Aesthetic Choices
You can find Humbucker covers in a variety of colors, patterns and materials. Common humbucker covers are made of nickel silver and come in many coating styles. The cover hides the interior elements of the pickup: bobbins, baseplate, coils and even the magnets.
You can find covers made from plastic and even wood. Choosing a color, texture or pattern depends on your personal taste. Some manufacturers offer unique cover styles for their own pickup models, so sometimes you might have to choose between aesthetics and sound. Unique designs make it harder to replace your old pickups with designs from other manufacturers with different pickup sizes. Something to consider when choosing a new guitar…
Uncovered pickups reveal the two plastic bobbins inside the pickup, and those bobbins come in a few colors, mainly black, white, aged white, and cream.
