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| Hello all. I have a 1980 brown burst U.K.II that came without the pick guard and I am thinking of adding one. Anyone know where I can get one?
Thanks, Will. |
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Location: Jet City | I don't, but I bet one could be made. Are you sure yours was supposed to have a pick guard? They only came on the early ones.
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| Hi Damon67. Your right I could have it made. Also mine is one of the later ones and was not shipped with a pick guard I just like the look of it. By the way I finally got a chance to take some guitar polish to it and man did it ever come out nice. All the best, Will. |
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Location: Connersville, Indiana | Damon, my UKll is white with out the pick guard, do you by chance know why they decided to remove the pick guard from later models. Personally I would not want one, I was just wondering.
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Location: Jet City | kitmann - 2012-03-07 5:51 AM Damon, my UKll is white with out the pick guard, do you by chance know why they decided to remove the pick guard from later models. Personally I would not want one, I was just wondering. I don't know the specific date, maybe Mr. O does. They went out with the bowtie inlays. When I first got my UKII, I saw a couple pictures in the older ads and thought I wanted one too, but that went away quickly. I like them better without. 
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I think it depends on the finish and how the guitar is used. I have an early bowtie model in the subtle sunburst brown tobacco finish with a pickguard. I think looks o.k. with it. On the Koa topped VXT, I wouldn't even consider it (not that they even make a pickguard for the VXT). Prettier finishes need to be seen unless you typically strum hard with abrasive picks or nails. Then the pickguard serves a genuine protective purpose. I don't consider myself to be a hard strummer, but all of my pickguards have obvious pick marks, so they're serving their purpose. |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | I seem to recall Beal mentioning people were just taking them off anyway. They are an extra expense to put to on. Some of the early post-pickguard models, if you look closely, still have the starter hole in the finish where the pickguard would mount. It's very tiny, but I have seen in on several that obviously never had a pickguard. |
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Pick guard on a U.K.II