National Big Daddy Les Paul headstock decal + pickguard ?

[JulianLM]

Hi there !

Not sure on which forum I should ask for this (If you know a better place to ask, tell me please), but as I know there's some treasures of knowledge on this forum so here it goes :

For once in my life I was lucky enough to find this sweet baby for dirt cheap, it turns out to be a National Big Daddy (Which is obviously a Les Paul from Japan made early 70's)


Sounds AWESOME ! :knockedou
But for an unknown reason there's no brand decal ! And the pickguard is missing.

Instead of the decal I found plastic logo, but they're too wide to fit I think...

This is how the headstock is supposed to be :


I think a Les Paul pickguard with a little mod will fit but if I can find the right one, would be better.

So do you know where I can find these ?
Best thing would be to find someone with the same guitar with the logo on it, who can tell me the size of the decal and then order it at a custom decal shop.
Do someone knows the font used ?

Same thing for pickguard, if someone has it and is able to scan it for me, or where I can find one for a decent price. (There's some guys who do custom pickguard but it's pretty expensive, plus I'm in Europe)

Thanks a lot !

 

[Dave Locher]

Re: National Big Daddy Les Paul headstock decal + pickguard ?

If it were mine I would have taken the pick guard off anyway.
I understand why you'd like the brand logo, but as long as you come close to the same font it should look fine. The problem I see is the logo in the photo appears to be mother of pearl? I believe you are going to have to settle for gold, silver, or white if you go with a decal. Any custom decal maker can do one for you if you give them dimensions and pick a font.

 

[ehdwuld]

Re: National Big Daddy Les Paul headstock decal + pickguard ?

measure the distance between the G and D tuner pegs shown in the images
the decal should be about the same width

 

[JulianLM]

Re: National Big Daddy Les Paul headstock decal + pickguard ?

Yeah I'm not 100% sure about the pickguard too lol It's just, when you got one, it's your choice to remove it, but when you don't... You feel like it's not your own choice. It's pretty stupid lol

I know it would be white, is there a way to get a mother of pearl ?

measure the distance between the G and D tuner pegs shown in the images
the decal should be about the same width

YEEEES that is a very smart idea !!! Thanks for that ! I'm gonna try to find the font and print different version to find the good height.

Thanks for your replies :newbie:

 

[RorySquier]

Re: National Big Daddy Les Paul headstock decal + pickguard ?

That's a nice guitar. Hope you enjoy it for years to come.



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