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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: firstfret on February 10, 2014, 10:02:39 PM

Title: What color pickup cover color for a mystic dream ebmm?
Post by: firstfret on February 10, 2014, 10:02:39 PM

(http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd76/highgain510/EBMM%20JP7%20BFR%20Rosewood%20Mystic%20Dream/EBMM_JP7_BFR_Rosewood_1.jpg)

would you stick to uncovered and black? or go with some covered BKPs?    the only picture of a guitar in this color with BKPs was this - http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd76/highgain510/EBMM_JP6_Mystic_Dream_1.jpg (http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd76/highgain510/EBMM_JP6_Mystic_Dream_1.jpg)  and I wasn't feelin it too much.

thoughts?

Title: Re: What color pickup cover color for a mystic dream ebmm?
Post by: littleredguitars2 on February 10, 2014, 10:26:18 PM

i would do some sort of tiger or battleworn. black battleworn would look sick.

(https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQxY9nI6fAEPQTBIMhI1Bd94JG_rfDrvsIk_mKXIYQzcu2MOG-1)

though covered pickups will sound slightly different than uncovered. if you really care

Title: Re: What color pickup cover color for a mystic dream ebmm?
Post by: Telerocker on February 10, 2014, 11:27:46 PM

The best visual asset of this guitar is the beautiful lacker, which I would not want to disturb with extravagant looking pickupcovers. This guitar just needs a set of plain black uncovered pickups. Less is more in this case!

Title: Re: What color pickup cover color for a mystic dream ebmm?
Post by: firstfret on February 11, 2014, 01:04:54 AM

how about blackhawks, guys?

Title: Re: What color pickup cover color for a mystic dream ebmm?
Post by: metale on February 11, 2014, 06:20:51 AM

I like the plain black, open pole pickups.

Only covers I would consider to go with that color would be burnt chrome.

Title: Re: What color pickup cover color for a mystic dream ebmm?
Post by: Arthurus on February 11, 2014, 11:39:00 AM

I wouldn't go with a cover. Either open black, or open white if you like it. Personally, I would choose black.

Title: Re: What color pickup cover color for a mystic dream ebmm?
Post by: firstfret on February 11, 2014, 11:54:42 AM

thanks guys!
im gonna play it safe and go black


most of the music i've been recording has been very dark, low tuning kinda meshuggah, isis-ish type music.      my guitar is OKAY for it right now.. just sounds very muddy, which is an EQing issue I haven't learned to tackle since this is new realm for me.   I figured I'd try something else.  but perhaps this clip can help someone pick out some pickups for me.  the guitar is basswood.   that tuning is stupid low at Gb (tried it out. wouldnt do it again) with .11 to .65 strings (25.5 scale)..  but ive made it .68 for string tension (i dont mind using big strings).. we usually stick around G sharp for tuning.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0rvp26wt87g88m3/tune.mp3 (https://www.dropbox.com/s/0rvp26wt87g88m3/tune.mp3)

Title: Re: What color pickup cover color for a mystic dream ebmm?
Post by: Dave Sloven on February 11, 2014, 12:47:27 PM

Open coil green/purple zebra with nickel pole pieces ;)

Or Black Hawks