Elvis may have left the building, but it’d be wrong to run a guitar-related business without tipping our hats to the King of Rock & Roll! Possibly one of the most famous custom scratchplates of the 1960s, if not ever, belonged to one of the biggest names in 20th century showbiz and pop culture- Elvis. […]
Your Guitar’s circuit uses Potentiometers to shape your guitar’s sound but did you know a potentiometer also, by its nature, loses treble? You can drastically change the way your guitar sounds overall by tweaking this component’s value – even if the controls are turned up to 10! It’s the same rules for Volume or Tone
Your Guitar’s tone circuit uses a Potentiometer and a Capacitor to dull your guitar’s sound but did you know this is tuneable? You can drastically change the way your guitar sounds overall by tweaking these two interchangeable components. Whats more is the value of these parts also influences the sound of your guitar even if
Bibio’s latest EP cover is made from real pickguard sheet made by yours truly! We jumped at the chance to make something new and different, not knowing that it was going to become the actual album cover. It also then became the music video for the track “Sorry (Won’t cut it)”, Brilliant ironic name, we
Many new guitars come with a sticker placed on the pickguard but unfortunately if this isn’t removed quickly it can really mess up the pickguard underneath! The sticker blocks the Ultra Violet light from hitting that part of the pickguard and the rest of the pickguard tends to get a sun tan – it’s darkens
Here’s a case study on how a simple upgrade can massively improve the look of an already handsome instrument! The Kala Solid Body UBass is making waves in the ukulele bass world; not just for its striking looks, but also the way it feels, plays, and sounds much more like a full-size bass guitar than
Case Study- Kala Solid Body U-Bass pickguard upgrade! Read More »
When NOT to shield your scratchplate! We get it- you want your guard to be as awesome as possible; all the bells and whistles. But sometimes it’s possible to have too much of a good thing! It might seem obvious to some, but all the same we often get asked to add shielding to
Pointless?! Here’s when NOT to ask for shielding on your scratchplate! Read More »
Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus custom Pickguards! Pop-punk has been having a renaissance lately, and with the release of new Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus signature basses and an eagerly-anticipated new Blink-182 album due in October ’23 it’s clear that early-00’s nostalgia is in full swing, two decades later! Over here at Tiny Tone however
The punktastic world of Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus style pickguards! Read More »
Tortoiseshell Scratchplate Materials 101: Getting to know the different types of ‘tort’ pickguard sheets we offer We have well over 120 different sheet materials available and it can be intimidating to select one that’ll refresh your guitar or add that final touch of class. Some Tortoiseshell pickguards go well with almost every colour of
When it comes to Gretsch, There’s one classic way to have the logo appear, from behind! This vintage construction approach makes plastic a real high grade, luxurious, hand crafted material worthy of showing off. This is of stark contrast to the way we view most plastic these days, we think of it as cheap, mass
Replica Gretsch engraved pickguards made the traditional way Read More »
There will be a interruption to our normal service, so before times runs out;
Post your custom pickguard orders in to us by the 1st of September to ensure we can get one last batch in!
(Pedals, custom wiring and blank sheets, business as usual)
Steve has picked up a new job and is leaving Tiny Tone so for the meanwhile I’m stopping custom pickguard orders. This leaves just Jack here
Read more about it on our blog including a note from Steve Click Here
Closed for a week or so!
Normal work will resume on the 18th Sep once Jack and Steve are back from holidays,
Please feel free to place new orders we’ll catch up and chat to you then
Existing orders, some are still on their way to you – thanks for your patience! Hang tight, we’ll get your goodies to you
Jack and Steve
