Have you seen the prices being charged for bound custom archtop pickguards? $150, $200 and even $250 and up! Why? Solid 1/8" Nitro-celluloid plastic is extremely expensive and the process is very labor intensive.
Pickguardian has come up with new material that laminates thinner sheets of real nitro-celluloid plastic tortoise material to an inner sheet of clear acrylic. The result is stunning! This material is semi-transparent, like solid tortoise, and has real dimension to it. Plus, the stable middle acrylic layer eliminates the usual problem of shrinking.
Our guards are hand-cut, bound and polished one at a time, which is still fairly labor-intensive, but with a lower material cost, Pickguardian can offer custom bound archtop pickguards for as little as $100.
Of course, standard Solid 1/8" Nitro-Celluloid Tortoise and other materials are available. Deluxe bound guards are available for most solidbody instruments as well.
Since each of these guards is a custom project, please contact Pickguardian for exact project pricing.
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