A plastic or metal plate attached to the face of a guitar or similar instrument, adjacent to the strings, to protect it from being scratched by the plectrum.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in The Charleston Daily Mail.
Definition of pickguard in US English:
pickguard
noun
Music
A plastic or metal plate attached to the face of a guitar or similar instrument, adjacent to the strings, to protect it from being scratched by the plectrum.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in The Charleston Daily Mail.