Pickups after covers have been removed

[darkandrew]

I'm thinking of getting the covers on one of my sets removed (admittedly, for purely aesthetic reasons) and I wondered how they will look after? Will they be a bit messy with globs of wax on them, or will they look just like a new set of open coil pickups? The alternative, I suppose, is to get my brushed nickel covers swapped for black ones - do BKP do that?

[capac]

They do remove the covers for free and they shouldn't look messy afterwards.

[darkandrew]

I'm also worried at how it might affect the sound of the pickups.  I've watched the video comparing covered and open coil pickups, and I am also aware that BKP compensate for this in the wind of the pickup. So, if my pickups were wound to be covered, will they sound too bright with covers off?

[capac]

I don't think it's gonna make a big difference, but there will be a litle. I would't worry about that personally.