Educate me - metal covers on pickups

[ThreeChordWonder]

Generally if you sound bad with em you'll sound bad without em

Smartest thing anybody posted today

 

[GuitarDoc]

He got it right. The adjustable poles stick out further with covers on compared to covers off if we're talking PAF style covers. They are always adjusted out to be level or above the cover. Otherwise they would be countersunk into the holes below the cover which I never see. When yo pull a cover the adjustable poles are always going to be sticking way out and will need screwed back in to a proper height. Now if you're talking covers with no holes that's another story.

My bad, you are absolutely correct, I was thinking of solid covers.

 

[jeremy]

i usually sink the screws below the cover on the bridge pup if its a paf type, on the neck i keep the screws about flush with the cover.

i do hear a slight difference in the highs with a good cover on vs without. ive never tried the same pup with and without an open cover so cant comment on how that might change things