Scratch Pad Guitar Finish Protector - Black

Having belt rash on my older guitars I wanted to try to avoid this on some recent additions,a mahogany Strat and a Tele. So, for the year or so I've had these two I've been just keeping beltbuckles away which is inconvenient at best. Seeing this product it seemed a small investment althoughI was concerned that both guitars feed the strings in through the back and wondered if the Scratch Pad wouldinterfere with that. That proved no concern at all. You just need to keep the stiff plastic card thatthe pad comes on as a clean place to park it while you change strings. Although they say you can scissorthe pad to fit, it comes off so cleanly and goes right back on easily that I do not see any reason tocut the Pads to access the string feed ins. But, if you have an unusual body profile then cutting to fitshould be nothing more than a couple minutes effort given a sharp pair of scissors. And I was also thinkingI might have to scissor the one for the Strat anyway since it has some sculpting on the back side but foundthe Scratch Pad conforms and adheres to those dish downs with no problems at all and the edges do not liftup unless you intentionally peel it off. That all said, I wished these were around 25 years ago and thenall my guitars would be perfectly free of belt rash and undue wear of the backside finishes.

Rubber material reacts with nitro finish and some other finish types. Will destroy the guitar paint

It protects the back of the guitar, or bass, after maybe 25 uses it starts showing where your wearing it down, I dont like that it leaves residue when you take it off, and you won't be able to take the residue off, it ruined the back of my bass, never will use it again. If you care about your instrument then, just take the belt buckle off or just move it to the side, it'll protect it more than this cover.

Product serves it'd purpose but the odd shape doesn't really fit my Les Paul so I had to cut it. Replacing it back onto the plastic backing when not in use is really difficult. Good idea but falls short in execution.

I don't wear enormous belt buckles, but I do agree that this is a great idea. I bought a $3K+ PRS and slapped this thing on it the first day. It's not sticky to the touch, but does stick well to the guitar.

I have Scratch Pads on all of my guitars. They are easy to trim to whatever shape you need to fit perfectly on your guitar, and they stay on really well (at least for several years), even with heavy on-stage use. I replace them when they start to get heavily worn.They do recommend that you not leave them on nitro-cellulose lacquer finishes, as they can react with the finish. However, I think that pretty much applies only to new finishes that have not yet fully cured. I've had one on an old 1974 Gibson Les Paul for years, and no reaction whatsoever. I also put one on a much newer LP when the guitar was only 1 year old, and it has been on there for several years. The last time I took it off, I did notice a very, very slight "line" along the edge of where the scratchpad was, but it was just barely noticeable, and I had no problem buffing it out.On guitars with other finishes (polyurethane, etc.), I've had them on since the day I got the guitar, with no issues.It is a great product... no buckle rash on any of my guitars!

These Scratch Pads work great. I have 2 electric guitars and have one on each guitar. Back in 1980 I bought a very nice guitar that within 3 years of moderate giging I wore through the finish on the back of the guitar, right down to the mahogany and all kinds of worming. The Scratch Pad helps eliminate that damage. I have removed these and put them back on a number of times, it sticks on just as well each time. I also had to trim the last one because it was to big for the guitar. That was easy to do and it works great.Not looking to relic your instrument? Use this for the back and you'll have nothing to worry about.

I don't have the budget to buy many guitars, but the last time I bought an electric guitar in really good shape, I didn't even the get guitar out of the case much until I had one of these scratch pads on it. I put one on my Strat about 2 years ago, and though the velvet fuzz is coming off a bit, the pad is holding up well and is protecting the finish nicely without leaving any significant residue. Some players don't care about buckle rash and dings. But if you do, this $20 item is a no-brainer. I contacted the company about whether I could put one on my acoustic Santa Cruz. They promptly emailed me that their pad is not recommended for the kind of acoustic finish that my high-end guitar had. I appreciated their research and their honesty--they didn't want to sell me another pad at the expense of damaging my finish. Short form: This is a great product to prevent buckle rash on electrics; for acoustics, you may wish to check with the guitar or scratch pad manufacturer to see if the pad is appropriate.