Incoming guitar - Would a Strat pickguard work? How else should I mod?

[MrTornadoHead]

Hello all,
I have an Ibanez Gio (pretty low rung model) incoming and I'm looking at different ideas for mods. Right now I'm thinking of going with a regular Strat-style pickguard. I know screw holes won't line up, not concerned with that. But neck pocket to bridge, cover the control cavity. That's what I'm looking at. Have any of you tried this procedure?


I'm also half-considering putting an Esquire pickguard on the front half and grafting that on there somehow.

I have a Jazzmaster neck that I got a year or so ago from a fellow Squire Talker to further make an abomination with (I don't get on with the typical Wizard neck, I'm more of a batre chord basher).

Any other thoughts?

 

[Random guitar guy]

I think these are really close to the RG and just a lower end outsourced to another manufacturer RG rebadged.

https://greasygroove.com/pickguards/guitar-pickguards/ibanez-pickguards/rg-series-pickguards.html

Mebbe it will fit? Can measure distances

 

[MrTornadoHead]

I think these are really close to the RG and just a lower end outsourced to another manufacturer RG rebadged.

https://greasygroove.com/pickguards/guitar-pickguards/ibanez-pickguards/rg-series-pickguards.html

Mebbe it will fit? Can measure distances

Good call! Maybe the RG430 would do the trick? Thanks!

 

[Random guitar guy]

Good call! Maybe the RG430 would do the trick? Thanks!

IDK. Maybe you can amazon a pickguard if it does not fit, return it kindly by doing the needful and in proper shape for full refund?

 

[Dinomikesr]

You can buy a sheet of guard material, trace out and make your own.

 

[Diavolo]

@MrTornadoHead new pickguard? because you want to change it from HH? Curious how the body is routed.

I'd probably hack a hole in between to add a middle pickup, disguise my sloppy work with a pickup ring, then get matching rings for the humbuckers so it looks uniform.

You could always paint the guitar body and leave the pickguard black, or paint the pickguard a fun bright color.

 

[Mikey Mike]

Hello all,
I have an Ibanez Gio (pretty low rung model) incoming and I'm looking at different ideas for mods. Right now I'm thinking of going with a regular Strat-style pickguard. I know screw holes won't line up, not concerned with that. But neck pocket to bridge, cover the control cavity. That's what I'm looking at. Have any of you tried this procedure?
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I'm also half-considering putting an Esquire pickguard on the front half and grafting that on there somehow.

I have a Jazzmaster neck that I got a year or so ago from a fellow Squire Talker to further make an abomination with (I don't get on with the typical Wizard neck, I'm more of a batre chord basher).

Any other thoughts?

The stock one looks fine, what do you want to change, the color, diff. size/pickup arrangements?

I rounded and shortened the sharp points, and blended the swoop at the pocket's top, that's the only thing I didn't like about mine, and it was just a few minutes spent.

 

[MrTornadoHead]

The stock one looks fine, what do you want to change, the color, diff. size/pickup arrangements?

I rounded and shortened the sharp points, and blended the swoop at the pocket's top, that's the only thing I didn't like about mine, and it was just a few minutes spent.

Originally I wanted to go with three single coils, with a Tele bridge pickup. That's originally what I was thinking.

However, now I'm looking at a single EMG 58 in the parts box and thinking of using that alone.

I do like what you did with rounding the points off. I will probably try to do something similar.

 

[JohnnyD]

You could print a full size one to mock up. Maybe