tonymckenziecom | 4 years ago

How to easily create your perfect Stratocaster. Part Five: I show you this highly figured maple pick guard made by Gilroy Guitars close up and used on my Warmoth guitar.

What you will learn:
Is this high quality?
What sort of finish is this?
Is this pick guard real maple?
Can I choose the color?
Will I be able top afford it?
Do they make custom orders?
Where can I buy one?
What is the finish really like?

Other videos in the series:

Full Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2HoYOlX1LULsuc9lfqQCvRMj3ZGxsaur

Part One: https://youtu.be/zFlXC2RJ2EQ Dye The Body
Part Two: https://youtu.be/4ym_6WpSvds Dye The Neck
Part Three: https://youtu.be/t5OBM2RosiY Routing for Fender Clapton Mid-boost Pre-amp
Part Four: https://youtu.be/wb5La9ybdTA The ABM 2 Point Tremolo - later returned
Part Five: https://youtu.be/JrDhkQRBwDE The Figured Maple Pick Guard
Part Six: https://youtu.be/B1vG4lkyH4Y Sealing the Water Based Dye
Part Seven: https://youtu.be/xaTp-_xrHWk Babicz Full Contact Hardware Tremolo
Part Eight: https://youtu.be/-jLRkg3WFjc Using acrylic clear coat for the body and neck
Part Nine: https://youtu.be/oDOpSgLCtaI Final Buffing The Parts & Fitting a Logo
Part Ten: https://youtu.be/tEY15uBxiUE Fitting the Tremolo & Tuners & Overcoming MAJOR Problems
Part Eleven: https://youtu.be/SFU7rxyWGwI Electronics - Fitting Pickups & Mid-Boost Board
Part Twelve: https://youtu.be/fjw1SK3-bkI Setup & playing of the finished electric guitar

In this part five: I show you exactly how good the figured maple pick guard is as sold by Gilroy guitars (https://www.gilroyguitars.com ) - and they seem incredibly high quality. On my Warmoth body this looks great.

I take this scratch plate and show you exactly how it arrives and what to expect if you get one. I bought this pick guard and this video is entirely un-sponsored by the way.

It is my personal opinion that when you buy a pick guard that's basically hand made from Peter Gilroy that you are buying something special. Over the years I have bought so many pick guards but only two are of this quality - and this is one of them! Oh the other? Yes, I bought that from Gilroy guitars too.

This is a 2.7mm thin pick guard which is great so that it feels right on the Stratocaster. Any Strat would do well with one of these and they do make 8 and 11 hole versions.

Coming up in the near future is the sealing of the body and neck and then the finishing of the two.

Other components used in the series include: This Gilroy guitars scratch plate, an ABM tremolo unit (separate review), a Fender Clapton boost circuit and its installation, Fender 69 custom shop pickups and one or two other surprises along the way.

This video series is entirely unsponsored and I purchased every single part just as you would have. These are my personal opinions only. I sincerely hope that this series of videos really will inspire you too to have a go at creating a guitar that could literally last you a lifetime... and even get passed down generations to come... yes really! I have spent considerable time creating these video series at my expense:

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