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capac

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Raw nickel vs. uncovered
« on: December 29, 2017, 10:01:06 AM »
Hi,

I'm about to order a holydiver set, and I'm wondering whether to get them covered in RAW NICKEL or just get them uncovered, in black.

Here's the guitar:
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ericsabbath

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Re: Raw nickel vs. uncovered
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2017, 11:41:11 AM »
Battle worn raw or open cream
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capac

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Re: Raw nickel vs. uncovered
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2017, 12:12:50 PM »
Open cream? Never even thought of that combo. Could look nice (or weird).  Maybe zebra?
« Last Edit: December 29, 2017, 12:20:15 PM by capac »
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capac

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Re: Raw nickel vs. uncovered
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2017, 02:04:25 PM »
Quick PS of black, zebra and cream.  I'm thinking either zebra or cream...
« Last Edit: December 29, 2017, 02:06:06 PM by capac »
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Re: Raw nickel vs. uncovered
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2017, 02:41:11 PM »
Lol.......Zebra looks cool
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Re: Raw nickel vs. uncovered
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2017, 02:59:50 PM »
Couldn't agree more ;). On the other hand, cream also looks cool, maybe a bit much for this guitar though...
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Re: Raw nickel vs. uncovered
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2017, 04:40:41 PM »
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Re: Raw nickel vs. uncovered
« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2017, 04:51:45 PM »
I think zebra looks very nice. But that pink looks a lot better than expected ;).
« Last Edit: December 29, 2017, 04:56:32 PM by capac »
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Re: Raw nickel vs. uncovered
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2017, 11:52:33 AM »
Personally I would go for zebra too. For some reason I`m not a big fan of covered humbuckers in Ibanez style guitars although seen some nice looking examples.
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Re: Raw nickel vs. uncovered
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2017, 12:27:08 PM »
I'm going with zebra ;). Thank you for your opinion everyone!
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Re: Raw nickel vs. uncovered
« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2017, 11:25:54 AM »
Ordered zebras. Will post some pics when they are fitted ;).
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Re: Raw nickel vs. uncovered
« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2017, 01:01:33 PM »
Ordered zebras. Will post some pics when they are fitted ;).

Good decision. Pink might be appealing for a moment, but could be boring after a while. Anyway I don't like these fancy colours on a black tigerstripe top.
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Re: Raw nickel vs. uncovered
« Reply #12 on: December 31, 2017, 02:06:26 PM »
Yeah, completely agree. I'd get tired of it in about a week.

Raw nickel covers didn't look as good as expected, and ones that did (camo) are 20/pickup. Considering how good zebras look, it was a no brainer.
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Re: Raw nickel vs. uncovered
« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2018, 02:38:56 PM »
So, as I promised, here's the picture of my new holydiver set in my mayones.

I really like them, big thanks to Tim for recommending them.
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Re: Raw nickel vs. uncovered
« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2018, 03:26:19 PM »
So, as I promised, here's the picture of my new holydiver set in my mayones.

I really like them, big thanks to Tim for recommending them.

Looks ace!
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