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Old 06-23-2008, 08:08 AM
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The UGLIEST PICKGUARD competition ! ! !

Hey folks,

I hereby open the UGLIEST-PICKGUARD-COMPETITION

I'll start with stating that I have the ugliest pickguard a Silhouette Special has ever been forced to wear:





This was hand-made by the previous owner of my pearl purple Silo Special, had a 3-singlecoil-set installed with an extra mini-JB humbucker in front of the bridge PU to be blended in with a third pot. Interesting idea, but completely funked-up craftsmanship...
Of course this thing will never touch one of my Silos again and remains on the wall as an example for real bad taste

Now show me what yucky stuff you have - or have seen

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Old 06-23-2008, 08:10 AM
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Is that Tort?

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Old 06-23-2008, 08:12 AM
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Tort/shell on pretty much anything.
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Old 06-23-2008, 08:15 AM
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... tort-oise TORT-URE that is

Yuck again
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BLACK AXIS SPORT MM90 Hardtail ... "Emergenza 2001"
...and the new EB WAH

...runnin' thru Diezel Einstein head and Hiwatt + Marshall cabs & TC Electronics FX

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Old 06-23-2008, 08:42 AM
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Hahahahahaha, I hear you.

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Old 06-23-2008, 08:53 AM
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I think tort guards are all recycled garbage. I know some people like em, but it I think it litterally looks like p**e.
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Old 06-23-2008, 09:09 AM
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never could figure out why they call them thar things tortoise shell. They is da wrong color. A real tortoise is green ain't it?

anyaways, what spectable animal lover would want a "dead one lookalike" on his guit??
Dont know that I'd be havin one either. But, might be suitable/appropriate for a slow and careful jazz and blues player... on a natchal guitar finish.

gotta go sniff more fumes... someone accidentally exploded a ballpoint pen in the dryer this weekend and now I get to have fun...
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Old 06-23-2008, 09:23 AM
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I think the worst p/guard i've ever seen has to be that laminated fake wood veneer style as featured on Dan Armstrong acrylics...(otherwise, a very fun guitar!)
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Old 06-23-2008, 09:31 AM
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Tort guards are alright. But this piece of sh#t really looks like a piece of ugly sh#t, Axel! On your pearl purple?? Whats going on in the previous owner's mind??? Hahaha..
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Old 06-23-2008, 09:35 AM
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Tort guards are alright. But this piece of sh#t really looks like a piece of ugly sh#t, Axel! On your pearl purple?? Whats going on in the previous owner's mind??? Hahaha..
They must have been color blind man!!

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Old 06-23-2008, 09:43 AM
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Tort guards are alright. But this piece of sh#t really looks like a piece of ugly sh#t, Axel! On your pearl purple?? Whats going on in the previous owner's mind??? Hahaha..
Up to you to guess...



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BLACK AXIS SPORT MM90 Hardtail ... "Emergenza 2001"
...and the new EB WAH

...runnin' thru Diezel Einstein head and Hiwatt + Marshall cabs & TC Electronics FX

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Old 06-23-2008, 09:45 AM
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This tort guard is nice...

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Old 06-23-2008, 09:52 AM
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...there IS no such thing as a nice tort-guard
Imagine that guitar with a White-Ice pickguard and just drift away on that heavenly goodness

But back to the topic - WHERE are those ugly pickguards ?!?!
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BLACK AXIS SPORT MM90 Hardtail ... "Emergenza 2001"
...and the new EB WAH

...runnin' thru Diezel Einstein head and Hiwatt + Marshall cabs & TC Electronics FX

Meet my balls: http://s206.photobucket.com/albums/bb188/AxelBartig/

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Old 06-23-2008, 09:55 AM
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I dunno, guys. The tort guard on my Desert Gold Bongo looks mighty nice.

Pickguard in isolation doesn't mean much IMHO. You have to show it on a guitar to tell if it works or not.

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Old 06-23-2008, 12:54 PM
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LOL, it's cool, both my specials wear tort. Iffin I get another, say a black or white one in SSS and rosewood, it'll prolly wear tort also.

I have a thing against white pearl. Not on someone else's ax, just my own. Not a white lace kinda guy. There - there's my little dig for the sport of this thread.

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