Jean-Luc Pickguard

Breath and Length - The Residents

Eye of the Serpent - The Residents

Jelly Jack the Boneless boy - The Residents

Kick a Picnic - The Residents

Is he really bringing Roses? - The Residents

My 1212L has had a hard life, and like a fool I never bothered getting a roqsolid cover for it. The rat fur is living up to its name and is now rather ratty. It has pilled up in some areas like an old woolly jumper, and seems to have grabbed it’s weight in dust, fluff, hair, and other detritus. If it was tolexed or had a tuffcab finish it would probably clean up with a wipe of a damp cloth, but the rat fur is not so easy to clean. Ideally I’d like to strip off the rat fur and tuff-cab it, but that is probably more of an involved process than I can undertake at the moment so I want to spruce it up—and then once it is clean & tidy I’ll order a roqsolid cover. Any tips for cleaning it up from anyone who has done similar? I’m planning to hoover it first, maybe after brushing it with a semi-soft brush, then use the sticky side of some gaffa tape like a lint roller to get more stubborn dirt/dust out of it, then a wipe down with a damp cloth.—Does that sound like a reasonable way to approach the job? How should I tackle the pilled areas? Would something like a JML Bobble-off shaver for jumpers work?

Bach is brown bread - The residents

The gingerbread man - The Residents Normal Service has been resumed 😉

seven seas of rye - Queen

Mr Bee's Crumble - The Residents

Semolina - The Residents

Give it to Someone Else - The Residents

Hitler was a vegetarian - The Residents

H.E.L.L. No - The Residents

Demons dance alone - the Residents

The Geezers are the first and only only passive P/PJs from EMG with exposed poles. Great pickups

Fingertips - The Residents

I murdered Mommy - The Residents

Harry the Head - The Residents

The shape of the pickguard though—it’s even worse than a gibson ripper/grabber

I’m dreaming of a white sailor - The Residents

Melancholy Clumps - The Residents

These each come with a second pickguard/scratchplate. The Orange one comes with a brilliant white scratchplate and an alternative black scratchplate. The Black one comes with a creamy ivory scratchplate and an alternative tortoiseshell scratchplate. Swapping the scratchplate for one in a different colour doesn't solve the problem that the scratchplate shape is a hideous abomination. Surely including a second one with a less fugly shape would be a better idea?

Daydream Bolivia - The residents

Cry for the fire - The Residents