Looking for an old anodized guard

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Looking for an old anodized guard

Post by Fender96 » Wed Oct 21, 2020 2:27 pm

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 :)

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Re: Looking for an old anodized guard

Post by PorkyPrimeCut » Wed Oct 21, 2020 10:40 pm

11-hole bodies came with tortoiseshell guards. The gold guards had 9 holes.
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Re: Looking for an old anodized guard

Post by Fender96 » Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:40 am

But didn't they do 11 hole gold guards at some point mid 59´?

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Post by PorkyPrimeCut » 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.
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Re: Looking for an old anodized guard

Post by adamrobertt » Fri Oct 23, 2020 1:20 pm

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

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Re: Looking for an old anodized guard

Post by PorkyPrimeCut » Fri Oct 23, 2020 1:42 pm

:squint: Doh!
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