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Fender Precision Bass replacement pickguards! [Model Type Case Study]
Fender Precision bass pickguards! Many would argue that the 1957 Fender Precision Bass was the ultimate bass guitar design. Much like the original Land Rover,
Vinyl LP Pickguards- give these a spin!
Vinyl LP guards! It’s the vinyl countdown! When the 12″ LP was first introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, few people realised the extent
Anodised Aluminium Scratchplate Material 101
Anodised Aluminium is one of the all-time classic looks, particularly on Fender guitars. According to their website, Leo Fender first introduced gold anodised aluminium
Pearloid Scratchplate Material 101
Pearloid 101- how to choose the perfect pearl material for your next favourite scratchplate Pearloid is a classic scratchplate material, seen on a whole
Series & Parallel Pickup wiring – Underrated secret sounds from your pickups!
Series & Parallel You can connect 2 coils in either series or parallel and it gives a very different sound – this counts for ANY
From Kalamazoo to Manchester: The Gibson Varitone, and how we developed our bestselling Varitone Stompbox
Varitone Fever! How we developed our Varitone Stompbox Gibson first introduced their varitone in the ES-345 in 1959-or-so, intended as a new innovation to
Hi-Lo Varitone- the ultimate evolution of our Varitone Stompbox!
‘but it goes up to 11..!’ Well, if an amp that goes up to 11 is better than one that only goes up to 10,
Hail to the Hoots! Turbocharging Gloryhammer’s Basses
We can proudly add power-metal overlords Gloryhammer to our list of clients! When their pan-dimensional bass-slayer, The Hootsman, got in touch and asked us
Replica Elvis-Style J200 Scratchplates!
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 &
Potty about Potentiometers
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
Choosing A Tone Capacitor
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
How we made Bibio’s Sunbursting EP Cover
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,
Dealing with UV damage from pickguard stickers
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
Case Study- Kala Solid Body U-Bass pickguard upgrade!
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
Pointless?! Here’s when NOT to ask for shielding on your scratchplate!
When NOT to shield your scratchplate! We get it- you want your guard to be as awesome as possible; all the bells and whistles.
The punktastic world of Tom DeLonge and Mark Hoppus style pickguards!
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
Tortoiseshell Scratchplate Materials 101
Tortoiseshell Scratchplate Materials 101: Getting to know the different types of ‘tort’ pickguard sheets we offer We have well over 120 different sheet materials
Replica Gretsch engraved pickguards made the traditional way
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
White Scratchplate Materials 101: Introducing our lovely selection of white(and also parchment, mint, and cream) pickguard sheets!
White Scratchplate Materials: 17 different types of white (including parchment, mint, and cream) pickguard sheet materials to choose from! We have well over 120
Black Scratchplate Materials 101
Different types of black pickguard materials We have well over 120 different sheet materials available and it can be intimidating to select one that’ll refresh
Spotlight: The Everly Brothers magnificent ‘Moustache’ Pickguards
Celebrating an iconic set of pickguards as used by The Everly Brothers Both Don and Phil Everly are known to use their beautiful Gibson
Spotlight: Phil Lynott’s badass Mirror Scratchplate
A quick celebration of a particular pickguard that Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy favoured… …the acrylic mirror pickguard! Most famous for using his
The Vamps: making a sick one-off anniversary pickguard for bassist Connor Ball -in just 3 hours
Connor Ball, bassist for The Vamps, got in touch with us asking for something a little special for the 10 Years Of The Vamps –
Edge Bevels: 3 fantastic options for pickguard edges
The 3 different Bevel types We offer different edge bevel options for your custom scratch plate and with many of our sheet materials, this is
Turbo turnaround! Epic news- fantastic superfast 24-hour guitar scratchplate service!
Turbo turnaround! We’ve added a nitro boost to our turnaround time! Send us your old scratchplate / pickguard, and we’re now aiming to get your
Pickguard Shielding Explained! 4 considerations to destroy all hum, forever!
We offer a Foil Shielding service on our pickguards…but what the hell is that?? tl;dr – Foil pickguard shielding is a simple stick-on foil that
The Truth about ‘Standard’ Pickguards
Your Pickguard is Unique! Here at Tiny Tone, the most common question people ask us when placing an order for a custom scratchplate is along
Upgrade Your Scratchplate- why bother?
Here at Tiny Tone, we specialise in handcrafting upgrade custom guitar and bass pickguards (or scratchplates depending what you call them). We’ve started this blog
Bakelite Month at Tiny Tone!
Bakelite month! Here at Tiny Tone we’ve been discussing how some materials seem a bit underrated, so in addition to kicking off what we hope
