Chrome doesn't age well. This is a story of how I tried to relic the chrome humbucker pickup covers on my Gibson Les Paul Traditional Goldtop and failed. However, I did find a great solution in the process: raw nickel. I also throw some sound samples in there for good measure. Let me know what you think!
0:00 Why we're here
1:27 Removing the pickups and ideas
2:29 Disconnecting the covers from the pickups
5:33 The plan
6:06 A brief interruption / special guest
7:29 The pole pieces
8:58 Giving up
11:06 Stopping the squeal
12:09 Another example
13:25 Sound clips
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