Share your thoughts on this - what would you choose (aesthetics)?

[Alex]

So, once again I'm thinking of a pickup change for the Eclipse, which I never got around to. What has happened? Well, I got a new amplifier (ENGL Ironball), which is seriously the best amp I've ever owned (better than the 5150 I had), and one of the things that is so nice about it is that it shows tonal details and difference between pickups much more, and just sounds beautiful.

I haven't decided yet on which pickup set I want. I'm between the VHII, Black Dog and Miracle Man, but I'm leaning towards the Black Dog.
What I'm much more undecided about - and which has in the past stopped me - is the looks. This is my "pretty" guitar, so I'm more concerned than about other ones. I had Zebra coils in it before, and black coils, but I kind of dig the way the EMGs look.

What would you put in it and why?
Black coils, zebra coils, black covered, battle scarred, some sort of tyger finish?

[bandmaster188]

I'm liking the zebras on there myself.
I've got zebras on my Lp custom and 335 so I may be a bit biased!

[Telerocker]

Zebra's for me, but I confess I never liked the EMG-look.

[Dave Sloven]

I like the zebras too.

If you want a little more black on there, personally I'd try and find some black anodized screws for those pickup rings.  The ones have on there stick out like dog's balls.  I realise that it would be very hard to find the long pickup screws in that colour, but it might simplify the look a little if you changed the corner ones.  Otherwise I think it looks great with the zebras.  I've never been a fan of the plasticy looking EMG things.

[miguelbatalha]

The zebra don't blend as well as the black covers but that can be a good thing... It's up to you, man. The Zebra stand out and don't look "plastic", I'd go with the zebras. IMO, gold covers might look cool too.

[Lucas]

In my opinion those zebras look great. If you would want to go the other way, I personaly would install gold battleworn covers (that would be a killer!). Just keep in mind that you have gold hardware so anything other than open coils or gold covers will look a bit strange.
I`m not a big fan of 'cheap' and plastic EMG covers either.

[Dave Sloven]

An open set with black bobbins (rather than zebras) could also look good.

Otherwise the black covers with gold screws like littleredguitars2 got

[Lucas]

Agent Orange, what do you think about battleworn covers either black or gold?

[darkbluemurder]

Before I looked at the pictures I would have said "black covered" but I found that I prefer the zebra look in those pictures.

Gold battleworn covers - that should work as well. I am not sure whether there is a gold tygyr ...

Cheers Stephan

[Dave Sloven]

Agent Orange, what do you think about battleworn covers either black or gold?

Battleworn and tiger in general aren't my style.

If I were to get battleworn I guess it would be with camo finish and on some outlandish axe ... I don't really have an interest in such guitars though.

I prefer the 'looks kind of wimpy but sounds really aggressive/heavy' approach.  I do own a pink guitar, after all ... how much wimpier can you get?   

[Lucas]

I prefer the 'looks kind of wimpy but sounds really aggressive/heavy' approach.  I do own a pink guitar, after all ... how much wimpier can you get?

please tell me that`s pink axe loaded with ceramic Warpig  :D

by the way some time ago Dean has made a special run of pink Vs and pink Cadillacs. Looked wicked, just imagine putting burn chrome covered pups.

Generally speaking Im more into aged covers. In my Caddy I have both aged gold covers (one was more shiny than the other so sandpaper has done a brilliant job, more custom one!)

[Dave Sloven]

It's a pink axe loaded with a single Stockholm

It's not a bright pink though, more a pastel colour, like the bathrooms you find in an old lady's house that was decorated in the 1950s.  My late grandmother's house has this colour in the bathroom.

Doesn't get more brutal than the look of a 1950s bathroom.

[Toe-Knee]

[Mr. Air]

I would go with zebras, but reverse color scheme of what you have now as I prefer the white coul to be closest to the bridge and closest to the neck. Agent Orange's tip about black anodized screws for the covers sounds really good as well.

[ericsabbath]

open cream would look great