Robert Culp. Robert Martin Culp (August 16, 1930 â March 24, 2010) was an American actor, screenwriter, voice actor, and director, widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on I Spy (1965â1968), the espionage television series in which co-star Bill Cosby and he played secret agents. Prior to that, he starred in the CBS/Four Star Western series Trackdown as Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman from 1957 to 1959.
A pickguard will not affect sound...however there is a difference on guitars where pickups are screwed to the body...but then that wouldnt be a strat....and have the strat sound.
In the case of an expensive or rare guitar, which may have a tortoise shell pick guard, the guitar will have to be sent to an experienced luthier. Sound Hole Sound holes are found on all acoustics.