covers on pups
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beandip
Frito's Better Half
Re: covers on pups
the covers, IMO, act a little as a shield, and protect the humbuckers from producing what very little hum the unbalanced coils have. They also roll off a little bit on the highs of the tone. Gives it a little bit of a fatter sound. Think of it like this, you have a uncovered Seth, with 500k volume and tone pots. Well, a covered Seth would sound as though the volume and tone are on about 9, instead of 10, BUT, you wont lose any volume.
the covers, IMO, act a little as a shield, and protect the humbuckers from producing what very little hum the unbalanced coils have. They also roll off a little bit on the highs of the tone. Gives it a little bit of a fatter sound. Think of it like this, you have a uncovered Seth, with 500k volume and tone pots. Well, a covered Seth would sound as though the volume and tone are on about 9, instead of 10, BUT, you wont lose any volume.
STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: covers on pups
I Like covers and they look cool....I think we lose a very small amount of highs and some "air" to the tone,but it's very minimal at best...The potting vs un-potting issues would make way more difference than just the covers.
Bean....Nice to see you back buddy...Wondered what happened to ya?
John
Stratcat said:
I Like covers and they look cool....I think we lose a very small amount of highs and some "air" to the tone,but it's very minimal at best...The potting vs un-potting issues would make way more difference than just the covers.
Bean....Nice to see you back buddy...Wondered what happened to ya?
John
STRATDELUXER97
Stratoblaster Tone Meister
Re: covers on pups
I agree.....
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I agree.....
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beandip
Frito's Better Half
Re: covers on pups
C'mon guys, think about it. Why do you think some tele players remove the cover on the neck pickup? it's not for cosmetic reasons, cause it makes it look butt ugly. Or what about putting a baseplate on the bottom of the pickup? it acts like a underneith pickup cover. I promise you guys, I'm right (I hardly ever get to say that
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C'mon guys, think about it. Why do you think some tele players remove the cover on the neck pickup? it's not for cosmetic reasons, cause it makes it look butt ugly. Or what about putting a baseplate on the bottom of the pickup? it acts like a underneith pickup cover. I promise you guys, I'm right (I hardly ever get to say that
)
JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Re: covers on pups
I agree with Beandip. I think the cover definitely does alter the tone, for several different reasons. First is, we're talking magnets here, and adding metal to the mix is gonna goof around with things. Second, the cover affects the distance the pickup is going to be from the strings, and we all know this has a drastic effect on the tone.
A few years ago, I stuck a cover on a Distortion, and it definitely sounded different. Bean's "vol & tone on 9" description is pretty much on the money.
I agree with Beandip. I think the cover definitely does alter the tone, for several different reasons. First is, we're talking magnets here, and adding metal to the mix is gonna goof around with things. Second, the cover affects the distance the pickup is going to be from the strings, and we all know this has a drastic effect on the tone.
A few years ago, I stuck a cover on a Distortion, and it definitely sounded different. Bean's "vol & tone on 9" description is pretty much on the money.
