Custom Manufactured Modern 1 Ply 0.120" Acrylic Strat® Back Plate Rounded Polished Edge

Each of our 1 ply 0.120” Acrylic back plates with the rounded and polished edge are custom hand manufactured in our shop specifically for each customer.  They start off being cut out of a sheet of Acrylic with a CNC laser which creates the basic back plate shape. We then create the round-over edge effect by hand with a table router where the back plate is affixed to a routing template where we trim the back plate to it’s final size and create the rounded perimeter edge.  From there the back plates rounded edge is hand sanded with a fine sandpaper to remove any tooling marks left behind by the router bit. The smoothly sanded rounded edge can then be polished with a special buffing wheel and a polishing compound used exclusively for Acrylic which creates the highly polished and glossy rounded edge.  The back plates mounting holes are then countersunk and a final polishing of the entire back plate is completed.  It’s a fairly long process to create one of these unique back plates, but we feel that final product is one that stands above the typical Strat® back plate that have been produced the same way for over 50 years.  This unique rounded and polished edge is only available on our Black or White 1 Ply 0.120" Acrylic back plates and pickguards.

Typical turn-around time from order placement to shipment is up to 45 days.  Holiday work-loads sometimes may increase turn-around time, but keep in mind, we don't waste any time in getting these prepared, packed and shipped on their way to you.