Question about my FA510

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Author Message   Sabeking Username: Sabeking Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Monday, June 18, 2007 - 12:32 pm:    As most of you know, I purchased a FA510 a couple of months ago. As I was looking at this thing more closely, I took the pickguard off and to my surprise this think was wood. The top is painted black, however, the bottom looks to be an identical match of the body of the guitar. So, is this a common practice? BTW, it is a signed guitar. Stacey   Sabeking Username: Sabeking Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Monday, June 18, 2007 - 12:36 pm:    What I meant to say was: "I took the pickguard off and to my surprise this thing is wood" Stacey   Sabeking Username: Sabeking Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Monday, June 18, 2007 - 12:39 pm:    Additionally, beneath the pickguard and pick-up is a green felt wrapped cushion. I assume that is why you will not see a screw hole for the side mounting bracket in the pickguard. Any thoughts? Stacey   Sabeking Username: Sabeking Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Monday, June 18, 2007 - 12:46 pm:    Here is the sticker inside the guitar. Sorry but it's not clear. Can anyone make out what it says? Stacey   Sabeking Username: Sabeking Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2007 - 9:48 am:    Come on folks... I know someone has an opinion on my questions above. Ginger, anybody else, please chime in... Stacey   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2007 - 11:26 am:    Hi Stacey, First, I must emphasize that a wooden pickguard is a BLESSING! So your surprise is a PLEASANT one. a) You see wooden (ebony) pickguards only on the best and most expensive jazz boxes: the d'Aquisto models, the Benedetto models. Same goes for tailpieces. b) Your wooden pickguard will NOT start GASSING OUT, EVER! So you won't get the problem of pitting corrosion of the hardware and pickup when you leave the guitar in its case, which should be the safest place to keep your guitar. So, the better for you! The felt is just in order to avoid contact of the mounting bracket and/or bolt and nut with the top of your guitar. This way you avoid damage of the top and resonance. So, that seems all perfectly in order. Sorry, but I can't read the text in the picture. There seems to be a luthier's signature in red ink. That's all I can say about it. Ginger   Cmangeot Username: Cmangeot Registered: 4-2005 Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2007 - 1:24 pm:    It says M. Sugihara. I have seen in on many an Ibanez hollow body. Chris   Sabeking Username: Sabeking Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2007 - 4:59 pm:    So, did this guitar get a wooden pickguard because it was built by M. Sugihara? I guess what I am asking is: because this is a signed guitar, did it receive some special treatment when it was built? Thanks, Stacey   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2007 - 7:29 pm:    It has a wooden pickguard AND it was probably built by M. Sugihara (or under his supervision), there is NO BECAUSE in that. They are two seperate facts. M. Sugihara signed a lot of jazz boxes. He had the supervision. I guess he did the final check and setup. Most important: the filing of the nut slots and adjustment of the truss rod and of the height of the bridge saddle and the intonation. Ginger   Sabeking Username: Sabeking Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2007 - 8:22 pm:    Thanks for the info, Ginger. I guess I am still a little confused; why does this guitar have a wooden pickguard when that doesn't seem to be normal on the FA510. At least I haven't seen a picture or heard of anyone else having an FA series with a wood pickguard. Stacey   Acetan Username: Acetan Registered: 9-2003 Posted on Thursday, June 21, 2007 - 9:42 pm:    I'll venture a guess: the original pg was deteriating so the owner had a nice wooden pg made. Nice to see that AS50 peeking from behind. Ace   Gemberbier Username: Gemberbier Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Friday, June 22, 2007 - 6:33 am:    I guess, you guessed right, Ace. It's probably the classical tortoise plastic deterioration problem, and a beautiful solution. I'd say this is an upgrade, because it's a bound one. Better and more beautiful than the original one: And now look at the FA800: Ginger

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