pickup cover

noun

A metallic cover of various alloys, which covers a guitar pickup in order to change its tone; Almost always a humbucker cover.

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Meanings

nounpickup cover (plural pickup covers)

plural pickup covers

  1. entertainmentA metallic cover of various alloys, which covers a guitar pickup in order to change its tone; Almost always a humbucker cover.
  2. entertainmentA similar plastic cover for protection and sometimes for duller tone.

Translations

Greek μαγνητοκαλύπτρα
  • μαγνητοκαλύπτρα (magnitokalýptra)guitar magnet cover
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APA

pickup cover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pickup%20cover

MLA

“pickup cover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pickup%20cover. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pickup cover,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pickup%20cover.

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