POLL: Les Paul Pickguards

[rinse_master]

Re: POLL: Les Paul Pickguards

If the wood is nice, then no pickguard.

 

[NathanCahill]

Re: POLL: Les Paul Pickguards

My Les has a really nice Flame top. If I remove the pick gaurd won't there be screw holes in the top? I'm not sur how to cover thoose.

 

[fusion101]

Re: POLL: Les Paul Pickguards

It really depends for me but more often than not i like pickguards

 

[Nico 666]

Re: POLL: Les Paul Pickguards

Hum...
I like a good one-ply black bakelite or pearl pickguard on a Tele, definitely part of the overall appearance.
On a Lester, it depends but I usually like it off. Looks better that way most of the time, figured top or not, even on Black Beauties. But that's just me...

Nick

 

[Lee_M.]

Re: POLL: Les Paul Pickguards

Go without the pickguard. The flame and beauty will make you dizzy.

 

[NecroPolo]

Re: POLL: Les Paul Pickguards

I love the feeling of playing off the lacquer. No pickguard for Miki.

 

[Marty Horne]

Re: POLL: Les Paul Pickguards

My Custom Shop Elegant came with a clear pickguard. It protects the finish and lets the beautiful quilt top remain visible.

 

[Luke Duke]

Re: POLL: Les Paul Pickguards

Yes, on plaintops.
Yes on solid colors
No on flame, quilt, and curly.

+1

 

[59paul]

Re: POLL: Les Paul Pickguards

Pickguards, Baby !!!........

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: POLL: Les Paul Pickguards

No pickguards on any Arched top guitar. I don't hit the top with my pick on those guitars, , and it feels weird with when the top is arched.

 

[JeffB]

Re: POLL: Les Paul Pickguards

Classy, vintage look. Pickguard, please.

This is my opinion as well. Nice top or not.

I was looking at Les Pauls for fun the other day for quite awhile, and was thinking to myself "even if money was no object, I think I'd buy a regular 'ol Black standard w/ cream pickguard". Weird how tastes change with age.

Didn't realize folks were so passionate about them though

 

[VincentValentine]

Re: POLL: Les Paul Pickguards

I have a custom pick guard on my Les Paul Custom. It's a tortoise shell color and looks really great on the white background.

 

[some_dude]

Re: POLL: Les Paul Pickguards

It depends.

I like them on some LPs.

I don't like them on others.