby Lee Blues Band

10-20-2007, 04:50 PM	#80 (permalink)
im_b0r3d_ V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,144	Re: "Screwless" pickguards Got mine today, I think it looks a lot cooler now. I can't fit any pictures in though..(Could someone tell me a format that fits on the forums?)

10-21-2007, 12:49 PM	#81 (permalink)
InTheEvening Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: On the moon Posts: 195	Re: "Screwless" pickguards Great stuff, I love the Zoso one.

10-22-2007, 07:58 PM	#83 (permalink)
Bobby_Lee V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Rockland County, New York (A heartbeat above NYC!) Posts: 350	Re: "Screwless" pickguards a couple of pics of im_b0r3d_ beautiful Lester Looks good im_b0r3d_ !! __________________ Bobby Lee Signature Series "Screwless" Les Paul Pickguards http://www.gibson.com/Wiki/Default.a...ookieSupport=1 http://bobbyleesignatureseries.com/ '95 Aged Alpine White Studio '01 Ebony Standard '50's neck '05 Faded Standard '60's neck Bobby Lee Blues Band

10-22-2007, 08:03 PM	#84 (permalink)
im_b0r3d_ V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,144	Re: "Screwless" pickguards Thanks, although I'm getting angry at that greasy