which scratchplate?

Sarge

Strat build. SSS.
either tort or parchment,not decided yet.

other than the amount, what differences between 8 and 11 hole?
import or USA? I'm lost in the options!

GuitarMonkey

Depends on the body colour. I love torty but it doesn't suit every colour.

Sarge

It's more the dimensions I'm concerned about, did different eras have different sized plates?

Sambostar

Has to be period correct hole mint green or parchment for an early '60's and usually do the little truss rod access bit with a round file if not a Fender one or a single ply correct hole for a '50's.  I'm conservative.

Tortoiseshell and white pearl are for people who like orange and pink mole skin loon trousers with a purple stripe.

Look up a few RI's on the internet, that is the period correct mounting hole numbers, location and spacings.

50's were single ply and 8 hole

60's 11 hole, but note the position of the screws on top of the pickguard between the pickups as they were different to modern 11 hole.  I don't think mint green ever existed, more that it was an aged bleeding of the black underneath coming through which is replicated with modern mint green.

They were all the same size template as far as I'm aware.

If you are set on a '62 one, you don't have to splash out for a genuine Fender, as so long as your hole match you can do the roundfile thing.  In fact I don't even know that they had that when they were sold new.

I think 70's onwards is the normal, standard, 11 mounting hole pattern we see today, with the closer hole on the top left of the pickguard.

In all honesty it doesn't really matter as the holes are covered anyway, Malmsteen's '60's ones and many others have modern spaced holes and replacement scratchplates.

Sambostar

Modern

62

'50's

Sarge

Cheers @Sambostar

so the main difference between the modern and vintage 11 hole is the screw placement above the middle pickup?
I guess the better design is the vintage (62) then, more equidistant and countersunk screw holes.
the horns and tail on all 3 seem the same then. interesting.

Sambostar

Yep, I think it changed in the mid or late 60's, yeah it all comes down to a single screw as all the important things in life usually do eh.

Sarge

OK, I'm going with a tort plate on a natural ash body, and my pickup covers currently are black which lacks contrast IMO.....So...after considerable browsing online I'm stuck between cream, bone white or ivory, this is for covers, knobs and tip. someone please make a decision for me!

Wazmeister

Sarge, ive got a couple spare if you're interested.

Sarge

a couple spare what?
I've already ordered the tort plate, now looking at a matching set for the rest of the plastics, whatcha got?

Sarge

@Wazmeister

Wazmeister

Sorry mate, I meant scratchplates for the Strat. A lovely tortioseshell, and a reliced vintage white/maybe mint white one

Sarge

Well @Wazmeister a vintage white /mint would be a good option, but I'll be drilling for a modern 11 hole like Sambostar's top pic above.
Is yours the same?

Wazmeister

Relic aged mint green, was listed as a 63/64 strat pickguard

http://i1160.photobucket.com/albums/q493/Warren3333/933d0afb7aac740eddd73096579b5a81.jpg

Sarge

@Wazmeister that's quite sexy, my current black plastics wouldn't look wrong with that either.
How much are you asking mate?

Wazmeister

I paid £39. How about £25 ppg ?

axisus

Sarge said:

 what differences between 8 and 11 hole?

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Sarge

I've just been looking natural ash strats with mint plates and to be honest it looks a bit anaemic, not really the look I'm after.
if I change my mind on the colour scheme I'll certainly give you a buzz.
cheers

Sarge

axisus;1005086" said:

Sarge said:

 what differences between 8 and 11 hole?










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There's always one isn't there!

DrBob

There used to be a guide on the Warmoth website about the different screw hole placement on 8 & 11 hole pick guards

DrBob

It's still there, scroll down the page

http://www.warmoth.com/Pickguard/StratPickguard.aspx