I bought this pickguard as part of my project to install a set of single coils into in Affinity Stratocaster HSS. The original pickups were obviously built down to a price, although or more than acceptable quality. Being an HSS the existing pickguard would not accept three single coils, hence the new pickguard.
This HB item appears to be of 3 ply construction, the finish is impressively shiny and smooth, and all of the hardware mounting holes are cleanly and accurately drilled. The holes for mounting to the guitar body are also cleanly drilled and chamfered, but they did not quite line up with the holes from the factory pickguard on one side, so I had to fill the original holes and drill some new ones. This may be down to quality control at Squier, so I am not getting too excited about this one minor glitch.
Overall, well worth the modest cost. Now on the guitar with black pickups and controls it looks excellent. I would certainly recommend this product as an alternative to the Squier OEM pickguard.
