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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: BazC on March 31, 2015, 05:37:33 PM

Title: How variable are aged nickel covers?
Post by: BazC on March 31, 2015, 05:37:33 PM
The photos seem to vary from "buried in the garden for 20yrs"

(http://i60.tinypic.com/21j9m9z.jpg)

to "nicely played in"

(http://i57.tinypic.com/jq3qxg.jpg)

I really wouldn't fancy the the pickup in the top pic but the bottom one looks cool, do they really vary that much?
Title: Re: How variable are aged nickel covers?
Post by: darrenw5094 on March 31, 2015, 06:23:23 PM
I am sure if you ordered the bottom one, you would get something pretty close to it from BKP
Title: Re: How variable are aged nickel covers?
Post by: BazC on March 31, 2015, 06:33:00 PM
Good point! I forget how personal a device Tim provides :) Too used to dealing with faceless corporations I guess!
Title: Re: How variable are aged nickel covers?
Post by: BigB on March 31, 2015, 07:58:43 PM
FWIW, raw nickel ages pretty fast (and well as far as I'm concerned but YMMV).
Title: Re: How variable are aged nickel covers?
Post by: BazC on March 31, 2015, 08:30:24 PM
True, I have a pair of Tom Holmes raw nickel humbuckers and they look a lot older than they are.
Title: Re: How variable are aged nickel covers?
Post by: Kiichi on March 31, 2015, 11:21:33 PM
Quote from: BigB on March 31, 2015, 07:58:43 PM
FWIW, raw nickel ages pretty fast (and well as far as I'm concerned but YMMV).
True, and far as I know brushed nickel even a knick faster. They also look gorgeous imho, my favorite cover. Got 3 pickups with those. Only they havenīt really aged yet since I play so many different guitars that each single one does not see that much use.
Title: Re: How variable are aged nickel covers?
Post by: ericsabbath on April 01, 2015, 12:20:53 AM
get the raw nickel option without any aging
just a couple months of playing will provide that effect naturally

Title: Re: How variable are aged nickel covers?
Post by: BazC on April 01, 2015, 09:52:46 AM
Yeah I think raw nickel is probably my best bet, I don't really fancy the grunged up adjustable pole pieces even on the lightly aged version!
Title: Re: How variable are aged nickel covers?
Post by: BazC on April 01, 2015, 09:53:43 AM
Thanks for the advice folks!
Title: Re: How variable are aged nickel covers?
Post by: keith on April 02, 2015, 07:01:08 PM
Brushed Nickel 10th Anniversaries are in my Les Paul now. Lovely covers
Title: Re: How variable are aged nickel covers?
Post by: BazC on April 02, 2015, 07:26:27 PM
Quote from: keith on April 02, 2015, 07:01:08 PM
Brushed Nickel 10th Anniversaries are in my Les Paul now. Lovely covers

Do the brushed covers just look matt or is the 'brushing' quite obvious?
Title: Re: How variable are aged nickel covers?
Post by: ericsabbath on April 02, 2015, 07:54:21 PM
Quote from: BazC on April 02, 2015, 07:26:27 PM
Quote from: keith on April 02, 2015, 07:01:08 PM
Brushed Nickel 10th Anniversaries are in my Les Paul now. Lovely covers

Do the brushed covers just look matt or is the 'brushing' quite obvious?

they do look brushed
like this

(http://axepalace.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/4/8/484287_143012079180712_1153420810_n_1.jpg)
Title: Re: How variable are aged nickel covers?
Post by: BazC on April 02, 2015, 08:23:44 PM
Thanks for the pic, they look great!
Title: Re: How variable are aged nickel covers?
Post by: Kiichi on April 02, 2015, 10:23:06 PM
Quote from: BazC on April 02, 2015, 08:23:44 PM
Thanks for the pic, they look great!
They do really look like that when you take a look up close. From further away they have a lovely matte shine. Not easily affected by dirt and finger greasy like any polished cover. Yet they remain silvery nickel shiny. Super classy I think, and they do age with such dignity.
Title: Re: How variable are aged nickel covers?
Post by: BazC on April 03, 2015, 09:45:04 AM
Quote from: Kiichi on April 02, 2015, 10:23:06 PM
Quote from: BazC on April 02, 2015, 08:23:44 PM
Thanks for the pic, they look great!
They do really look like that when you take a look up close. From further away they have a lovely matte shine. Not easily affected by dirt and finger greasy like any polished cover. Yet they remain silvery nickel shiny. Super classy I think, and they do age with such dignity.

Sounds cool! I always think covered humbuckers look better than open coils.