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downrodeo

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Covers, or no?
« on: April 09, 2006, 01:52:23 AM »
I was thinking of getting a set of covered pickups but are there any ill effects on the tone, i.e. less bite, less presence, a touch more muddy on low end???
Would it be worth the extra money to have badass covers on a set of nailbombs, pigs or MMs? They look great, cost more, and if they sound just as good I'll definitley give covers a thought...Thanks, guys.
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TwilightOdyssey

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« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2006, 03:36:22 AM »
The winds are adjusted for the cover, so you don't have any ill effects. 2 of my 3 humbucking BKs have covers on em ... they are cool! (My uncovered one is a reverse zebra, tho)
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« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2006, 03:45:09 AM »
No ill effects, same tight bass and cutting treble?! That sounds great. I hope you're right man. Gives me the warm fuzzies just thinking about how great a set of camo or distressed gold NBs will look...mmm.
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Tim

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« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2006, 07:59:38 AM »
the honest reply is yes covers do effect tone, the round the highs and lows a touch.........however we use handmade pure nickel silver covers which are way more transparent than the plated brass used by the majority of other makers.............as TO says I tweak the wind too where needed.
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downrodeo

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« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2006, 09:39:42 PM »
If I play metal and I order covered  will I be left wishing I had ordered open-poled humbuckers which are supposedly more responsive?
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« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2006, 10:02:10 PM »
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If I play metal and I order covered  will I be left wishing I had ordered open-poled humbuckers which are supposedly more responsive?

No.
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« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2006, 10:04:40 PM »
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If I play metal and I order covered  will I be left wishing I had ordered open-poled humbuckers which are supposedly more responsive?

I think your sound depends so much more on the pickup model you choose, and not whether they're covered or not. If I understand Tim correctly, there would be only a small difference (which may be even smaller because they adjust the winds - see http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10, too) in sound between covered and non-covered pickups - maybe it wouldn't even be audible to you without comparing them side by side.
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« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2006, 10:58:12 PM »
I bet you wouldn't hear any difference. I'd get a covered one -- gold looks cooler than plastic, and the cover also provides protection against sweat, scratches etc.
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« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2006, 04:05:21 PM »
so a cover wudent reduce the output at all?...only slightly round the highs and lows off or a less harsh tone?

Only slightly
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downrodeo

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« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2006, 04:31:38 PM »
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Simply put and well said. I got some covered Nailbombs which I'm sure will sound great. And I think TO would know...
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