Closed coil

[Captain Keeney]

A friend of mine recently purchased an Epiphone Les Paul which had closed soil pick-ups. (They have the silver covers, I believe that's what closed coil means, but I could be wrong.) He wanted to know if he could remove the silver covers, and if so, will the pick-ups underneath look normal?

 

[dbw]

yes and yes

 

[Captain Keeney]

Sweet, thanks.