The video clips on youtube are okay, but the sound quality isnt necessarily telling us everything we would want to know before taking the plunge. Lace alumitone deathbucker electric guitar humbucker pickup features a great addition to any guitar with any pickup combination easy drop in replacement 4 conductor design needs only 250k pots excellent for live playing and studio recording laces alumitone deathbucker electric guitar humbucker pickup was designed for high output with a heavy. Lace alumitone humbucker electric guitar pickup chrome guitar. To best describe these pick ups i would say they are very balanced almost like a clean slate ready to be colored by the ampguitar. Lace unveils the alumitone deathbucker electric guitar pickup. Question installingwiring lace alumitone deathbuckers. New look for players who love active tone but hate batteries. I spoke to jeff lace about possibly doing one for steel guitars and he gave me his card. This is a short video on getting my new lace alumitone deathbuckers fitted and our reaction to the new sound. Jun 07, 2012 anyone tried the lace alumitone deathbucker. Get the guaranteed best price on humbucker pickups like the lace alumitone deathbucker pickup at musicians friend. Lace alumitone deathbucker electric guitar humbucker.
Lace alumitone deathbucker electric guitar humbucker pickup. Heavy metal loud and huge the deathbucker db7 for 7 string. You can now preserve the classic look of your guitar while still enjoying the alumitone advantages of extended highs and lows, weight reduction and a currentdriven design. May 06, 2009 the alumitone sounds like someone started with a jazzmaster and crossed it with a paf. Cypress, ca january 27, 2011 lace music has released three new pickup models. Lace accompanies the alumitone humbucker with a 3inch mini data cd with all its latest wiring diagrams in color along with lace s most current pickup and guitar catalogs. Aug 10, 2011 lace alumitone deathbucker, the ultimate heavy rockmetal pickups.
Lace alumitone deathbucker with trim ring chrome long. The lace alumitone pickups, like the xbar, which we use extensively, is based on a nonconventional technology which we will not go into here that provides noise and humfree high definition full range sound in a beautiful and lightweight package they dont consist of two separate hum canceling bobbins like a humbucker, so when wiring them, there are less options. Buy pickup lace, alumitone deathbucker, black anodized. Pickup lace, alumitone deathbucker, black anodized. Marshall jvm410h lace alumitone deathbucker high gain clip youtube. Shop for the lace alumitone deathbucker pickup and receive free shipping on your order and the guaranteed lowest price. Lace alumitone deathbucker pickup black guitar center. Lace alumitone pickups part 2 building the guitar and testing them. A a creators of both lace sensors and the alumitone pickup, lace music has long been on the forefront of pickup technology. Its a radical departure from electric guitar pickup design and is aluminum based instead of copper. However, the lace company demo and scott groves demo on youtube leaves me thinking theres not as much buttkick bottom end going on as a pickup should have comparing to basses in his other vids. Using patented and patent pending lace current driven technology, the deathbucker was designed by jeff lace, for high output with a heavy metal drive. Builder profile gear june 2008 lace laced with tone.
In split mode, the unique alumitone design is dead quiet with full range further stated lace. Lace pickups alumitone deathbucker ch thomann belgie. Im wondering if i should get a death bucker that name is really dumb for the bridge and a humbucker for the neck, two death buckers, or two humbuckers. The dissonant aggressors have no such problem and offer a huge amount of output with very high levels of clarity and punch, even at high gain levels. Pickup for electric guitar humbucker, active tone without batteries, for neck or bridge position, powerful bottom ends with crisp highs, humfree also in split mode, produces a higher output, connections. I have standard alumitone humbuckers in all of my guitars. This is the alumitone and deathbucker pickups from lace pickups. All wiring diagrams for our pickups and some various diagrams for custom wiring. We at hinesite distribution ltd are the official uk distributor for lace music products usa.
The new look for pickups really sets off my guitar like no one else in the room. They advertise them as better than anything on the market now. The diagrams provided by lace do not make any sense to me, and im having trouble finding other relevant wiring diagrams. The video clips on youtube are okay, but the sound quality isnt necessarily telling us everything we would want to know before taking the. Sonically, lace alumitone pickups have more volume, more bass, and more mids with nice, clear, smooth highfrequency response that cuts. If you cant find what your looking for just click on guitar electronics below for more wiring directions. Get the guaranteed best price on humbucker pickups like the lace alumitone deathbucker pickup at music123. We talk with brothers don and jeff lace about what it takes to innovate. Pickup lace, alumitone deathbucker, black anodized alumitone deathbucker using patented and patent pending lace current driven technology, the deathbucker was designed for high output with a heavy metal drive. Lace alumitone deathbucker deceptor gibson les paul custom 1979.
Lace alumitone humbucker electric guitar pickup chrome. Deathbuckers are compatible with all guitars and other pickups. Lace alumitone deathbucker, the ultimate heavy rockmetal pickups. Are you a heavy metal guitar player, collector or enthusiast. The worlds first passive, high output, high definition guitar pickup for extended range guitars has arrived. So youve gotta dig the appropriately named new deathbucker from lace. The alumitone series humbuckers still have those extended highs and lows that they always have. Lace accompanies the alumitone humbucker with a 3inch mini data cd with all its latest wiring diagrams in color along with laces most current pickup and. Many players around the world love the alumitone series humbuckers and deathbuckers for the extended highs and lows that they give your tone. Lace music products is a division of actodyne general inc. It looks like they would be a good pu, but have not tryed them or talked with anyone who has tryed them. It matches perfectly with the regular alumitone humbucker in the neck. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items.
