AOA 62' Strat®-Guard Ltd. Red Tortoise

if you browse the web and check for old Fender guitars you will notice that old Nitrate guards looks often very clean even on guitars that show a lot of signs of wear and tear...some have still the original color, some have light discoloration overall, some have discoloration under the stringarea some left and right of the strings! There is no "ONE" ageing you will see they are all different!

The original guards were buffed by hand and celluloid nitrate softens easily under intense friction - Because of this hand finishing, many original guards have a bevel which is extra rounded in some spots, and sharper in others.

Some old guards are quite scuffed up, but it's not dull like it's been sanded, it still has that vintage sheen. It also has a particularly rounded bevel edge at the top corner.

Btw. there is no "ONE" guard that used all those years, the guards itself was different, in colors and thickness incl. the thickness of the black middle layer... The manufacturing process (lot) color or the sheets vary in the years!

We try to dublicate this details as close as possbile, customers worldwide saying our ageings are very close to the old guards...our guards are custommade and known as one of the best and most authentic guards you can get.

Ageing is "Art" we know about the The "Art of Aging" ....we are worlds leading company for aged guitarparts for Fender & Gibson guitars. 30 years we started ageing plastic and metal parts for guitars...."knowledge" is nothing you can buy anywhere! Each item is handaged by the same person, so we can guarantee consistent quality!
We buying all plastic parts factory direct, most are custommade to our specs. ..our ageing is not overdone, plastic parts are not scratched (to death) they have just the rigth amount of typical wear and dirt!
Thousands of satifsfied customers and well known luthiers all over the world appreciate and trust our quality for more then 30 years...
You can't get anything good cheap... but you can get good parts here for a REASONABLE PRICE!

Please note: Some Customshop guitars/guards can slighlty vary from Screwholeposition! So we cannot guarantee our guards fits perfect! Often holes vary +/- 0,5-1mm!