A cover 78d, having a static cling property, is formed in a cover perimeter pattern, and with a plurality of holes 82b, 84b, 98b and 100b in accordance with a cover hole-location pattern. The cover 78d is formed from a clear plastic static cling sheet 80, or a white plastic static cling sheet, each having a thickness of 7.5 mil, and may have a decorative design 110 applied to one surface thereof. In a preassembled guitar 48, strings 64 are located over a body top 52, with pickups 56 extending outward from the body top toward, but spaced from, the strings by a pickup-to-strings space, which is greater than 7.5 mil. While the guitar remains preassembled, the cover 78d can be moved into the pickup-to-strings space, and into static clinging engagement with the body top 48.