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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: March on July 25, 2005, 03:59:40 PM

Title: Help me decide on what covers to have...
Post by: March on July 25, 2005, 03:59:40 PM

Below is a link to my 2003 Les Paul Std. I think we can agree that the top looks stunning and I can assure you, it plays as good as it looks!

http://community.webshots.com/photo/332830655/379358117JugGqW#

I've decided though that this guitar is the next to recieve the BKP treatment and at the moment I think that the Emerald set are the most likely candidates, however it is not this that is causing me probs...

Nope, I cannot decided whether to go for covered, zebras or just black coiled humbuckers, so I am throwing this one over to you guys to decide!  :D

Title: Help me decide on what covers to have...
Post by: Ratrod on July 25, 2005, 04:29:39 PM

First I thought zebra's. But that's what everyone and his brother does with a guitar like that. Go for nickel, will age nicely, keeps the guitar looking vintage. If you wanna make it look special, have the covers engraved.

Title: Help me decide on what covers to have...
Post by: big steve on July 25, 2005, 05:18:53 PM

/\ ditto, except replace 'special' with 'tacky'....   :wink:

Title: Help me decide on what covers to have...
Post by: Tim on July 25, 2005, 07:05:08 PM

How about our new 'raw' nickel silver covers? They'll age up in no time at all.

Title: Help me decide on what covers to have...
Post by: _tom_ on July 25, 2005, 07:42:30 PM

I reckon Zebra bridge, Nickel neck ala Jimmy Page (i think :P) Maybe reverse Zebra because its a BIT different to what alot of other people have  :lol:

Title: Help me decide on what covers to have...
Post by: 38thBeatle on July 25, 2005, 08:29:21 PM

I'm with Tim on this. The nickels definately.

Title: Help me decide on what covers to have...
Post by: The amazing Phil on July 25, 2005, 09:13:39 PM

I'd say nickel or double cream for that full fat vintage look. Aged nickel always looks cool.

Title: Help me decide on what covers to have...
Post by: Peterku on July 25, 2005, 10:44:51 PM

+1 for unpolished nickel!

Title: Help me decide on what covers to have...
Post by: Afghan Dave on July 26, 2005, 06:44:10 AM

+2 for unpolished nickel!

Tim's bang on...

Title: Help me decide on what covers to have...
Post by: maxingwell on July 26, 2005, 04:06:33 PM

Depends what style of music you play really.
I'd prob go for the unpolished nickel but I think plain black covers would look good too?

Title: Help me decide on what covers to have...
Post by: PhilKing on July 27, 2005, 02:48:37 AM

Two LP's for you to see, hope it helps:

Title: Help me decide on what covers to have...
Post by: dpmasunder on July 27, 2005, 03:17:48 AM

I suggest distressed camo potted in virgin's blood! PDT_021

Nah, really, nickel.

Title: Help me decide on what covers to have...
Post by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on July 27, 2005, 03:38:45 AM

zebra bridge, reverse zebra neck. open polepieces.
Q:)

Title: Help me decide on what covers to have...
Post by: March on July 28, 2005, 05:47:26 PM

For a comparison with Phil's photo's, here is a link to Gibson's Faded Burst LP Std's. These have the zebras. Thus far though it looks like the nickel's have the beating of the other choices!

http://www.gibson.com/Products/GibsonElectric/Gibson%20Electric%20Guitars/LesPaul/Standards/Standard%20%281%29/#

Title: Help me decide on what covers to have...
Post by: maliciousteve on July 28, 2005, 05:54:56 PM

i love the faded les pauls, they look and play amazing

Title: Help me decide on what covers to have...
Post by: PhilKing on July 30, 2005, 04:19:11 PM

I just put a Double Cream/Zebra set onto my LP.  They look great against the sunburst