pickguard
scratchplate

He just recently removed the pickguard to give it an all black look.

The volume was moved to the surface of the pickguard.

Also since then, the size of the pickguard has been slightly reduced.

The standard pickguard colour is either black or white.

If the process is not carefully done, the instrument's body and pickguard may be damaged.

The pickguard is sometimes deliberately missing from a guitar's design.

Electronic parts are not usually mounted on this type of raised pickguard.

The second design comes with a maple fingerboard and a black pickguard.

White pickup covers and a pickguard/control plate were introduced the same year.

However, Ward may have replaced the pickguard at some point, therefore only owning one rather than two.

The pickguard was floating, attached to the body by a metal rod.

Old Black is notable for its metal hardware, including an aluminium pickguard.

One design features an ebony fingerboard and a white pickguard.

Unlike other variants of the Toronado, it has no pickguard.

It would presumably also have had a white plastic pickguard at some point, as was standard on 1953 Goldtops.

Built with a red plaid pickguard, the guitar was designed to be "mean and lean".

It puts extra stress on the wood beneath the pickguard and sometimes cracks appear.

The grounding system in all three of the series, didn't stop with the foiled backing on the pickguard.

The bridge ground wire was connected here with a common connection to the pickguard ground.

Reshaped pickguard (longer and wider than the original design).

The main purpose of the pickguard is to protect the guitar's finish from being scratched by the guitar pick.

Black with white binding, mirror pickguard and toggle switch on the lower horn.

The body is that of a Stratocaster, but the model retains the sectioned pickguard.

Electric guitars sometimes mount pickups and electronics on the pickguard.

A tortoiseshell-colored pickguard covers the neck joint and protects the upper body.

I'm not sure about the scratchplate shape, but at least it shows some originality.

Some confusion exists as to the original scratchplate, and there may well have been two variations.

Before proceeding any further, remove the pickups, scratchplate and control panel.

Third, the scratchplate was changed during Gallagher's time with Taste.

A few weeks later Homme ordered one for himself in a black finish and with a silver scratchplate.

A black, tri-laminate scratchplate completes the overall look of the Carlton.

Pearloid sheet has been used for the scratchplate, again reminiscent of bygone days.

Not only did it have a mismatched neck and body, but the scratchplate was black, and therefore from the '70s.

The scratchplate partly covers the pickup mounting rings but has been cut to allow full access to the adjusting screws.

Also known as a scratchplate.

The scratchplate draws your eyes to the body outline, the outline leads into the cutaway and.well, you get the idea.

He can be seen using a Fender lead 3 with a Lynott style mirror scratchplate on later videos.

The electrics are mounted on a large black scratchplate with pickups showing the Supersound logo.

I tapped my nails on the scratchplate, lay with the guitar on my stomach and played a riff.

He strokes it with care, removing a little fleck of dust from the scratchplate and leaves me with one of those great Suede quotes.

The front is almost totally covered by a three-ply white/black/white scratchplate, which carries the pickups, the five-way selector plus the tone and volume pots.

HAMER sunburst bridge and saddles, also black or white scratchplate for Hamer prototype.

The body style was changed in 1966 to a style similar to the SG, with pointed "horns", a large white scratchplate, and white pickup covers instead of black.

It's finished to a very high standard and the hardware is equally attractive - particularly the thick, clear scratchplate, printed on the underside in silver with the black Vox logo.

This meant that on the blonde version the entire bass - body, neck and fingerboard - was light-coloured wood, except for the scratchplate and the front of the headstock.

Its worst points are the nasty scratchplate, the problems with the tremolo and nut and, slightly less objectively speaking, the inappropriate gold plating and the odd-looking fingerboard.

FENDER Precision, 1963, salmon pink,(refin) tortoiseshell scratchplate, rosewood neck, well used and bursting with charater, £650.

Dimitra Stankovic of Scratchplate and Aux Assembly briefly played bass and guitar for Grey Daturas in February 2005.

FRETLESS bass guitar, precision copy by Maya, maple neck, sunburst finish with tortoiseshell scratchplate, excellent condition, £110.