View Chrome Vs Nickel Pickup Covers Background. I don't think i've ever seen nickel pickup covers on any guitar. Chrome appeared on covers, stopbars etc, in mid 60'si believe.

Nickel Silver Humbucker Pickup Cover Chrome 49 2mm Guitartrade from guitartrade.com.au

I can have it nickel plated for free. The advantage would be in areas difficult to apply hard chrome. We will finish with a few more contrasting images of polished nickel vs chrome to help you get more of an idea.

American open telecaster guitar pickup cover chrome.

They give a textured finish to the metal and are quite popular today for decorative both nickel and chrome plating are available in various different finishes. I bought this to cover up a friend's cheap pickup and it gave the guitar such a decent soap bar look in chrome. Gfs professional series alnico v humbucker nickel case pickups. If i'm convinced to remove the nickel cover, am i going to have a pickup covered in a wax mess??