durabiltiy - finishes other than black

[mongey]

So The 3 covered bkps I have owned have all been black

and like many I have found the black finish chips off in spots on all 3 .

I'm choosing for a swap into a mayones setius at the moment and the stock duncans have gold covers which I'm digging  in this all black guitar so thinking  nickel or gold covers maybe .

are the nickel and gold any more durable  than the black ?

[Dave Sloven]

If you want a durable finish I would go for chrome or burned chrome.

Nickel and gold always tarnish.

[ericsabbath]

chrome, brushed nickel, camo and tygyr

raw nickel gets aged really fast

[Toe-Knee]

the burnt chrome wears away really fast where its touched or when sweat gets on it and eventually from cleaning too

[Dave Sloven]

the burnt chrome wears away really fast where its touched or when sweat gets on it and eventually from cleaning too

What does it look like then?  Regular chrome?

[mongey]

Is black the only one the can acutally chip ?

[Toe-Knee]

the burnt chrome wears away really fast where its touched or when sweat gets on it and eventually from cleaning too

What does it look like then?  Regular chrome?

ever had cosmo black hardware? It looks like that when its tarnished but dirtier. Quite cool in fact

[Toe-Knee]

Is black the only one the can acutally chip ?

I believe so being the only painted finish. The rest just fade/tarnish