Closest I've came to testing this was with my buddy's old Epiphone SG - we removed the stock covers from the pickups and they 100% sounded brighter and more aggressive afterwards. It was a clear difference.
I watched this last night; had to cringe when Beato thought Robin was also doing the vocals
Like motherfucker are you hearing this dude speak? In what universe does that sound like his voice :LOL: