Pickup colors

[BlackhawkRise]

I have a pelham blue les paul like the attached one. I want to replace the bridge with an uncovered pickup DiMarzio PAF 59, but I can't decide between double cream or double black. What do you guys think?

 

[BlackhawkRise]

This:

 

[jeremy]

if it was me, i think id go zebra or reverse zebra. black would be ok, not sure about cream, so a little of both would be my choice

 

[Mincer]

Black powder coated covers.

 

[Chistopher]

Cream would look cool if you were going for the classic 80s "The store only had the pickup in a single color" look, the only thing it would match is the binding. Black would match the best Black powder coated could look cool.

 

[BlackhawkRise]

Here's some quick mockups I did. Black powder coated would be cool So I'll do one of those too

 

[ehdwuld]

I voted cream then saw all the other plastics are black

I would like to change my vote to black

 

[Seashore]

I think the metal covers in the original photo look better than any of the other options. If you're dying to swap pickups I think you should do them both so they match.

 

[solspirit]

Do them both black or zebra.

 

[marcello252]

both black, both uncovered

 

[BadAspen]

Do DiMarzios fit under standard covers if you lower the pole pieces on one side? I'd try that

 

[GuitarStv]

I voted cream then saw all the other plastics are black

I would like to change my vote to black

I did the same and would like to do the same.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

Do DiMarzios fit under standard covers if you lower the pole pieces on one side? I'd try that

Nope. You need the DiMarzio covers.

 

[MikeS]

Of the mockups you did, the cream is a bit more interesting to me, but I don't think either looks better than the original nickel cover.

 

[8eezrule]

Cream with a black metal cover(for both). Then you can change it when you want without changing pups.

 

[ehdwuld]

Creme with blacke metal trim rings?

 

[Chistopher]

I change my vote to black with filtertron style covers in nickel, if it's possible

 

[JOLLY]

I think the metal covers in the original photo look better than any of the other options. If you're dying to swap pickups I think you should do them both so they match.

My exact sentiments.

 

[BlackhawkRise]

So I did two more mockups, and I think I'm going to go for double nickel even though the screws don't match.

I think black matches the plastics the best, but looks kind of cheap. I think cream looks the coolest because it looks custom, but it doesn't fit 100%. I think filtertrons are a cool idea but I'm not completely gelling with it. I think nickel overall looks the best, and from a distance would look stock, but at a closeup it would make it look like I have more than a Les Paul that some millionaire told Epiphone to Make the same as all their other higher end guitars but with two-tone knobs.

 

[Chistopher]

I like nickel