low end fuzz Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 are those chrome covers on vintage fender basses just asthetic; or is it suposed to capture/pickup the sound better being trapped in this metal box? ive never played one with it on; and i was thinking of making a decorative wood one; but it felt like it was intrusive and an accident waiting to happen; which got me wonderin, why the hell is it there in the first place? my thinking with covers is that you wanna hide this piece of metal/plastic from abstructing a beutiful piece of wood; but to throw a piece of chrome twice the size ,throws that theory out the door; and i know leo designed these 35 years or whatever before anyone thought of putting wood over instead, just curious; g'night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killemall8 Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 (edited) never mind, i misread it. Edited April 3, 2008 by killemall8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 The covers over the bridge, or the pickup? Eitherway, they were intended to conceal the pickup and/or bridge saddles, and were purely aesthetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
low end fuzz Posted April 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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