Humbucker and Fat Humbucker in Pickguard

[downhomerock]

What is the difference here?

It looks to me that the regular humbucker rout is actually bigger.

What exactly does no cover mean? I am assuming it means having a nickel or gold cover on the pup.

If i want to fit a SD '59 and a Pearly Gates which rout do i want? I dont plan to put covers on them.

 

[pabloman]

Fender used to call an HSS Strat a "Fat Strat" and they would have that silly pickup route. It was reference to the tone of the guitar not the size of the pickup. That shape does give a clean appearance when using open coil pickups. It's purely a matter of aesthetics. If you go that route (no pun intended) you will be limited to only open coils though.

 

[rapfohl09]

This is the no cover rout, it is nice and tight around an open coil humbucker.

 

[pabloman]

Is that your guitar? If so how do you like the locking bridge? I special ordered one those Deluxes for a custy but didn't get to spend too much time with the guitar. I just cleaned it up set it up and they took it. It was actually for this little badass 12 year old guitar player. He played out and everything.