Where is the Pickguard?
We stopped shipping our guitars with a pickguard after coming to the conclusion that it has a slight sound-dampening quality (some Riders with pickguards still shown). A pickguard make sense on wooden guitars because the soft wood under the thin/brittle finish is so easily punctured. This is not the case with carbon fiber- the pick would wear down before the material would be compromised. Another note is the clearcoat finish we use is really quite durable and can be easily buffed out if scratches occur.
