Lace Alumintone

[Thomas James]

Lace Alumintone pickups. I have yet to experience these. I would appreciate input from anyone who has tried them. Thanks Tom.

[Pierre-Antoine Roiron]

Very clean sounding, very precise. I don't know hem very well.

[Thomas James]

Thanks Pierre.  Did you try getting distortion or amp break-up sounds?  Tom

[Pierre-Antoine Roiron]

Yes, that was the main try :  I think at that time that it was interesting, but lacking a bit of medium frequencies to get something that would bite. V shaped distorded sound, somewhat. It depends on what your are trying to achieve.

What's interesting with Alumitones is that they are silent and clean and precise.

[Christopher Wright]

I have one of the earlier ones... VERY quiet, noise-floor-wise. Very loud output-wise. Very boring tone-wise. Just loud and clean clean but little by way of character.

[Paul Verticchio]

There are several new models in the Alumitione series available now including high output models.

You may have some auditioning to do.

Best of luck,

Paul (:

[Thomas James]

Thanks for the input everyone. No character is not sounding good. That's kinda how I feel about the Lace Sensors.

[Paul Verticchio]

Tom,

I forgot to say that I personally like all of Lace's pups. I use them in a couple of my stage guitars. They're (IMO) the king of quiet passive pups(: Soundwise, they allow your amp to shape the overall response. Ultra flexibility(:

[Christopher Wright]

I like some of the Lace Sensors, and I have a set of Holy Grails that I really like too... but the Alumitone... just seems like a bummer. Great for recording at the computer though because it's so quiet. 

[Thomas James]

Thanks guys. I know this is very subjective. I went to a guitar show this weekend hoping to see an installed set. Maybe I should add some to an Allparts order.  Tom