Do Pickguards Rob Your Tone?

[Philcguitars]

Re: Do Pickguards Rob Your Tone?

Sorry,

But I think this is a legend born of hard mounting fans.

My opinion says it's a load of TOSH!

 

[Gr8Scott]

Re: Do Pickguards Rob Your Tone?

Reminds me of a story a friend told me about Chet Atkins. Some engineer was listening to Chet play a different guitar in the studio than usual and commented on how that guitar was the best sounding instrument he's ever heard. Chet put the instrument in the chair and stepped away from it a couple of feet and said "How does it sound NOW?".

 

[Binnerscot]

Re: Do Pickguards Rob Your Tone?

I thought it was the pickguard that was sucking tone, I later figured out it was the just the protective plastic on the pickguard that was sucking tone.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

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I have troo buymypass pickguards.

 

[XSSIVE]

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[big_black]

Re: Do Pickguards Rob Your Tone?

Pickguards totally jack my **** up.

For realz.

 

[Zhangliqun]

Re: Do Pickguards Rob Your Tone?

Of course pickguard mount vs. body mount will sound a bit different -- the question is does it "rob" tone? If you like the traditional Strat sound (and I do), the answer is no.

But of the folks I know who tried it both ways on the same Strat, they liked the sound of it with the pickguard better.

Another thing to consider is that on some Strats, the pickguard may well be shielding you somewhat from the negative effect on tone of a lousy piece of wood.

 

[ratherdashing]

Re: Do Pickguards Rob Your Tone?

Oh wow ... I expected this to be a joke thread when I saw the title.

I guess in a lot of ways, it IS a joke thread.

Oh well ... here's a picture of a poo hat.

 

[Zhangliqun]

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Nice touch with the Dairy Queen swirl...

 

[Empty Pockets]

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Imagine if a newbie comes by and buys in all this crap?

That's what I'm saying! He was trying to scientifically 'prove' that pickguards rob tone so that people would buy PRS's instead of Fender's.

It's a subconcious assault!! Let your ears show you the TRUTH!

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

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Why would we want to buy a PRS????
They are about the most....erm explict deleted

 

[EveryMn]

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Hey, all 42 of us should gang up on and laugh at the four who think pickguards are bad for tone.

 

[Empty Pockets]

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Hey, all 42 of us should gang up on and laugh at the four who think pickguards are bad for tone.

i think that's been happening for the past like week this thread has been going on. I think the joke's almost over...

 

[ChickenFingers]

Re: Do Pickguards Rob Your Tone?

Look at my handmade, custom pickguard out of diamondplate and burnished... I think it's the sexiest pickgaurd ever made!!

 

[EveryMn]

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i think that's been happening for the past like week this thread has been going on. I think the joke's almost over...

Crap, got here too late. Always happens.

 

[Empty Pockets]

Re: Do Pickguards Rob Your Tone?

Look at my handmade, custom pickguard out of diamondplate and burnished... I think it's the sexiest pickgaurd ever made!!

your tone = ROBBED!!

Better tell the tone police, there's a THEIF on the loose...