Musiclily11 Hole Strat Pickguard ST Guitar Pick Guard Scratch Plate for Fender American/Mexican Standard Stratocaster Modern Style Electric Guitar,3ply Mint Green

I rescued a black Squire Strat made in Indonesia (SN# ICS11xxxxxx) from the pound in perfectly new condition for $65, with all shots, but not spayed or neutered. I was astonished with the workmanship/quality of this instrument after I dressed out the whole guitar, so I decided to go ahead and invest and install a nicer looking pick-guard.1) It took 4 days for my order to come.2) The quality is right on par with the Fender-brand pick-guards I have on my other two Fender Stratocasters. As well as extras I have bought in the past.3) The cream color I chose looks just gorgeous, all the cuts and holes, bevels, and edges are really done very well.4) It is an exact replacement, no modifications necessary, for the pick-guards on both my 1974, and my 2014 American Standard.5) I had to drill 1 hole (the one just below the bottom tone knob,) to fit the Squire Strat mentioned above. (Apparently, the Squire builders moved just this one screw hole for some unknown reason.)I definitely recommend this product, and will only be disappointed if the creme backplate I also ordered (which still has not arrived) from them doesn't match this pick-guard very closely.And, if you permit me to digress for one paragraph... I had some old "noiseless" Dimarzio HS-3 pickups laying around, so the new pound puppy got some nice new pups.Anyway, 5 stars, well done!

I build out Fender and Squier guitars, mostly Stratocasters, as a hobby. Usually I "rescue" abused and neglected instruments from pawn shops for cheap, then I rebuild them to specifications far beyond their original factory condition.The pickguards on these guitars are usually damaged and have to be replaced... and that can get expensive, so I searched Chinese manufacturers on Amazon for a lower-priced source. Unfortunately, I learned through trial and error that most Chinese Strat pickguards are junk. They're thin, cheap feeling and often have non-standard hole placement.The Musiclily pickguards are an entirely different story. I have purchased several of these Strat pickguards, both solid and pearl colors, and have been very pleased. First of all, the Musiclily pickguards are as good as (and occasionally better) than the original manufacturer's products. For example: The typical Squier solid color pickguard is 2.0mm thick and the Squier pearl pickguard is 2.3mm. The "standard" American and Mexican OEM pickguards are about 2.3mm thick and the pearls are about 2.45mm. The solid color Musiclily pickguards are 2.3mm and the pearls are 2.5mm.The Musiclily pickguards are cleanly cut and beveled with no ragged edges. They are fully shielded, covering both the pickups and the controls. The solid color pickups are three layers (i.e. black/white/black) and the pearl and tortoise shells are four layers (white/black/white/pearl). They also come with two layers of protective plastic on top to prevent shop/installation damage.My only complaint regarding this pickguard is that the user must cut out the parts of the aluminum shielding that cover the holes for the pots and the switch. It is a hassle to trim these parts with a hobby knife, but the price differential more than compensates for the inconvenience.I have tested the Musiclily Strat pickguards and found that they are fully compatible with American and Mexican Stratocasters, as well as many Squier models. I have placed them on the following guitars without having to drill or modify in any way: Fender American Standard, Fender Mexican Standard, Chinese Squier SE and a vintage Japanese model. It will NOT fit on a Korean Strat or a few other Squier models.See the attached photos of a my "All Musiclily" Chinese Squier Stratocaster SE with a Musiclily tortoise shell pickguard with Musiclily Railblaster pickups, 250k pots, five-way switch, locking tuners and Strat knobs. It plays great and only cost me about $110, including the purchase of the guitar at the pawn shop and all the Musiclily components.

REVISION 8-2019: I finally got around to trimming this pickguard down with a Dremel. The work needed to be done at the bridge cutout. It actually overlapped the bridge plate by 1/8". Once done it fit my Squire Affinity just fine. No new holes. A couple of screws went in at a slight angle but no biggie. Upgrading rating to 4 stars. It looks good and is a good quality. Recommended if you don't mind using a Dremel or similar to make it fit an Affinity. Otherwise not a perfect fit.I bought the white pearl. Nice looking, but put the original back on after multiple attempts to get it to sit right.Description says for USA or Mexican Strats, so there's the "out". I tried putting it on an '02 Squire & it doesn't fit just enough to interfere with proper seating of the neck: it's either pushing on the base of the neck or riding above the tailpiece. The holes for the pickup mounting screws and the 5-way switch are not countersunk making the finished installation look like a 3-year old did it (I am older than 3).Also MOST of the screw holes lined up with the body, but at least 2 were off substantially. Had everything else been ok I would have had no problem redrilling the body holes, but that's not the case. I don't have the patience at the moment to sand or trim down the areas that don't match the Squire pickguard. Maybe some rainy day I will deal with it.I don't have a Mexican or USA Strat so I can't say if these problems would still exist on one of those but highly NON-recommended for Squires.

Update 11/11/19 pickup slots do not align properly it will fit but the angle of the slots are WRONG! It rests against one corner of the pickup..middle and bridge are the worst...would not buy again... I ordered an 11 hole white pickguard to replace a parchment colored one that was scratched up.The holes in the replacement pickguard all lined up perfectly with my american made strat..the replacement was noticeably thinner than the one i took off so i was very careful in how i handled it..i very much appreciate the two layers of protective film on the pickguard,they are easy to scratch while installing..my problem with this pickguard is the holes for the pickup adjustment screws are not countersunk like the perimeter holes so the heads of your adjustment screws sit higher..i countersunk the holes because it looks better and you will lose some of the adjustment range of your pickups if the screws sit higher.the product looks fine once installed..we'll see how it holds up also The hole for the volume pot is a bit close to the adjustment screw for the bridge pickup.

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This was very good value - under nine pounds delivered by prime - single ply matte black - the holes lined up exactly for my 2003 MIM and it's full lined.

product took ten days to arrive , and then had to sink some of the screw holes otherwise the screws off my fender stratocaster would be raised. one good thing is that the holes all matched up

Fitted perfectly, excellent product.

Geordert via Prime im Musiclily Store. Lieferzeit: 24 Stunden.Mint Green auf Polar White (Fotos).Habe das Pickguard inkl. Backplate (extra bestellen) auf meiner Fender Strat montiert.Sehr passgenau, sehr wertig, sehr gut verarbeitet. Keinerlei Nacharbeiten erforderlich.Schrauben werden jeweils mitgeliefert.Bin total begeistert, dass man hier ein sehr gutes Pickguard zu einem 1/3 des Preises wie das Original bekommt.Preis/Leistung = Klare Kaufempfehlung