Alumitone aluma v90 the aluma v90 incorporates the state of the art patented alumitone technology with traditional p. Lace pickups deathbucker metal youtube video the power of the riff compels me. Lace alumitone deathbucker with matching trim rings. Bill demonstrated the pickup to me and i found it impressive. Pickup lace, alumitone humbucker, split coil, chrome. Get deadly amounts of output with the lace deathbucker. Lace alumitone deathbucker pickup black musicians friend. Jun 29, 2009 so youve gotta dig the appropriately named new deathbucker from lace.
Received my alumitone deathbucker in the mail today, figured id install it in a guitar temporarily till i get more parts for the guitar it will be pe. Shop for the lace alumitone humbucker electric guitar pickup and receive free shipping on your order and the guaranteed lowest price. Extreme output with thunderous bottom end, yet crisp highs allow the player the most versatile of high output pickups. May 12, 2008 creators of both lace sensors and the alumitone pickup, lace music has long been on the forefront of pickup technology. Electric and acoustic bass and guitar pickups with no batteries necessary. At summer namm 2006 in austin, texas, bill lawrence dragged me over to hear this new pickup at the lace booth. Lace accompanies the alumitone humbucker with a 3inch mini data cd with all its latest wiring diagrams in color along with laces most current pickup and guitar catalogs. Lace alumitone humbucker and deathbucker with deceptor classic chrome covers. Heres a short clip of the lace deathbucker doing what its designed for. The alumitone deathbucker avoids this problem with spaceage technology and design. It looks like they would be a good pu, but have not tryed. The company was started in the family garage and quickly.
Question installingwiring lace alumitone deathbuckers i recently purchased a pair of lace alumitone pickups and for the life of me, i cant figure out how to wire them. Pickup lace, alumitone deathbucker, black anodized ce. Lace alumitone deathbucker in chrome qkadirect reverb. Lace alumitone deathbucker electric guitar humbucker pickup features a great addition to any guitar with any pickup combination easy drop in replacement 4 conductor design needs only 250k pots excellent for live playing and studio recording lace s alumitone deathbucker electric guitar humbucker pickup was designed for high output with a heavy. I know that eric clapton and others used lace pu, but not the alumitones. I recently purchased a pair of lace alumitone pickups and for the life of me, i cant figure out how to wire them. I was thinking about getting another set for another guitar. Overdriving the alumitone brings out its great performance, as it cuts through the mix and excels where most single coils start to run off. At any rate, im sure that, visualpurist issues aside, anyone who likes the sound of the z90 would like the sound of the alumitone, and vice versa. All pickup dimensions are located on each product page.
Im not sure what the difference is with the deathbucker is it just more output. Theyre the entire spectrum of frequencies that you can carve and shape however youd like inside the axe fx. Theres this principle or theory called occams razor which states something along the lines of the simplest solution is most like the correct one. Jul 16, 2014 i have standard alumitone humbuckers in all of my guitars. Lace releases aluma v90, usab, and blingbucker pickups. Create threads and post replies, upload photos and attachments, send and receive private messages, join and create social groups, sell your gear in our marketplace and more. This passive pickup delivers thunderous lows and crisp highs for a versatile metal attack. This passive design yields active pickup performance with absolutely zero noise and no need for a battery states jeff lace. Actually the alumitone bass bars were derived from a steel guitar pickup.
Lace alumitones vs emg fractal audio systems forum. May 19, 20 here is the next generation in humbucker pickups. The deathbucker was designed for high output with a heavy metal drive using patented and patent pending lace current driven technology. Jul 16, 20 theres this principle or theory called occams razor which states something along the lines of the simplest solution is most like the correct one. Another deathbucker advantage is there is no volume drop in split mode and working as a single coil. Lace alumitone pickups for stratocaster fender stratocaster. After digging the tones of the friedman bill kelliher butterslax amp, im tempted to try bills signature lace pickups. Lace music products electric guitar pickups lace music. If so, we hope you will register now and join our community.
Using patented and patent pending lace current driven technology, the deathbucker was designed for high output with a heavy metal drive. Discussion in pickups started by blacksg91, may 19, 20. Lace alumitone pickups came on my heliarc b52 guitar and i am so glad they did. I probably would not have experimented with putting these odd looking, but attractive pickups on another guitar. Home pickups humbuckers lace alumitone humbucker 3. String and note separation were a huge improvement over the stock pickups in both the bridge and neck position. Lace alumitone db7 deathbucker 7 string pickup black. After some research i hit upon what seems like the holy grail of weight optimization. If this holds true, then the lace alumitone pickups may be the way electric guitar pickups should be designed. The alumitone sounds like someone started with a jazzmaster and crossed it with a paf. As always, they offer a distinctive, modern, hitech look that will get anyones attention. Thealumitone db7 is the 7 string version of the world famousalumitone deathbuckerb pickup designed by lacemusic. I hope that makes sense to you, because its the best analogy i have at the moment.