I ordered this black pickguard to replace the white one on my Harley Benton PB-20 BK. I had read a previous review that said it fitted well. The guard arrived quickly and was well packaged. As usual it still had the protective clear film attached and close inspection showed a well made product. I had assumed that this would be a quick and simple replacement job. I was wrong.
Both guards have a small piece of foil attached to screen the electrics. This is slightly bigger on the new guard than the old. I removed the pots and socket and tried to fit to the new guard, at this point I noticed that the old one has location detents cut into it for the pot anti twist lugs. I did not feel confident in cutting these into the new guard and removed the lugs from the pots with side cutters. I then offered up the new guard and was surprised that it would not fit over the pick-ups as the holes were too small. I removed the electrics and compared the two guards. The new one has smaller cut-outs for the pick-ups and at least one of the screw mounting holes is in the wrong place. I decided not to return the guard to Thomann for a refund as there was enough guard to file and make fit. I did this and the new guard looks great. This may well be a 'one off' with the guard I was sent. I now have a black precision that matches my Harley Benton JB-70 Rosewood Deluxe jazz. I de-fretted the precision, installed maple veneer and then coated the fretboard with super glue, works really well.
