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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Peterku on March 05, 2006, 08:07:06 PM

Title: Black = Matte black?
Post by: Peterku on March 05, 2006, 08:07:06 PM: Are black covers on BK humbuckers matte black?
Title: Black = Matte black?
Post by: HJM on March 05, 2006, 08:15:39 PM: Kind of satin black I'd say, they reflect a bit of light but by no means are they gloss!!
Title: Black = Matte black?
Post by: Peterku on March 05, 2006, 08:26:35 PM: I see... I asked this because there are pictures of both satin and matt covers in the Gallery:
http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=586
Thanks.
Title: Black = Matte black?
Post by: sambo on March 05, 2006, 08:28:00 PM: arent they gloss and matt rather than satin and matt? the first two look glossy to me.
Title: Black = Matte black?
Post by: b0ng0 on March 05, 2006, 09:30:16 PM: I did email Tim about this and he said they didn't have any matt ones, but they have satin. So I assume there are different ones, but maybe satin is standard now. Satin rools anyway 8)
Title: Black = Matte black?
Post by: _tom_ on March 05, 2006, 09:53:25 PM: Yeah its not gloss, which I think would look cr@p anyway. It is a matte/satin black, it looks awesome, especially with gold pole pieces 8)
Title: Black = Matte black?
Post by: Peterku on March 05, 2006, 10:11:07 PM: A...ha... :lol: No matt black then. :(

I'm ordering a raw nickel Nailbomb from our dealer then. I play my Strat almost every day, so it will be cool to see the pickup age as my playing gets better and better. 8)
Title: Black = Matte black?
Post by: Tim on March 05, 2006, 10:30:23 PM: At the moment they're all Satin black.
Title: Black = Matte black?
Post by: sambo on March 05, 2006, 11:01:52 PM: im sure the first two in that link ^ were glossy or at least different to the satin bottom two..... werent they?
Title: Black = Matte black?
Post by: b0ng0 on March 05, 2006, 11:27:49 PM: Looks pretty shiney to me. Maybe they are just old pics. I ordered a nb recently, hoping its satin, that would suit my guitar most well :)