Gaffa pick ups

Laren · 10-30-2006, 07:48 AM

For purely cosmetic reasons i wanna put black gaffa or masking tape over my pick ups, will this at all affect the sound for worse?

Dendroaspis · 10-30-2006, 08:01 AM

Naw, Marten & Fredrik from Meshuggah used to use black hockey tape on their pickups, and I believe Korn used duct tape all over the guitar as well.

Stitch · 10-30-2006, 11:23 AM

Actually it might. Some tapes (Mag-tape springs to mind) have metal fibres in the cross-braid, which gives the tape greater tensile strength. So, either check your tape with a gaussometer to see if it has a magnetic field, or use hockey tape. Go for the 2nd option.

noodles · 10-30-2006, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stitch216

check your tape with a gaussometer to see if it has a magnetic field

Why not just see if the magnets in the pickups attract the tape?

Stitch · 11-01-2006, 11:44 AM

Could be subtle. And remember, subtety affects "tone", according to our Gibson rep @ work. Its his motto; he keeps trying to get us to buy in some vintage reissue type LP's.
Tbh, it probably won't matter at all. I just felt the need to be anal.

10-30-2006, 07:48 AM	#1
Laren Symphonic Black Metal! Join Date: May 2005 Location: England Posts: 280 Main Seven: RG7620 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Gaffa pick ups For purely cosmetic reasons i wanna put black gaffa or masking tape over my pick ups, will this at all affect the sound for worse? If they mass produce dinos 8 string, i'm getting one for sure!

10-30-2006, 08:01 AM	#2
Dendroaspis Snake Nut Guitar Tech Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,185 Main Seven: UV7BK w/M7 Main ERG: RG2228 w/M8 Rig: X3L/VHT2902/FB412P50 Thanked: 23	Naw, Marten & Fredrik from Meshuggah used to use black hockey tape on their pickups, and I believe Korn used duct tape all over the guitar as well. Please be kind to snakes. They can't help it.

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10-30-2006, 11:23 AM	#3
Stitch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 6,894 Real Name: Simon Main Seven: Ibanez RG7420 & S7420FMTW Main ERG: Orion OG8 Rig: Peavey 6505 Thanked: 110	Actually it might. Some tapes (Mag-tape springs to mind) have metal fibres in the cross-braid, which gives the tape greater tensile strength. So, either check your tape with a gaussometer to see if it has a magnetic field, or use hockey tape. Go for the 2nd option.

11-01-2006, 11:44 AM	#5
Stitch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 6,894 Real Name: Simon Main Seven: Ibanez RG7420 & S7420FMTW Main ERG: Orion OG8 Rig: Peavey 6505 Thanked: 110	Could be subtle. And remember, subtety affects "tone", according to our Gibson rep @ work. Its his motto; he keeps trying to get us to buy in some vintage reissue type LP's. Tbh, it probably won't matter at all. I just felt the need to be anal.


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