Vintage Gibson Pickguard 17-inch guitar a properly fit bridge base

a properly fit bridge base

while others get an electric conversion

Color is dark brown tortoise acrylic with a layer of ivory binding

These guards are a dark tortoiseshell acrylic material with 5-ply White and Black binding

Vintage Gibson Pickguard 17-inch guitar a properly fit bridge baseFrom my guard collection is this original, authentic prewar Gibson tortoiseshell celluloid pickguard. These were used on L 2 and L 3, with a similar shape on the L 1 and L 4 Gibson archtop guitars in the 1920s and 1930s. This one is in great shape no deterioration at all, no specific damage to report, nearly straight, and has the patent number stamped into the material. Haven't seen another one of these pop up. Get that early Gibson back in shape!