My Kay red devil is also missing the pickgard

[knorm65]

I have a Kay red devil that I finnaly found a bridge for. Now i noticed it dosent have a pickgaurd. Anyone know how I go about getting one made or even one that Is similer enough to work

[cheepaxes]

When I wanted a pickguard for a Harmony Rocket I was working on I bought a generic Les Paul type with the bracket. I had to drill a new hole through the pickguard for the screw to go through into the bracket, because it didn't match the location of the predrilled-for-a-Les-Paul hole. Then I needed to cover up the predrilled hole, which I did by cutting a little circle of electrical tape and putting it over the hole. Cheesy? Maybe. Effective? It works for me.

http://www.scottmcknight.com/BlackRocket1.JPG

http://www.scottmcknight.com/BlackRocket2.JPG

http://www.scottmcknight.com/BlackRocket3.JPG

Scott

[cheepaxes]

Is the picture of yours backward, or is that a left-handed guitar?

[knorm65]

Haha the pic of my guitar was from a webcam designed to make it look like a mirror. It was the only camera I could find lol. What I've done is made an outline on peice of paper of the pick guard. I think I'm going to email the guy who made my srv custom strat, and see if he could make it.

[Michael Ambrose]

T&R Pickguards (again, on Ebay) make terrific reproductions, and they make one for this exact model. Just search for something like Kay Pickguard and they'll be the ones with fifty repros. They do absolutely top notch work.

(I have a 3pu Kleenex-pickup version of this, and they actually made a reproduction translucent tortoise pickguard for it! Seriously, top notch.)

[knorm65]

Thanks you've been a huge help. As soon as I get my stuff it's time for restoration. Considering it's been in a shed for 15 yrs it needs a lot of work. Amazingly despite the exstensive corrosion, and oxidation the electronics sound great!!!!!!!!