Lace Alumitones . . .

SirJackdeFuzz

SirJackdeFuzz

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. . . they've been on the market for some time now. (the humbucker version, btw)

So has anyone bought one ? ...spend some time with it ? ...knows anyone who are happy with it ?

What type of guitar will they suit best ?
Solid body ? Semi ? Full hollow ? Electric Reso ?

What do you guys know about 'em ?
 
Re: Lace Alumitones . . .

I have not had the chance to personally try one. However, they are pretty low resistance, 3k for the "standard" model and 5k for the "deathbucker". I listened to a demo of the deathbuckers on Lace's site, and I thought they sounded killer.

http://www.lacemusic.com/Alumitone_Deathbucker.php

A pair of deathbuckers are for sure going to be the next pickups I buy. I think they would be sexy in any of Fender's new blacktop guitars. They're supposed to be full-range like an active pickup and dead quiet. I suspect that the name deathbucker is misleading and they could apply to a wide range of genres.
 
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Oh yeah and Lace says that even in split coil mode they are quiet, which would eliminate the need to settle for just parallel wiring if you don't want buzz.
 
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I played a Richmond that had em. That was a bolt on Mosrite kinda thing.

Very very clear and they certainly had the widest frequency response I've ever heard. Bass that'll ratlle your bones, for sure.

Overall very good, but maybe lacking in the personality department. My conclusion was they'd be perfect for folks who use a lot of effects, modelling or if you really want to hear the character of your amp.

Sounded like a humbucker with good mids and the highs were definitely not muffled or muddy sounding in the least. Not harsh sounding, though.

That's about all I know.

EG
 
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Elias Graves said:
I played a Richmond that had em. That was a bolt on Mosrite kinda thing.

Very very clear and they certainly had the widest frequency response I've ever heard.
Bass that'll ratlle your bones, for sure.

Overall very good, but maybe lacking in the personality department. My conclusion was they'd be perfect for folks who use a lot of effects, modelling or if you really want to hear the character of your amp.

Sounded like a humbucker with good mids and the highs were definitely not muffled or muddy sounding in the least.
Not harsh sounding, though.

That's about all I know.

EG
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So there would be no need to have an EQ after the guitar to boost the mids then ! (?)
 
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I wonder what the Alumitone will do for a guitar like this :



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. . . or a slim full-hollow, simmilar to a Casino. But with humbucker cavities.
 
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I borrowed one from a friend luthier, he insisted......I think his plan was to make me a deal on it. I put it in a PRS McCarty. It didn't sound bad, very HI-Fi. Very wide freq. range as mentioned. I returned it as it wasn't really for me and I wasn't in the market for a pickup at the time.....
 
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SirJackdeFuzz said:
So there would be no need to have an EQ after the guitar to boost the mids then ! (?)
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Elias Graves said:
I doubt you'd need to boost mids on the HB sized. It sounds like a humbucker, but very hi fi.

EG
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GREAT . . . the reason why i asked was because of the comment made on another forum about the Alumitones :


"compared to the P90 in the neck the difference between the pickups' low end is huge, like turning the bass on the amp from '0' to '10'. It has a defined low end but just isn't boomy, even the boring flat stock P90 had more balls/mid range in that regard."
 
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I actually have the humbucker model in gold in a cheapo First Act Sheena bolt on. It's a very versatile pickup, very clear and hi fi as others mentioned. Sounds good on high gain as well. I'm thinking this might be an ideal pickup for an 8 string guitar which I am considering now after seeing Tosin Abasi in Animals as Leaders a couple of weeks ago. From what I know all of the guitar Alumitones sound the same just are in different frames to fit single coil, p-90, hunbucker etc. Not sure if the bass alumitones are the same sounding as the guitar ones, maybe the Alumitone bass bars sound the same and the longer ones might work in an 8 string. Any thoughts?
 
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I had a set of the original hb versions and I hated them. I wanted to like them soooo bad because they look soooo cool but while they sounded great clean, under gain they had no bite. It was all bass and high fizz, regardless of the amp and eq. Just my experience, of course, but it'll be a cold day in Hell before I buy another set.
 
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Fusion1 said:
I actually have the humbucker model in gold in a cheapo First Act Sheena bolt on. It's a very versatile pickup, very clear and hi fi as others mentioned. Sounds good on high gain as well. I'm thinking this might be an ideal pickup for an 8 string guitar which I am considering now after seeing Tosin Abasi in Animals as Leaders a couple of weeks ago. From what I know all of the guitar Alumitones sound the same just are in different frames to fit single coil, p-90, hunbucker etc. Not sure if the bass alumitones are the same sounding as the guitar ones, maybe the Alumitone bass bars sound the same and the longer ones might work in an 8 string. Any thoughts?
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Now that you mention it . . . i think i read it too, somewhere, that the single coil, P90 & humbucker Alumitones do in fact sound pretty much the same.


That makes me wonder.
How will a single coil neck Alumitone sound in my Electric Reso.
The stock s/c pick up is rubbish, and oozezzz mud. Kinda like the tone knob rolled all the way off.
Wonder if a HiFi pick up will be any better than a regular after market s/c neck unit ?
 
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I still have em,the original version (very early unsplittable ones) not the deathbucker.
Pretty much the same as formula73 said,that pickup made me think low output pickups to high gain amps for metal tone=meh.
If you like lighter rock especially bluesy and jazzy kinda tone,this might be for you.
The lows are huge as mentioned but not a perfect choice for downtuning.
Already tried it to Marshall JCMs,DSLs,Bugera 333xl,Hughes&Kettner Warp 7,Ibanez Tone Blaster,Randalls and many solid state high gain amps with no satisfaction.
The only thing I loved is the clean tone,very wide range. But then again,cleans is not the main dish on my metal menu.
 
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Not a fan at all.

Something about their unique voice really doesn't appeal to me at all.

Not to mention their appearance.
 
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I had a set of them in my Schecter C-1 Classic when I first bought it. They do have some really awesome cleans, but for anything with gain they weren't very good at all. So if you only want to use the guitar for cleans, then I say go for it. But if you are planning on playing with any gain, I would stay away. I would be very interested to hear what they sound like in a Gretsch or other hollowbodys though...
 
Re: Lace Alumitones . . .

I have a deathbucker in the bridge of my alder Dinky and it sounds amazing with high/ultra-high gain. Tight & punchy with thick mids, nice sweet highs (no fizz at all) + sledgehammer-like lows. Harmonics pop up everywhere with the slightest pinch...Not too far removed from an EMG 81 but more open (less compressed) with a slightly different mid focus & rounder/fatter highs...it's very loud and there's absolutely no loss of volume when you split the coils for a bright, airy, strat-like tone.

I think it really needs to go in the right guitar to show you what it's got..

It was dull/boomy in my basswood Cort superstrat and the upper mids were lacking, but with my Jackson.. which is a pretty bright guitar, it sounds really amazing. I love it.
 
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