Can a chrome pickup cover be put on any pickup?

[romanianreaper]

I have chrome covers on my current pickups and wanted to maybe use my Motor City 2nd Degree Black Belt in a guitar. Could I put a Gibson chrome cover on it, considering spacing is correct? Thanks!

 

[Dale B]

Yeah, if it fits correctly.

 

[romanianreaper]

Yeah, if it fits correctly.

Hmmm, I might have to give it a whirl

 

[Geo]

Be wary of feedback.

 

[romanianreaper]

Be wary of feedback.

I ended up just ordering a covered JB

 

[alund]

Be wary of feedback.

what is the cause of the feedback?

 

[Geo]

what is the cause of the feedback?

I bought a used pup once and it had a chrome cover that was put on, not original. Installed it produced feedback. I removed the cover and feedback was eliminated. The actual cause, I didn't stop to figure out. I can only assume the cover interacted with the poles in a negative way.

 

[romanianreaper]

I bought a used pup once and it had a chrome cover that was put on, not original. Installed it produced feedback. I removed the cover and feedback was eliminated. The actual cause, I didn't stop to figure out. I can only assume the cover interacted with the poles in a negative way.

Yeah the more I thought about it after you mentioned it, the more I thought it isn't worth the hassle, so got that JB.

The good news is I stumbled on the custom pickup colors so down the road I'm going to get two green pickups to match my Frankenstein themed guitar, lol.

 

[thegame]

I bought a used pup once and it had a chrome cover that was put on, not original. Installed it produced feedback. I removed the cover and feedback was eliminated. The actual cause, I didn't stop to figure out. I can only assume the cover interacted with the poles in a negative way.

It was feeding back because the cover was not potted with the rest of the original pickup, creating an air gap between the top of the bobbins and underside of the cover, which allows microphonics to develop . You have to seal the gap with an adhesive to fix that problem.

 

[romanianreaper]

It was feeding back because the cover was not potted with the rest of the original pickup, creating an air gap between the top of the bobbins and underside of the cover, which allows microphonics to develop . You have to seal the gap with an adhesive to fix that problem.

Ahhh, interesting! I know that I'll find uses for the other two pickups so figured I'd just get the JB put in and buy two guitars down the road...

 

[alund]

It was feeding back because the cover was not potted with the rest of the original pickup, creating an air gap between the top of the bobbins and underside of the cover, which allows microphonics to develop . You have to seal the gap with an adhesive to fix that problem.

This is good info

 

[VonBonfire]

It was feeding back because the cover was not potted with the rest of the original pickup, creating an air gap between the top of the bobbins and underside of the cover, which allows microphonics to develop . You have to seal the gap with an adhesive to fix that problem.

Wouldn't some wax also work?

 

[thegame]

Wouldn't some wax also work?

Yes but repotting is not for the inexperienced. Too high a temperature or soaking it too long can melt the bobbins, etc.

 

[Rex Rocker]

Also, you want nickel-plated covers which are more or less transparent-sounding. Chrome covers actually mess with the sound a lot more.

 

[VonBonfire]

Also, nickel-plated covers are more or less transparent-sounding. Chrome covers actually mess with the sound a lot more.

Gold always sounds the best, don't even try to deny this. Thanks.

 

[LP Freak]

what is the cause of the feedback?

The cover vibrates on the pickup. There’s plenty of YouTube clips showing how to install the cover properly to eliminate squealing