Covered pickups or naked pickups?

[Eddie kim]

What do you guys prefer on your PRS? I kinda dig the covered pickups. Let me know what you guys think.

Eddie

 

[Alnus Rubra]

Well mine are naked and I love them!

(Bring it on Alan)

 

[andy474x]

I generally prefer covered, except certain colors that just don't jive with them, for example, vintage yellow PRS just look better with black bobbin pickups. Also, I'm more inclined to like the square PRS bobbins than the older round ones, if we're talking "naked" pickups.

 

[WEDGE]

Covered if they are the brushed ones, otherwise black bobbins.

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Covered if I’m sweet, naked if I’m aggro.

 

[gush]

I like the squabbins

 

[alantig]

Covered. Never naked.

Wait - just reread the OP. I was thinking of something else.

 

[veinbuster]

I seem to keep buying shiny, but I do like the naked ones I have.

 

[Malloc]

Covered for looks, naked for sound

 

[jxe]

bare bridge, chrome neck.

 

[garrett]

Covered for looks, naked for sound

Ditto!

Therefore I love squabbins. No ugly gaps.

 

[AP515]

Covered for vintage tone. Naked for modern tone.

 

[11top]

I’m shy. Covered.

 

[21Hemispheres12]

Yes.

 

[dogrocketp]

Depends on the guitar. If I like the way it sounds when I get it, I leave it the way it is. If I don’t like the way it sounds, I change it until I do (if I really like the guitar): if I had a choice, non shiny covered. Black nickel is fine.

 

[Egads]

From a visual perspective, I've always liked covered. Squabbins make naked OK.

 

[Mozzi]

The only uncovered Pick-ups I am happy with are the PRS Squabbins as they fill the hole properly like a covered humbucker but in general - I prefer the look of covered...

 

[Ovibos]

Squabbins all day.

 

[bodia]

Covered, or squabbins. Unless it's a Santana, then zebra.

 

[Bowtiefanatc]

Yes