Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: K-40 on January 08, 2006, 12:09:32 AM

Title: Nailbombs- Covers, yea or nea?
Post by: K-40 on January 08, 2006, 12:09:32 AM

Ok, so I've decided on a set of nalbombs and a trilogy suite for the mid position. Now I have a question regarding covered v. open humbuckers and the sound differences they may have. All of my guitars over the years have had open coils so I haven't much experierience with covers on HBs.

So,

Are the sound differences between covered/open negligible? Loss in definition/clarity (high freq)? If I am correct,  the high freq loss is compensated for in the pups winding (?)  So with that said may I deem this primarily a cosmetic issue? Anyone a/b on the same guitar before? I would normally choose tone over aesthetics, but those camo covers look sweet :)  
Cheers!

Title: Nailbombs- Covers, yea or nea?
Post by: Neemo on January 08, 2006, 12:25:52 AM

the difference should be completely cosmetic since the wind is adjusted to compensate the lost high freq

Title: Nailbombs- Covers, yea or nea?
Post by: Bird on January 08, 2006, 12:55:29 AM

My vote is for the covers. They just look too damn good to pass up.  :twisted:

Title: Nailbombs- Covers, yea or nea?
Post by: Tim on January 08, 2006, 08:45:05 AM

Covers do round out the highs a touch and also warm the bass...........it is a slight then but you can hear it.I do adjust the wind everso slightly to try and compensate but open coiled pickups always have a touch more presence to them.Having said that, covered pickups sounds great in HSH applications, especially NBs-the clips I recorded in the players room where on an RG with covered NBs so have a listen to that.