• Ernie Ball
  • MusicMan
  • Sterling by MusicMan

Srgtx629

New member
Joined
Oct 17, 2025
Messages
1
Location
Brownsville, Texas
Hey y’all. Was wondering where I can find some blank pick guards for my sterling Stingray5 HH? Trying to do a custom paint on it and I would usually buy the cheapos that are usually online but I did an upgrade to the pots and instead of 3 knobs and an input jack I now have 5 knobs and an input, and they don’t sell any models like that, so I need to find a blank, not drilled into, pick guard. Any info helps🙏
 

Golem

Well-known member
Joined
Aug 30, 2005
Messages
2,293
Location
My Place
Hey y’all. Was wondering where I can find some blank pick guards for my sterling Stingray5 HH? Trying to do a custom paint on it and I would usually buy the cheapos that are usually online but I did an upgrade to the pots and instead of 3 knobs and an input jack I now have 5 knobs and an input, and they don’t sell any models like that, so I need to find a blank, not drilled into, pick guard. Any info helps🙏
Cant recall the names but Ive bought PGs from custom PG shops online. You could order them undrilled, or if you send them a template they will drill them for you, to fit your modifications.

Custom PGs also provide an alternative to painting on the top surface. A clear PG allows you to paint on paper or some other substrate and put your painting under the PG. You cant do watercolors directly on plastic, and you cant feed a PG thru an inkjet printer.

Find a photo online of a real live tortoise shell and print it on paper, trim it to the PG shape, frame it under a clear PG and youve got a unique version of the classic "tortoise shell" PG.

Another approach is to paint the under side of a clear PG. If you do that, I suggest a barrier sheet between your paint and the paint on the body. Bakers parchment paper would seem a good choice for that.

Heres some stuff I found via google:

IMG_6747.jpeg
IMG_6748.jpeg
 
Last edited:
Top Bottom