Custom pick guards. Who makes them?

[diablo175]

I know W.D. makes pickguards but not sure whether they can also wire them up. 
 

Any suggestions as to who can fabricate custom pickguards and wire it up?

[Jeff R]

Along with WD, Pickguard Planet (Chandler) has been doing great custom guards for decades. I got my first custom guard from them in the 1980s. More recently they did the guard for my time capsule resto '55 Junior.  https://www.pickguardplanet.com/

I don't know of anyone who actually cuts/fabs custom pickguards AND populates them under the same one-stop-shop roof. What specifically are you trying to get done?

[Stike]

I've always had good experiences with Tony at Pickguardian.

[diablo175]

3 hours ago, Stike said:

I've always had good experiences with Tony at Pickguardian.

Coincidentally, Josh Gravelin recommended them as well.

 

[diablo175]

17 hours ago, Jeff R said:

Along with WD, Pickguard Planet (Chandler) has been doing great custom guards for decades. I got my first custom guard from them in the 1980s. More recently they did the guard for my time capsule resto '55 Junior.  https://www.pickguardplanet.com/

I don't know of anyone who actually cuts/fabs custom pickguards AND populates them under the same one-stop-shop roof. What specifically are you trying to get done?

I'm hoping to create a replacement for the recently acquired So-Cal San Dimas.  Want a H/S with the S being a Sustainiac. As a result, the guard will need to include the 2 mini toggle controls for the Sustainiac, a Vol and Tone pot and a 3 way toggle.

[Jeff R]

I know from personal experience both WD and Chandler will make the guard you describe. You just have to supply a tracing of the original guard, its mounting holes, and where you specifically want all the pickups/drivers, pots, switches and any other holes located. Be sure to include hole diameters. Then instruct the selected fabricator to drop-ship the completed guard to whoever you commission to populate it. That will save you a week of extra turn time and a second shipping expense.

[Dave Scepter]

38 minutes ago, Jeff R said:

I know from personal experience both WD and Chandler will make the guard you describe. You just have to supply a tracing of the original guard, its mounting holes, and where you specifically want all the pickups/drivers, pots, switches and any other holes located. Be sure to include hole diameters. Then instruct the selected fabricator to drop-ship the completed guard to whoever you commission to populate it. That will save you a week of extra turn time and a second shipping expense.

I also agree with using Paul "Chandler"... he does great work and as said, you can either send in a trace with the info or send the original PG and he'll just send it back with the new one... 

He responds fairly quickly on FB Message or

https://www.pickguardplanet.com/

https://pickguardheaven.com/

 

[Dutchman]

I got a pickguard for my Daytona from Pickguard Planet. Would highly recommend!

[scottcald]

I’ll also add a positive for WD.  I got a new guard for my Peavey T-60 a number of years ago cut without controls as I was reducing the number of them. 
They had it on a selection and I didn’t have to send the tracing. Fit perfectly and is still on it. 

[Cboss]

From chandler, just perfect

[scottcald]

Cool!  What pickups are those?

[Cboss]

10 hours ago, scottcald said:

Cool!  What pickups are those?

Ultrasonics, a very short-lived Bill Lawrence project from the '80s, Peter Fung loaned them to me to try and they are fantastic..definitely keepers

[DaveH]

On 2/27/2024 at 12:40 PM, Dave Scepter said:

I also agree with using Paul "Chandler"... he does great work and as said, you can either send in a trace with the info or send the original PG and he'll just send it back with the new one... 

He responds fairly quickly on FB Message or

https://www.pickguardplanet.com/

https://pickguardheaven.com/

 

I got one from https://pickguardheaven.com/ for my Vector12 yrs or so ago, and was a perfect fit/lineup. They don't seem to carry Hamer guards anymore, not much demand I'm sure.