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  • #16
    Re: How to cover up holes on a Strat pickguard.

    Originally posted by Chistopher View Post
    Dang, you got a chance to meet Spock? How cool!
    1988 Fender MIJ ST54 Hardtail Stratocaster w/SD JB Jr
    2012 Gibson Les Paul Traditional Mahogany Satin
    2015 Fender Road Worn '50s Stratocaster w/SD JB Jr
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    2019 Gibson Original Collection Les Paul Special
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    • #17
      Re: How to cover up holes on a Strat pickguard.

      Originally posted by cliffenstein View Post
      2016:
      That's an awesome pic. What venue was this?

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      • #18
        Re: How to cover up holes on a Strat pickguard.

        Rockstar pose!
        -Chris

        Originally posted by John Suhr
        “Practice cures most tone issues”

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        • #19
          Re: How to cover up holes on a Strat pickguard.

          Originally posted by B2D View Post
          That's an awesome pic. What venue was this?
          Thanks! It was at a music festival in Urbana, IL called AudioFeed.
          1988 Fender MIJ ST54 Hardtail Stratocaster w/SD JB Jr
          2012 Gibson Les Paul Traditional Mahogany Satin
          2015 Fender Road Worn '50s Stratocaster w/SD JB Jr
          2018 Gibson Limited Edition Les Paul Junior
          2019 Gibson Original Collection Les Paul Special
          -------
          1979 Marshall JMP 2204
          1997 Marshall JCM 2000 DSL100
          2021 Epic Amplification AR50
          2022 Mojotone British 800 2204​

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          • #20
            Re: How to cover up holes on a Strat pickguard.

            I just left the hole. Hell, it's nothing compared to the missing middle pickup. I did put electrical tape over the hole, on the inside though. Still stuck, going on almost a year.

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            • #21
              Re: How to cover up holes on a Strat pickguard.

              I opened for Skrew in Ohio around 1995. All of their guitars (3 Les Pauls if I remember correctly) had open holes where unnecessary things like neck pickups, pickup switches, and associated knobs would normally be. At least one of them did not even have the backing plates. The light shined through the holes. I was in awe of their awe-inspiring awesomeness.

              Cliffenstein, I forgot to tell you I checked out some of your music on YouTube and really dug it.

              B2D: nice tip, although black would practically disappear. Ehd is right, you can get the same plugs in black at AutoZone-type stores.

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              • #22
                Re: How to cover up holes on a Strat pickguard.

                B2D you know they make those plugs in black? You can also find them in chrome sometimes

                I've also printed up little stickers that look like the Fender knobs and put them over the hole
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                • #23
                  Re: How to cover up holes on a Strat pickguard.

                  I actually kinda like the way it looks in white. It looks like a smaller knob from a distance and then when you get close the truth is revealed.

                  Just me, I guess.

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                  • #24
                    Re: How to cover up holes on a Strat pickguard.

                    Originally posted by B2D View Post
                    I actually kinda like the way it looks in white. It looks like a smaller knob from a distance and then when you get close the truth is revealed.

                    Just me, I guess.
                    Nah, it looks fine the way you have it.

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                    • #25
                      Re: How to cover up holes on a Strat pickguard.

                      You could always put input jacks in the unused holes just to confuse people!

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                      • #26
                        Re: How to cover up holes on a Strat pickguard.

                        Originally posted by ratiug View Post
                        You could always put input jacks in the unused holes just to confuse people!
                        ooooohhhh secret stereo output jack. I like it!

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                        • #27
                          Re: How to cover up holes on a Strat pickguard.

                          Some great ideas posted.
                          I especially like the vid clip of "So you're telling me there's a chance"!
                          Originally Posted by IanBallard
                          Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.

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                          • #28
                            Re: How to cover up holes on a Strat pickguard.

                            Originally posted by Swampy View Post
                            I just left the hole. Hell, it's nothing compared to the missing middle pickup. I did put electrical tape over the hole, on the inside though. Still stuck, going on almost a year.

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                            You've put enough energy into that guard, you could of buzzed out a new one

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                            • #29
                              Re: How to cover up holes on a Strat pickguard.

                              To cover up holes I just use chewed gum:

                              Peppermint for white pickguard,
                              Blackjack for black guards,
                              Bubblegum for tortoise guards.
                              Originally Posted by IanBallard
                              Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.

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