S-Style Pickguards made to honor and emulate the instruments associated with The Grateful Dead over various eras. Helping to expand the sonic opportunities of your instruments at an affordable price.

These Pickguards fit 11 hole Stratocaster guitars and are made from plastic, just like regular pickguards found on Strats.

All of these guards require light body modifications, unless you already have a swimming pool cavity

All Pickguards can be ordered with separate control portions for no extra charge, or we can use brass like Alligator for an additional charge**

All Pickguards have fully loaded options

Modification services and templates available, please see listings

The WEIRed stuff:

Pepto Bob: This Pickguard aims to emulate the infamous “Pepto Pink” Modulus used by Bob Weir in the late 80’s. Seen with many different pickup arrangments, this guard particularly emulates one of the first we saw, with the three single coils all sitting next to each other. In place of the blade switch is three DPDT holes for pickup control, as well as only two control holes. Fully Also available in reverse.

Touch of Grey: This Pickguard is very similar to The BP with one key difference… This Guard emulates the through-body Blacknife seen in the Touch of Grey video made by Modulus. As described by Geoff Gould, founder of Modulus, in Grateful Dead Gear, this guard has a simple “split difference” setup. The bridge pickup is left alone, the middle pickup is left alone, and the neck pickup placed directly between the bridge and middle positions. The angle is then set at half the angle of the bridge pickup. Hence the “Split difference”. Control set up is identical to The BP. Also available in reverse.

Winterland Cowboy: This Pickguard emulates the Cowboy Special guitar used by Bob Weir and made by Ibanez. There are 4 versions of this pickguard, each one emulating different pickup arraignments of different times. Each is essentially a HSH, with variable locations for the single coil. Version 1 is a common version seen with the single coil slightly pushed towards the bridge pickup. Version 2 has another version with the single coil pushed as close as possible to the bridge. Both versions can be reversed.

Additionally, there are three holes for switches instead of a blade slot. This would be a setup for a passive system. Please contact if you have interest in a full active setup.

The Jerry Stuff:

Wolf Cub 73’: This Pickguard will help players emulate sounds from Jerry Garcia heard in The Grateful Dead Movie and much more. It has the single coil positions moved back slightly to be in the exact positions of Jerry Garcias Wolf guitar, built by Doug Irwin. These positions are a major part of the sound. One DPDT hole is added. This can also help accommodate a 24 fret conversion.

Winterland Wolf 78’ This Pickguard emulates Jerry Garcias Wolf guitar around 1978 in what is close to its final form. The pickups are arranged in a HHS format, with a slightly angled single coil in the neck position, as seen on the real Wolf. The pickups are located in the same positions as Wolf. It features added switch holes and comes with a large brass plate, allowing space for an OBEL and/or a buffer and battery in the output cavity. Does not come with a 12 foot long burning ember of Marijuana.

Alligator Pickguard and Control Plates made accurately to resemble the real thing.

Pickguards that fit 11-hole Stratocasters. Available in every possible pickup combination. Please inquire if there is something you do not see. We do not charge extra for customer requests regarding pickup location.

Pickguards to fit S-Sky style guitars with every possible pickup combination available.

Tele Pickguards with every possible pickup combination.