H Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 It's been a fun thread, I got some great answers to my questions and some quality randomness from the peanut gallery. Speaking of randomness, I thought I'd hijack my own thread and pose a question. Should I keep or remove my pick guard. What you think? Why? Does your playing style require a pickguard? I'd say that if you're not going to damage the top with your strumming action and you don't use it to rest your fingers, Wes-style, then take it off. Too much tasty wood to hide it under a piece of plastic.
SouthpawGuy Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 Not a big fan of pickguards on nice wood but on your 157 I say leave the guard on, looks good!
the jayce Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 Well, I think the point of the thread has been reached... but since Fred's showing off the Centurion, I might as well throw my 157 into the pic mix as well Oh my gosh! Thats as nice of a quilt top as I'v ever seen. How much does somthing like that cost a guy I wonder?
DetroitBlues Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 Take it off! Expose everything on that beauty! +1
SouthpawGuy Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 As much as I like the pickgaurd on my 157, the 150 is au natural, never had one fitted and can't imagine one on it. Not sure if it qualifies as a quilt, it's not a flame top, looks different depending on the lighting. The one on the right has a perfect bookmatched top btw.
DetroitBlues Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 As much as I like the pickgaurd on my 157, the 150 is au natural, never had one fitted and can't imagine one on it. Not sure if it qualifies as a quilt, it's not a flame top, looks different depending on the lighting. The one on the right has a perfect bookmatched top btw. I think on solid tops, the pickguard looks great because it adds some visual dimension to the body. On a highly figured guitar, I think it looks better without it on because you get to appreciate the figured wood as more is exposed.
Buckyrock Posted July 18, 2012 Posted July 18, 2012 When I was picking out the wood for my H-157, I asked Jim Deurloo about bookmatching. He said Heritage does not bookmatch, they "slip" match. They start with a board that has the right thickness of the top, is as wide as half a guitar body, and twice as long. They saw it in half, and slide the pieces next to one another and line up the grain as attractive as possible. I wish it was book matched, but it looks pretty good anyway.
DavesNotHere Posted July 19, 2012 Posted July 19, 2012 There is some beautiful finished product here. These are a couple of shots of the raw material from last year's PSP. I wonder where they are now.......
koula901 Posted July 19, 2012 Posted July 19, 2012 and just think... that goodness was covered up with a clownburst... hey, no dissing of clownbursts, now. love the one you're with.
koula901 Posted July 19, 2012 Posted July 19, 2012 Everything to do with guitar is over rated. Book matching isnt a tone enhancement it just visual candy. It matters to some and doesnt seem over rated but desirable. Six strings stretched over a really nice feeling neck and fret board and a certain "thunk" at one end and a particular "chime" at the other end pretty much sells me the guitar. Amen to that! Well put!
koula901 Posted July 19, 2012 Posted July 19, 2012 Seriously Brian... That has to be the most amazing quilt I have ever seen. Dramatic might be the word. yeah, that is Crazy Curly! I like the widows peak, at the end of the neck.
Gitfiddler Posted July 19, 2012 Posted July 19, 2012 yeah, that is Crazy Curly! I like the widows peak, at the end of the neck. I think you meant to say cupid's bow at the end of the neck, but I like widows peak just as well. It is most impressive on that gitfiddle.
TalismanRich Posted July 19, 2012 Posted July 19, 2012 When I was picking out the wood for my H-157, I asked Jim Deurloo about bookmatching. He said Heritage does not bookmatch, they "slip" match. They start with a board that has the right thickness of the top, is as wide as half a guitar body, and twice as long. They saw it in half, and slide the pieces next to one another and line up the grain as attractive as possible. I wish it was book matched, but it looks pretty good anyway. You're exactly right, I was taught that true bookmatching is to cut the wood down the middle and fold it open like a book. The grain will have exact symmetry left to right so it looks like a mirror image.
koula901 Posted July 19, 2012 Posted July 19, 2012 I think you meant to say cupid's bow at the end of the neck, but I like widows peak just as well. It is most impressive on that gitfiddle. I can never remember Cupid's bow. That's why I call it widow's peak.
DetroitBlues Posted July 19, 2012 Posted July 19, 2012 I can never remember Cupid's bow. That's why I call it widow's peak. Or seagull wings...
DetroitBlues Posted July 19, 2012 Posted July 19, 2012 When a guitar looks that good, I wouldn't want to play it and ruin it with my skin oil or guitar pick.
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