In The Light
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The nickel plating will only stick to copper. The crome covers are nickel underneath the crome (hows that for wierd?)
I think the info about the covers on that site must either be a typo or just plain incorrect. It's common knowledge in the guitar world that PAFs had German Silver AKA Nickel Silver covers. It says so in BOTB and in numerous other books and magazine articles on the subject. If PAFs used brass covers why would Gibson tout thier use of German Silver covers? Why would Seymour Duncan use Nickel Silver covers on the Antiquity humbuckers (and his other models)? Seymour's obviously examined more than a few PAFs. DMC obviously has done alot of research involving old PAF covers also and their Super Real PAFF covers are German Silver.Interesting how nobody seems to care to comment about how the worst type of pickup covers (brass) were reportedly used on the "holy grail" "Burst" PAF pups, as I detailed above. Any comments or insights at all? It's a pretty loaded concept - Les Paul tones that most are chasing using BRASS covers? That would be ironic. Experts? Anyone?
I think the info about the covers on that site must either be a typo or just plain incorrect. It's common knowledge in the guitar world that PAFs had German Silver AKA Nickel Silver covers. It says so in BOTB and in numerous other books and magazine articles on the subject. If PAFs used brass covers why would Gibson tout thier use of German Silver covers? Why would Seymour Duncan use Nickel Silver covers on the Antiquity humbuckers (and his other models)? Seymour's obviously examined more than a few PAFs. DMC obviously has done alot of research involving old PAF covers also and their Super Real PAFF covers are German Silver.