Author Topic: Replacement scratchplates- no fat tele ones... (Read 4280 times)

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...

MrBump · « **Reply #1 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.

Lazy_McDoesnothing · « **Reply #2 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:

WezV · « **Reply #3 on:** March 14, 2008, 04:47:32 PM »

about 3/4's of the way down here

http://www.axesrus.com/axeplates.htm

badgermark · « **Reply #4 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...

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #5 on:** March 14, 2008, 06:51:41 PM »

Locked at the OP's request. :)

Author Topic: Replacement scratchplates- no fat tele ones... (Read 4280 times)

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