I was going for the DG's black strat look with this. Seeing this is the only Fender 1-ply black pickguard that's available, I thought this surely is the pickguard that all the black strat builds have.
Not.
The edge of this pickguard is matte and has this sharp look, you can also clearly see marks of a router bit, whereas it should have been glossy with a nice rounded smooth edge.
However it does the job fine if you look from afar, but so would an 8€ pickguard from China.
If you're going for the authentic black strat look, search further. This is not it.