Anybody know where to find a pickguard with just a single bridge humbucker cut out of it? Because it would save a ton of cash filling in the cavity of the neck pickup a getting a whole custom job done when i could just simply put a pickguard on it.

What kind of guitar are we talking about here doc?

You know. cause you can buy "Pick guards" at any guitar shop. but that doesnt mean it will fit your guitar. I hear they make more than one type of guitar now days.

Ibanez 7-string RG, What need is a pickguard with just a humbucker cut out of it there chief. Here is what im looking for....

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probably would be hard to find.

Ask your Ibanez Dealer to see if they can order one in for you.

Fucking easy.Just get a pickguard blank,then you can do whatever the hell you want with it.

^ yeah just do it yourself

I thought of that but where the fuck do i get a blank from?

Would Warmoth or Allparts have one?

Thats funny you mentioned that i just got off the phone with Warmoth & dude said he couldnt make me one for an Ibanez because a strat pickguard wont fit around the heel pocket! Now what the fuck does that mean?

I found this one dude at www.terrapinguitars.com to make it for me, he seemed pretty cool & actually understood what i was talking about & sent me a template of a Universe pickguard for me to alter to whatever shape or pickup config i want & he will make. And there is something about Ibanez bodys that you just cant use any aftermarket pickguard.

Well The heel pocket I'm guessing would be the bottom of the neck. Because on some Ibanezes I've seen the neck comes down farther than a strat. And yea Ibanez pickgaurds are slightly more specialised than the plain old strat. and the fact that its a 7 string doesn't help the matter either.

Universes' are 7 string?Why the hell would he send a universe template?
I know a few places within Australia for blanks,like mirror,gold,pearloid and shit.Im guessing you live in the states so try something like http://www.wdmusic.com/pickguard_blanks_13534_ctg.htm
then you can make cavity covers and shit to match it.

He sent the Universe because i need it for a 7-string, & my Ibanez RG is the same exact body as the Universe.

Well that would be a good reason.go to www.jemsite.com forums and ask,they know a shitload about UV's and customizing and shit.

I went there & those dudes directed me too the JEM people with all the pretty flowers on the pickguards & shit. This dude i found at terrapinguitars.com is really cool. He sent me a temp of exactly what i was looking for & i modded it to what i wanted & he is making it right now for $40 bucks. Here is the temp i sent back to him. Click link

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Wanna post some pictures when you get it all together and purdied up?

Ya i will & i just got an email from this other custom pickguard dude & he said he can do it for $125 LOL! I think i made the right choice in customizers $40 vs. $125 umm ya i did.

I was gonna say it would cost a shotload to get it made,but $40 is cheap as shit.good work,and what kind of pickguard are you getting.

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No man i mean what material?The black one in your first post?

Ya man just glossy black, i might paint the divet white though to give it an outline to match the white binding on the neck.

Why wouldn't you just get a multilayered one?

If its the Universe it should come multilayered already.

Finally got it done, the pic is shitty but ill post some more later. The guitar itself actually came out pretty well.

http://img76.imageshack.us/img76/5338/pickgf0mu.jpg

looks pretty good man

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Thanks man, The first pickguard the dude sent was fucked up because the pot holes didnt fit so he sent me a new one with no pot holes & i eliminated the tone pot & drilled one hole so i just have the volume knob with the tone wide open all the time. I guess the Universe pots are lined up slightly different than a RG. Useful knowlege for those installing a Universe pickguard on their RG.

Awesome job on the guitar,a mirror scratchplate would look awesome too.