Forget Steward MacDonald
You sure do need a pickguard if you strum, and strum hard.
If you play fingerstyle, it's less necessary.
I have gotten Martin pickguards on eBay, and they had (maybe still do) the classic Martin-issue teardrop pickguard in a variety of models.
However, if you want to add a cool tortoise-like pickguard, then go to Maury's Music and check out the Greven Tor-Tis pickguards. They cost a lot, but they look great. Avilable in dreadnought size and also the smaller OM style, in a variety of colors and patterns.
Whatever you get, don't get black. It's just too severe. Unless, of course, your guitar happens to be black.
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