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Looking for an old anodized guard
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 2:27 pm
by Fender96
Hi guys!
I own a beautiful 59 JM, that has 11 holes in the body. I think that the first owner bought a tort guard in the sixties and changed it, because the old guard on it now has 13 holes. I would love to find an old 59 11 hole gold anodized guard, that I can put on it, but I simply can't find anything anywhere. I really hope that you guys can help me find one
Thanks!
Re: Looking for an old anodized guard
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 10:40 pm
by PorkyPrimeCut
11-hole bodies came with tortoiseshell guards. The gold guards had 9 holes.
Re: Looking for an old anodized guard
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:40 am
by Fender96
But didn't they do 11 hole gold guards at some point mid 59´?
Re: Looking for an old anodized guard
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 1:18 pm
by PorkyPrimeCut
I don't think so, but I could be wrong (it's been a while!)
I'm pretty sure it went... 1958: 9-hole gold guard - - - early 1959: 11-hole tort guard - - - late 1959: 13-hole tort guard
The body routing changed during the first transition, creating a different, wavier-shaped cavity near the input jack to accommodate one of the extra screws. This was tweaked later in 1959 with the addition of 2 extra screws.
Re: Looking for an old anodized guard
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 1:20 pm
by adamrobertt
PorkyPrimeCut wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 1:18 pm
I don't think so, but I could be wrong (it's been a while!)
I'm pretty sure it went... 1958: 9-hole gold guard - - - early 1959: 11-hole tort guard - - - late 1959: 13-hole tort guard
The body routing changed during the first transition, creating a different, wavier-shaped cavity near the input jack to accommodate one of the extra screws. This was tweaked later in 1959 with the addition of 2 extra screws.
*output jack
Re: Looking for an old anodized guard
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 1:42 pm
by PorkyPrimeCut
Doh!