Pickup covers attached?

[Bengal65]

There's been a few Jackson Custom Shop's with pickup covers over the years. I think the guitar will just look "Classic" and not ghey.

[Axewielder]

They need to be on an LP or 335 style axe.

Haha, ok, but what about the MIJ Jackson Firebird? That's what I play.

[Bengal65]

Haha, ok, but what about the MIJ Jackson Firebird? That's what I play.

That would look cool IMO! What color is the hardware?

[Axewielder]

It's a mint green guitar with chrome hardware.

[Ace]

Covers won't do anything for your "tone".

NOT true at all. Metal pickup covers(magnetic ones anyways) shield your pickups from outside noise by creating a Faraday cage. They will also take a bit of high end out of your signal, giving you a "warmer" tone. In order to do this they MUST be SOLDERED to the pickup, usually the baseplate. Using any sort of silicon to isolate the cover from the pickup will negate the effect of the Faraday cage and your pickup cover will be purely cosmetic.

[Newc]

Plastic covers do have a slight tonal effect. I've always gotten a slightly "boxey" tone with them. Sort of a midrange honk/quack tone with a brittle high-end, but not as high-endy as a bare pickup.

Check out Iommi's tone on Wheels Of Confusion for the tonal characteristics I've always heard from metal-covered pickups.

[Racerx2k]

NOT true at all. Metal pickup covers(magnetic ones anyways) shield your pickups from outside noise by creating a Faraday cage. They will also take a bit of high end out of your signal, giving you a "warmer" tone. In order to do this they MUST be SOLDERED to the pickup, usually the baseplate. Using any sort of silicon to isolate the cover from the pickup will negate the effect of the Faraday cage and your pickup cover will be purely cosmetic.

I mention sealant merely as a way to aid in squeel-prevention. I still advocate soldering it to the pickup, like you said.