Electric guitars can come in thousands of different outrageous finishes. Vintage drums were produced with all sorts of hypnotic and expressive wraps. But if you play an acoustic guitar and want to make a visual splash, your options are a bit more limited.
Sure, acoustics can be finished in different ways and can even come in non-conventional shapes and neck configurations. But if you want to maintain the tasteful simplicity of a traditional acoustic guitar while still bringing in a bit of your own panache, there's an even simpler means to pursue: the pickguard.
Take a look below at some of the most interesting and offbeat pickguards to show up on acoustic guitar listings on Reverb. Some are factory original and others are humble and handmade. All of them take a simple acoustic design and make it something totally unique.
