as long as its touching bare metal it should conduct. if it was chrome and then painted black, then maybe it wouldnt work, but im pretty sure youll be ok. I have an Ibanez RG that has cosmo black hardware and its got nothing special to make that connection.
I like the Fender hot noiseless. My buddy has the vintage noiseless so, monkey see monkey do. I prefer the sound of singles, but playing these bars you never know what kind of noise you're gonna be in for. (Neon BEER signs, dimmers, old wiring, etc). You're already introducing noise by using...
I saw them a few years ago with Gojira and Lamb Of God. I was happier to see LOG to be honest. I LOVE Metallica, but LOG is my favorite. (First time I saw them was opening for Slipknot, and I was hooked instantly)
Anyway, back to the thread... Haha
I have an old Peavey Predator Strat copy from the early 90s with a 12" radius and it's great for me. I also have a funky Squier Tele with the same. They are my faves.
In that same line of thinking, Groucho Marx lost a ton of money in the stock market. I dunno how much, so I'll paraphrase... "I lost two million dollars. I woulda lost more, but that was all I had..."