Pickguard Question - Viper

danomyte Posted 2014-02-15 12:54 PM (#482238) Subject: Pickguard Question - Viper Joined: January 2014 Posts: 402 Location: Taxed To Death State I just got done restoring a 1980 Viper mahogany natural. The pickguard does not have the words Viper inscribed in it. I thought the early Vipes did not have the inscription and the later model ones did. Can someone tell me which is correct or not correct? Do I have it backwards? Thanks all! Mr. Ovation Posted 2014-02-16 5:47 PM (#482267 - in reply to #482238) Subject: Re: Pickguard Question - Viper Joined: December 2001 Posts: 7210 Location: The Great Pacific Northwest Backwards... They started out engraving them, then dropped it. danomyte Posted 2014-02-17 5:54 AM (#482291 - in reply to #482238) Subject: Re: Pickguard Question - Viper Joined: January 2014 Posts: 402 Location: Taxed To Death State Ok so I have the correct one then. thanks Mr. O