I'm going to order a pickguard from Warmoth, question about SRV countersink

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I'm going to order a H-S-S pickguard from Warmoth that will accommodate the Duncan Custom Custom Trembucker in the bridge, so I don't have to monkey around with sanding. Only question they asked on their website I need to ask about is about SRV countersink holes.

My guitar is a Mexican Jimi Hendrix Strat. As far as I can tell, the holes in the pickguard are not countersunk.

I've uploaded a couple of photos.

Am I correct?
 

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That doesn't look counte sunk to me

Counter sinking the screws allows the screw heads to sit a little bit lower

It has no tonal benefits
It does not affect the "feel" at all
and as for cosmetics, from two foot away it is in-perceptable

You can't even tell on yours by looking at it

Just a cash grab in my opinion
 
Mincer said:
I wanna see pickguards held on by magnets, anyway. It works for backplates.
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I could maaaaaybe see an argument that the pick guard gets more pushing/rubbing on it during play and that it wouldn't hold in place with magnets . . . but would still want to try one out. Cool idea.
 
The Warmoth SRV countersunk option is for the pickup and switch mounting screw holes. It's all explained here https://warmoth.com/pickguard-srv-countersink
I think it showed up on the SRV signature Strat in the 90's and Warmoth started offering the option.


The screws that attach the pickguard to the body are always countersunk. Even in the OP photo, those are countersunk, just not very much. The underside of those screw heads is always tapered so it needs to sit in a "funnel" to make firm contact.

But the underside of Strat pickup height and blade switch screw heads are almost always flat. I don't know how this came to be on SRV's guitar. Maybe someone who wanted to set the pickup flush with the pickguard would want the screw heads sunken in.
 
GuitarStv said:
I could maaaaaybe see an argument that the pick guard gets more pushing/rubbing on it during play and that it wouldn't hold in place with magnets . . . but would still want to try one out. Cool idea.
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A Strat's pickguard is mostly there for easy assembly at the factory, as well as protecting the body. Now it is just there because 'that is what a Strat looks like'.
 
You want the countersink. Otherwise the screws just stick out on the top.
 
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ehdwuld said:
That doesn't look counte sunk to me

Counter sinking the screws allows the screw heads to sit a little bit lower

It has no tonal benefits
It does not affect the "feel" at all
and as for cosmetics, from two foot away it is in-perceptable

You can't even tell on yours by looking at it

Just a cash grab in my opinion [/QUOTE
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My current pickguard has the screw heads sticking up a bit from the pickguard surface. So I think I will say no to the SRV countersink.
 
One can get a countersink bit from any hardware store

The single flute wood variety works just fine

The plastic is soft , I would operate by hand
 
I agree the single flute hardware store version is sufficient for plastic. Sometimes it leaves fine spirals attached which can be pulled off easily.

But its prone to chip out wood. The more expensive one is meant to stop that.
 
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