Upgrading Your Guitar with a Leather Pickguard
I've always felt that a stock guitar looks a bit like a rental car—functional, sure, but missing that bit of soul, which is why swapping out your plastic for a leather pickguard can totally change the vibe of your instrument. Most of us are used to the standard 3-ply plastic guards that come on every Strat or Tele off the shelf. They're fine, don't get me wrong. They do their job. But there's something about the warmth and texture of real hide that makes a guitar feel less like a mass-produced tool and more like a piece of personal history. ...