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In 2016 Fender® introduced the new American Elite Strat®,
but unfortunately they only offer them with a
Mint Green or Tortoise Shell pickguard.
This is where we come in and can
customize any genuine
Fender® pickguard to fit this new Elite SSS Strat®
or we can fabricate one of our custom
manufactured Black or White Acrylic 1 Ply
0.120" pickguards that have the Rounded
and Polished Edge just like those we use to build our
complete Gilmour style Black Strat® pickguard assemblies.
The
American Elite Strat® has a double action
truss rod adjusting wheel located at the heal of the neck
which requires a
special feature in the pickguards neck pocket cut-out,
so we have created a special routing jig to
perfectly create this unique feature in any
pickguard.
The shielding on the two Acrylic pickguards that we
manufacture
will have control region only copper
foil shielding. All the other pickguards
which are genuine Fender® will have full
coverage aluminum foil shielding. We do NOT sell
any cheap import pickguards where you will have
compatibility issues, only true genuine Fender
and true Fender spec with our Acrylic
pickguards.
All of the pickguards offered here are for the 3
single coil American Elite Strat®.
Pickguard
Selection Options / Pricing
The Following 2 Pickguards Are Our Own Custom Manufactured Pickguards.
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Black Acrylic 1 Ply 0.120" w/Rounded
and Polished Edge:
$110.00
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White Acrylic 1 Ply 0.120" w/Rounded
and Polished Edge: $110.00
The Following 8
Pickguards Are Genuine Fender.
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White 3 Ply, W/B/W:
$38.00
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Black 3 Ply, B/W/B:
$38.00
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Black 1 Ply, Solid Black: $45.00
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Parchment 3
Ply, P/B/P:
$44.00
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White Pearl 4 Ply, WP/W/B/W:
$54.00
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Aged White Pearl 4 Ply, AWP/W/B/W: $54.00
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Black Pearl 4 Ply, BP/W/B/W:
$54.00
- Tortoise Shell
4 Ply, TS/P/B/P:
$56.00
Price: $38.00 to $110.00
Each
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Our Acrylic pickguards are custom
manufactured on an "as ordered" basis and the
genuine Fender pickguards have to be customized
for the unique features required of the American
Elite SSS Strat, so give us up to 31 days to get
your order complete. Because these pickguards
are custom manufactured specifically for you,
they do not qualify for return, exchange or
refund, no exceptions.
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Customized Genuine
Fender White 3 Ply
Pickguard Depicted Above.
Above: Close-up illustration of the rounded and
polished edge on our
Black 1 Ply 0.120" Acrylic
pickguard.
Above:
Close-up illustration of the rounded and
polished edge on our White 1 Ply 0.120" Acrylic
pickguard.
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Occasionally we find very small cosmetic imperfections in the surface of our
Acrylic pickguards, typically they are small bubbles or
spots
and sometimes thin lines.
This is not something we consider as defective since
they are an effect of the Acrylic casting / handling process.
Unfortunately we cannot determine if any Acrylic
pickguard is going to have any of these imperfections
until the entire pickguard manufacturing procedures are
complete, so there is no way to pick and choose a
"perfect" pickguard for a project beforehand. For the
most part it's a non-issue and inconsequential and we
will never let any pickguard go out that we feel has any
undesirable characteristic that is obviously
unacceptable. We've made over a thousand of these
pickguards and some have these characteristics and no
one has yet felt the need to complain. With that
being said, we just felt it was best to make sure you
were aware of these possibilities to avoid any
surprises.
Some import Strat's (MIM,
MIJ), Squier's or "Look-Alike" Strat® bodies may
not be 100% compatible with the pickguard
perimeter mounting holes and some adjustment may
be needed on your body. Our custom manufactured
Acrylic pickguards have the exact same perimeter
mounting hole pattern as genuine American Fender® Strat® pickguards, so as long your body mounting
holes line up with those, then you should not
experience any problem.
Acrylic pickguards and back
plates are more fragile than the typical vinyl
ones most are familiar with. Always use the
utmost of care when installing components into
an Acrylic pickguard, never tighten any fastener
too tight and never tighten any perimeter
mounting screw any tighter than just to the
point where the screw barely snugs the pickguard
or back plate down to the surface of the body.
Never flex or put undue pressure on any part of
the Acrylic pickguard or back plate or you will
break it.
Occasionally you may find the need to clean
your Acrylic pickguard and the following are
items you will need; an old clean
and very soft 100% white cotton terrycloth towel or an
old clean and very soft 100% white cotton T-shirt, pressurized air can and an Acrylic
cleaner such as
Novus #1 "Plastic Clean and Shine"
or
Kleenmaster Brillianize,
DO NOT
use any other cleaning products
to clean the Acrylic pickguard or you may
damage it. On
occasion you may wish to remove some
fine scratches from an Acrylic pickguard or back plate and the
Novus
#2 "Fine Scratch Remover" is the perfect 1'st step
cleaning product choice for this task followed up with
Novus #1 or Kleenmaster Brillianize.
For world-wide distribution and Acrylic cleaning product availability
contact the manufacturers directly at
Novus
or
Brillianize.
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