The tortoise pickguard arrived today and it was of poor quality. Finish stipes all over it and uneven lacour spots. I got it off of ebay $54.00 and not nice. I have to send it back. It was made by WD. I need to find another and I'll have to do some field work so I can eye it before I buy it. Silly me...
I've gotten plenty of cool pickguards from pickguards.us but if you only want a tort, you might as well get it from the source--call EB Customer Service and get one directly from them.
That Is a beaut!!, If you decide to go rounds, Iwould run a nickle string . A Little more forgiving. If you want a great studio amp and are close to a dealer. try a Phil Jones Briefcase amp. They have one of the best DIs I have ever used. But again let your ears be the final judge.