Ortega Guitars Flamenco Full Top Scratch Plate Pickguard w/String Change Foil - Electrostatic - Transparent, Right, Clear (OERP-FLAM1)

Perfect. Just what I needed…and without damaging the finish on my guitar.

I had high hopes for these Ortega Flamenco Scratch Plates to complete my brand-new Admira F4EF flamenco guitar, which unfortunately didn’t come with a scratch plate. However, my experience was nothing short of frustrating.First, the packaging in every shipment (I ordered three sets) arrived bent, which was already a bad sign. After doing plenty of research, I thought I was prepared to apply the plates properly and avoid any bubbles. Sadly, no matter what I tried—removing and reapplying, spraying water, rubbing out bubbles with a towel and credit card—bubbles persisted. I even ordered two more sets to give it another shot, but the results were the same: bubble city.In addition to the bubbling issue, the scratch plates themselves felt much thinner than expected and had a strange gummy texture, which made application even more difficult. After a few days, I began noticing indentations on the top of my guitar, likely from either taping on the plates or attempting to smooth out the bubbles. This was heartbreaking, as my new guitar was now damaged.To try and fix the issue, I removed the Ortega scratch plates and opted for a Dopro 25x20cm Black Acoustic Guitar Self Adhesive Scratch Plate Sheet, using the Ortega plates as a template. While it worked to cover up the dents, I ended up with black plates when I originally wanted a transparent one. You can definitely tell it’s a DIY job rather than professionally applied.My advice: steer clear of these Ortega Flamenco Scratch Plates. If your guitar doesn’t come with one, either make sure to get a Cordoba scratch plate from Chicago Music Exchange, or find a local professional to apply one for you.

This template for flamenco guitar is very convenient and useful. You literally just put it on and you're pretty much good to go. The only thing for me is that it has a different thickness and feel to a typical tap plate which is harder plastic and solid but besides that it really helps out if you don't want to damage your guitar.

Realmente por el valor se espera que sea un poco mas resistente y grueso pero no lo es ! es delgado y poco resistente, no lo recomiendo por ese precio !

The product is very thin ,If you are going to protect a very high end guitar in the 5-10,000 dollar range I don’t recommend this product.The second problem is making sure you receive the electrostatic or the adhesive type , because it really sucks to wait and then have the wrong one sent , and then to add insult to injury find out the one you need costs 4 times as much. If you are putting it on a cheap guitar it’s the perfect product

Applied to a shiny lacquered black guitar. There are bubbles. First I removed strings to get easy access to the surface. I have a lot of experience applying similar films as screen protectors for phone screens so I cleaned the surface and used a credit card to squeeze bubbles out. However some bubbles remained and after a few days some went away, but even after a few weeks some bubbles remained. This is unfortunate because they are very visible on the black guitar.

This thing makes my nail stuck when i tap. It isn't a tap plate at at all, due to its rubbery nature it doesn't get the job done. How can the seller label this as such? it is false advertising!

I called them to get an update on the item I order. They provided no information, only blaming Amazon for the order issue. Every excuse in the world, they could not explain when Amazon recieved the item from them. Spend your money on a company that will show a buyer some respect and real explanations.