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Pickguard Customiser - For Stratocaster® - (Modern)
Custom Fender Stratocaster pickguard
 
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Standard guards, specialist mods.
We stock a huge range of, mass produced, "common" pickguards— but what makes us different is our ability to modify them in-house to suit your needs.

Using the Pickguard Customiser, you can choose from a wide selection of pickup routings, control layouts, and switching options — and we’ll handle the rest. That means you get the speed and reliability of a production guard, with the flexibility of a custom job.

And here’s the clever bit: if the spec you select happens to match one of our stock plates exactly, the customiser knows — and you won’t be charged for any unnecessary labour. You get exactly what you need, nothing you don’t.

It’s the perfect solution if you're chasing an unusual pickup configuration, adding new controls, or just want to do something a little different — without the full custom-build price tag.

🛠️ Key Features:

  • Built from Axesrus® stock pickguards

  • Customised to order: pickup routing, switches, controls and more

  • Ideal for specialist mods and unique setups

  • In-house modification by our experienced team

  • No extra charge if your spec matches mass produced stock

  • Fast turnaround — no full-custom wait times

A Closer Look and what to look out for

Difference between modern and 50s switch on a Strat

Mounting Holes

Most of us are familiar with the classic Strat® pickguard featuring 11 mounting holes — it's the final form in the plate’s evolution. Everything is placed just right to prevent warping, and this layout turns up everywhere. Not just on Fender® guitars, but on just about anything that looks even vaguely “Stratty” — chances are, it’s using a modern-spec plate just like this.

1954 STratocaster counter sunk bolts

Pickup and Switch Bolts

Fender® used countersunk screws for pickup and switch mounting right up until U.S. production paused in late 1984. When manufacturing resumed in 1987 at the new Corona plant, dome-head screws began to appear on pickups and switches. It wasn’t a clean break — countersunk screws lingered into the late '80s, and Japanese reissues (which continued through the transition) added to the confusion — but generally speaking, from 1987 onward, most American Stratocasters® featured dome-head screws for pickup height adjustment and switch mounting.

1957 STratocaster trussrod Without Notch on scratch plate

Truss Rod Access

*With the introduction of the “bullet” truss rod nut in 1971, Fender® Stratocasters® began to feature truss rod adjustment at the headstock rather than the heel. To accommodate this change, the pickguard was updated — the familiar “half moon” notch in the neck pocket (previously there to allow heel-end adjustment) was removed.

That revised pickguard design remained in place even through later changes, including the 1983–84 shift from countersunk to dome-head screws for pickups and switch mounting

thin, thick and 3 ply pickguards in profile

Edges

Although this plate design first appeared in the 1980s, it’s still in use today. While three-ply (and even four-ply) guards are by far the most common, single-ply versions do occasionally show up — so we stock both.

That said, since we’re well beyond the realm of strict historical accuracy with this style, we only carry the thicker single-ply plates — 2.3mm, just like our 3- and 4-ply options — as they’re far more resistant to warping.



Fender®, Squier®, Stratocaster® and Strat® are registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation and Axesrus® has no affiliation with FMIC

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