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4.5
I ordered this replacement Tortoiseshell Fender pickguard to put on my 1991 American Standard Fender Stratocaster. This pickguard is made in USA and is genuine Fender, same as they put on their guitars.It came in a clear, thin, somewhat rigid plastic sleeve that was actually kinda cool in itself, different from the plastic pouches I have seen hanging on the wall at Guitar Center stores, and actually useful for storing the old pickguard I took off of my guitar.The pickguard itself is foil-backed and has a genuine-Fender sticker on the foil backing. The tortoiseshell pattern on the one I received is the traditional, brownish look with bits of orangy-red and yellow swirl. The holes aligned on my '91 American Standard Strat pretty well - not absolutely 100% perfect - only a smidge off on a couple. All of the screws went in all the way just fine, and the pickguard sits perfectly flush on the guitar front and looks great.I'm glad I went with genuine Fender for this part, for the quality of the fit, the nice foil backing, and the traditional brown Tortoise Shell look. It completely changed the look of my Strat, for the better.
