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Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: badgermark on March 14, 2008, 03:55:09 PM

Title: Replacement scratchplates- no fat tele ones...
Post by: badgermark on March 14, 2008, 03:55:09 PM
I'm trying to find a tele scratchplate with room for a humbucker in the neck. They are nowhere to be found online! Anyone know a decent source for stuff like this or is it a custom job for my local repair shop? Not that I'm looking for something exotic, just a simple black scratchplate with enough space for a MQ...
Title: Replacement scratchplates- no fat tele ones...
Post by: MrBump on March 14, 2008, 03:57:30 PM
I made a custom strat style scratchplate, and it was really doddle.  The material is easily available online.

A Dremmel helps.
Title: Replacement scratchplates- no fat tele ones...
Post by: Lazy_McDoesnothing on March 14, 2008, 04:47:15 PM
http://www.warmoth.com/pickguards/pickguards.cfm?fuseaction=pickguards_tele
http://pickguards.us/pricetele.html
http://cgi.ebay.com/Tele-Black-Pickguard-Neck-Humbucker-G12_W0QQitemZ350036083406QQihZ022QQcategoryZ41424QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

It was either warmoth or the 2nd link I used when I got a custom one made for my strat.  It had a floating trem with a different spacing then normal and floyd rose spacing.  It was still off by about 1mm on one part so I had to dremel that bit but it was my fault for not sending a tracing like they suggest.

You can see it hiding in the back:
(http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8867/family2pa6.th.jpg) (http://img156.imageshack.us/my.php?image=family2pa6.jpg)
Title: Replacement scratchplates- no fat tele ones...
Post by: WezV on March 14, 2008, 04:47:32 PM
about 3/4's of the way down here

http://www.axesrus.com/axeplates.htm
Title: Replacement scratchplates- no fat tele ones...
Post by: badgermark on March 14, 2008, 05:58:48 PM
Ah axesrus! I thought they might have something, but couldn't remember the name of the shop.

Thanks folk, I'll lock this now. Now I have to decide if I want a neck pickup at all, a rocking esquire might be a better idea...
Title: Replacement scratchplates- no fat tele ones...
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on March 14, 2008, 06:51:41 PM
Locked at the OP's request. :)