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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: bamboofrog on July 01, 2008, 03:02:28 PM

Title: Open pole or covered
Post by: bamboofrog on July 01, 2008, 03:02:28 PM

Is there a difference in the sounds between open pole and a covered pickup or is it a case of aesthetics?

Wow two posts in one day - just full of questions :lol:

Title: Open pole or covered
Post by: AndyR on July 01, 2008, 03:54:28 PM

I believe there is a difference in sound - that's why people started taking the covers off years back. I understand you get a slightly more open sound, more top-end?

I have little or no experience of this though, for me it's purely about aesthetics - I much prefer the look of covered pickups  :D

Title: Open pole or covered
Post by: MDV on July 01, 2008, 04:22:55 PM

Theres a tiny loss of the highest highs.

Title: Open pole or covered
Post by: bamboofrog on July 01, 2008, 04:33:39 PM

Good to know, thanks for the replies.

Title: Open pole or covered
Post by: badgermark on July 01, 2008, 04:54:34 PM

Someone compared it to twisting the 'Presence' knob on a Marshall amp a bit. Personally when using Marshalls that knob is useless anyway, but the covers seem to make the tone a little softer, less open really. I love both.

Title: Open pole or covered
Post by: MDV on July 01, 2008, 04:57:51 PM

Yeah, that was me: its like moving it my about 0.5. Its next to nothing.

Title: Open pole or covered
Post by: Chris Rowberry on July 01, 2008, 11:41:49 PM

Covers will as others said take away a bit of that high end and make it sound a little warmer.  Open pickups will have obviously more high end and more presence to them. :D