Author Topic: Covers? (Read 5856 times)

ztevie · « **on:** March 31, 2006, 05:35:11 PM »

Alright guys... Time to talk me into which cover to get!
I'm buying a MiracleMan calibrated set for a custom guitar a luthier is gonna build for me...

It will be a ESP Horizon shaped body, deep see-thru-blue with chrome hardware, ebony fretboard and ebony pickup-rings.

I'm thinking chrome covers with allen bolts, and also engraved? Any thoughts?
Or will it look sleeker without the engraving?

Tell me what to get!

Jonesy · « **Reply #1 on:** March 31, 2006, 08:42:13 PM »

You can get burnt chrome covers now...they might look sooo cool on ur guitar! 8) Check them out on th epickup pictures bit of the forum.

ztevie · « **Reply #2 on:** March 31, 2006, 10:22:49 PM »

Quote from: Jonesy

You can get burnt chrome covers now...they might look sooo cool on ur guitar! 8) Check them out on th epickup pictures bit of the forum.

Yeah, I've checked them out too...
I agree they would be pretty cool looking with that blue shade that appears on them. I'm not as sure about the red strokes in them though? Is it possible to choose how the burning will appear? That is, more of the blue, none of the red/orange?

Jonesy · « **Reply #3 on:** April 01, 2006, 11:17:25 AM »

Im having the same thoughts (also deciding whether to get chrome or burnt chrome)...I doubt they can totaly determain how the turn out :( ... E mail tim and ask...then let me no :P

sambo · « **Reply #4 on:** April 01, 2006, 11:19:40 AM »

nah i think jonesy is right- they probably cant really determine how they turn out..

but i should think they could get MORE of the blue.... but part from that i dunno

Jonesy · « **Reply #5 on:** April 01, 2006, 11:21:35 AM »

Ye, maybe you could also ask them not to burn the cover so much...so its more subttle?

Ratrod · « **Reply #6 on:** April 01, 2006, 11:26:25 AM »

If you don't burn them too hot, you should get something with more blue and yellow. Like a chrome exhaust pipe on a motorbike.

ztevie · « **Reply #7 on:** April 01, 2006, 11:27:29 AM »

Yeah, it would be great to just have a slight burn on them so there's just a hint of the blue color in them...

Kilby · « **Reply #8 on:** April 01, 2006, 12:59:11 PM »

I was thinking that gun blue would be a good finish, perhaps a future option.

Rob...

sambo · « **Reply #9 on:** April 01, 2006, 01:13:09 PM »

since when is 'gun blue' a colour

Kilby · « **Reply #10 on:** April 01, 2006, 01:34:49 PM »

Quote from: sambo

since when is 'gun blue' a colour

In ye olde days before the very black you see on modern firearms the metal parts where treated to prevent corrosion and stop light reflecting from the metal parts, this was referred to as bluing because it had a bluish cast to the colour.

Some finishes are blacker than others. Shotguns with Damascus barrels have a wonderful grain effect under the bluing.

http://www.gunsandammomag.com/techside/blue_0515/

Or the centre shotgun in this image http://www.gunshop.com/francotte/fran3.jpg is a good example

Or this revolver http://www.armchairgunshow.com/images/triple-lady.jpg

Rob...

sambo · « **Reply #11 on:** April 01, 2006, 01:58:51 PM »

ahhhh i see.... 'ntresting indeed

never knew that

Kilby · « **Reply #12 on:** April 01, 2006, 02:18:03 PM »

It's just a real pretty colour and it's tough too.

Just perfect for a pickup cover.

Rob...

sambo · « **Reply #13 on:** April 01, 2006, 02:22:08 PM »

mmm not a bad idea that

downrodeo · « **Reply #14 on:** April 08, 2006, 02:12:27 AM »

I was thinking of getting burnt chrome covers but then decided against it. The guitar the pickups will be going into has gold hardware and has a see-thru amber maple quilt-top. I don't even know if I should go for covers because I feel like (at least with my JB/Jazz set) that they sacrifice power and bite for reduced highs and smoother mids and bass. But, I don't know. Maybe a set of NB's would still have a lot of bite with covers.