Needed: Pickguard & Pickguard Screws for a 1985 Hamer USA Cruisebass

[crunchee]

Does anybody know of a aftermarket pickguard maker who has made mid-'80's Hamer USA Cruisebass pickguards in the past, and can make them to order?  I have a '85 Cruisebass that is missing it's pickguard, along with the pickguard screws...I blame Hamer, for making Cruisebasses pickguard-less later in the 80's, causing owners to discard them for the 'new' look; and from what I've seen online, my Cruisebass isn't the only one that is missing one.  I've been looking around on the 'net with no good leads, I know that Frets On The Net (recently mentioned here on the HFC) has some Hamer parts available (like brushed aluminum back panels), but I don't have any solid info yet about a pickguard.  If anybody knows of a shop that can 'reverse engineer' a Cruisebass pickguard from an existing guitar, I might contemplate going that route, especially since the old pickguard left a clear shadow/shape due to finish aging, and of course the old screw holes are still present. 

Also, if any one knows what size/length and type of screws were used for the pickguard (I think they were black anodized screws, meant to be counter-sunk into the pickguard, and I think they were similar to screws used for pickup surrounds and the previously-mentioned brushed aluminum backpanels, though I'm not 100% sure), that info would be very helpful as well...or better yet, a source where I could purchase those screws would be fantastic.  TIA!

[Jeff R]

Chandler/PickguardHeaven has never let me down. They show 4- and 5-string Cruises at the link below, and for everything they show on their listings they probably have twice as many templates in their archives. Sometimes they require a tracing of/for what's sought. In that case, you might use vellum paper on the actual bass body and trace the shadow and old screw holes. I did that on a MIJ Kramer Focus 3000 I needed a guard for - they refused to make a Focus guard without a tracing because there were a few minor variations floating around out there based on which builder ghost built them for Kramer at whatever time. They matched my tracing to a file template and it was perfect from them.

Did I also mention they have every material you can think of?

http://pickguards.us/pricehamer.html

[crunchee]

49 minutes ago, Jeff R said:

Chandler/PickguardHeaven has never let me down. They show 4- and 5-string Cruises at the link below, and for everything they show on their listings they probably have twice as many templates in their archives. Sometimes they require a tracing of/for what's sought. In that case, you might use vellum paper on the actual bass body and trace the shadow and old screw holes. I did that on a MIJ Kramer Focus 3000 I needed a guard for - they refused to make a Focus guard without a tracing because there were a few minor variations floating around out there based on which builder ghost built them for Kramer at whatever time. They matched my tracing to a file template and it was perfect from them.

Did I also mention they have every material you can think of?

http://pickguards.us/pricehamer.html

I sent an email to them on Friday to this website:  https://www.pickguardplanet.com , asking about possibly purchasing a Cruisebass pickguard, and also asking about info on the mid-90's Chandler Metro Baritone guitar that I picked up recently...haven't heard back from them yet.  I may have to send another email to them, if I got the email address wrong.

[Jeff R]

info@pickguardheaven.com  is the addy they give at the site to which I linked.

[crunchee]

I sent another email to them last week to the address you provided, no response yet.  I may try again this week, otherwise I'm still looking for a source.

[Hbom]

Their web site has a phone number listed. Maybe you can call and ask for the correct e- address.