I wanted this black pickguard to replace the white pickguard that came with my crimson red Made In Mexico Stratocaster. Why? Because I thought that the black against the red body, with white pickups and volume/tone controls would look good. It looks great. The fit was almost perfect except that the cutout for the bridge humbucker was a bit off from the original pickguard. No problem, as the cavity cutout in the body had enough tolerance to accommodate the difference ... no cutting, no filing, etc. In addition, the old pickguard had 2 mounting holes (for the humbucker) in the upper position of the pickguard, where the new guard only had one. No biggy, I just used the one, and the humbucker sits perfectlyNOTE of caution: Do not remove the protective plastic overlay from the pickguard until you are finished mounting everything, or you will scratch the new pickguard big time. I had to order a second, because I messed up the first. But for the price, it was no big deal. I am very happy with the way it turned out.