pickup color selection

dawnofzion · Post by **dawnofzion** » Tue May 13, 2008 1:48 pm

I know most of you here hate les pauls. BUT I am currently building a goldtop les paul and I can't decide if I should go with solid creme pups or zebra pups. I used photoshop to drop these onto a picture of a goldtop guitar. Which do you think looks better?

Mr.Ripley · Post by **Mr.Ripley** » Tue May 13, 2008 2:20 pm

Needs more P-90s

Oh but it does look very good

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Tue May 13, 2008 2:21 pm

Solid cream - definitely. And I like goldtops, fwiw.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Tue May 13, 2008 3:09 pm

Minibuckers!

dawnofzion · Post by **dawnofzion** » Tue May 13, 2008 3:19 pm

the body is already routed for buckers so no p-90s. I was going to go with a mean 90 in the neck but not sure yet.

Post by **Doog** » Tue May 13, 2008 3:22 pm

I say zebra- I always kinda thought they looked neeeeat.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue May 13, 2008 3:27 pm

Doog wrote:I say zebra- I always kinda thought they looked neeeeat.

I'm with Doog on this one.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Tue May 13, 2008 5:08 pm

zebra.

did anyone read that interview with seth lover on provide.net? seymour duncan interviewed seth lover, the guy that invented the humbucker. it's pretty interesting. anyway, he said the bobbins are randomly cream or black. they never thought anyone would see them because they put the nickel plated cover over it. the women who would make them would just grab a bobbin randomly from a bin.

Mr.Ripley · Post by **Mr.Ripley** » Tue May 13, 2008 9:51 pm

P-94s

Sparky · Post by **Sparky** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:44 pm

lamp wrote:
Doog wrote:I say zebra- I always kinda thought they looked neeeeat.
I'm with Doog on this one.

Zeebs!

Ninja Mike 808 · Post by **Ninja Mike 808** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:38 pm

What about a gold metal cover? Like these

I dunno if they sound nice, tho...

dawnofzion · Post by **dawnofzion** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:54 am

no gold going on this one, sorry.

tribi9 · Post by **tribi9** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:57 am

I hate gold on guitars!

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Wed May 14, 2008 2:51 am

Zebra. Has a more classy look to it. Solid cream reeks 80s.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Wed May 14, 2008 3:13 am

i usually like zebra on black les pauls. on this one, i don't know, i go back and forth. hmmm, go zeebie

analogsystem · Post by **analogsystem** » Wed May 14, 2008 5:16 pm

That's sort of a weird gold-top color in your mock-up....but for pickup colors I'd say go all black in the bridge and zebra in the neck. That's what Hamer did originally and it looks rad!

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu May 15, 2008 10:45 am

CHROME OR DEATH

benwalker · Post by **benwalker** » Thu May 15, 2008 12:24 pm

DOIT!!

Paul_Ray · Post by **Paul_Ray** » Thu May 15, 2008 4:54 pm

Zebra ftw!

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Thu May 15, 2008 4:56 pm

i actually kinda like the cream. you can't really go wrong with either choice.