Pickups: Cream, Black or Chrome?

[BigOldHarry]

Strictly from an aesthetic standpoint: Which do you like better?

[LiamPodmore]

Depends on the bass. If its a black jazz with white p/g i like a black neck pup and a white bridge. But most basses i prefer black.

Liam

[Bassdirty]

Originally Posted by LiamPodmore

Depends on the bass. .

+100000


But chrome is shiny..and shiny is good.(But I don't like chrome pUs on a bass.)So, If im just looking at a pickup that came out of a box..I might look at a chrome one.
However, I have heard that "black is the new chrome"...so.....

[line6man]

Cream.

99% of basses seem to have black pickups, so I always really enjoy seeing cream covers.
The problem is, they don't work on every bass, aesthetically, and of course, they are not always available, if you have pickups that don't have removable covers, for example.

Wood covers are nice, too!
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1071/...1bfb9205_b.jpg

[selowitch]

Your forgot "white" as an option.

[dalkowski]

To quote James Bond, it doesn't matter as long as cuff and collar match.

[CaptainWampum]

I really enjoy the cream covers as well. not for every bass, but there's nothing like a walnut p/black pickguard with cream pickup covers.

[selowitch]

Cream-colored pickups go great with Candy Apple Red.

[thepest]

Ash bodied, natural finish; maple board; black pickguard = Cream.