I was suprised when I got my first eyeful of these things. I mean, only an 1/8th inch of metal. no widening. no poles. and two magnets. I was speechless. the only thing I could squeeze out was holy frick. look at that! I hope they work.

Low and behold, they worked. perfectly. and amazingly. clarity, depth and tone. something missing from most (all) stock pickups. I could hear my low notes, my high notes and everything in between. such clarity without compromising that good feeling of a passive pickup with some soul.

everything you want to come through comes through, harmonics, pinch harmonics, squeals, thrills and shrills.

it is the perfect pickup. the best sound.

I'm not a guitar tech either. but I do have some basic experience. so with a little common sense I got em fixed up the first time. so it's not like you need an electricians degree.

again, the clarity is so outstanding, you can hear every mistake you make. definitely inspires you to play better. 

Get these. I promise you will love them.

Not only that, but they have a complex, fat but clear sound is so pure, so warm but has so much clarity, that I never thought one pickup could possess.

Whether you play rock, fingerstyle, country, jazz, gritty blues, searing slide, or R&B, these pickups will not only cover the necessary tones, but excel at them.

They're incredible loud, but don't drive your amp like a distortion pickup. They're clear and you can hear each and every note in a chord, but they're also full and fat.

These are great for classic rock, and have an incredible amount of sustain.

Moreover, they have such a full frequency range that by running them into a PA or acoustic amp, you can actually get a sound not far from a good electric-acoustic!

With an A/B box, you can get hybrid guitar sounds, without that ugly piezo crackle, without 2 pickup systems and batteries!

It's a truly revolutionary pickup, and simply sounds better than anything I've tried before, (Gibson vintage and new, Lollar, Fralin, Timbuckers, WCR, etc...)

For the price, they're a bargain: the sound quality is worth twice as much.

After hearing these, several producers I work with ordered sets for their "in-house" guitars.

They make a perfect studio guitar because they can emulate just about any classic tone, or you can unleash their full potential for a unique, full-range sound unlike anything else.

A terrific pickup, and a must-have for the serious guitarist.

1. No noise on any distortion setting, NONE, ZILCH. I am not exaggerating. I could put the pickups right up to the LED or LCD screen on the highest gain settings and not hear a trace of hum.

2. Full-Spectrum sound. I had to back-off the lows and mids a bit from my previous settings because the pickups enhanced them so much there was no need for the extra boost. I left the top level the same, and notice that the character of the high end was much smoother and less harsh whilst keep a great attack with the pick.

Bottom Line: I have played many active and passive pickups from EMG to Seymour Duncan, from Ceramic to Alnicos. And while those companies produce very solid and great-sounding products, the Lace Alumitones are in a class all their own. I can't think of a better way to add to the spectrum of your sound and get rid of noise in your current setup.... and they look cool too. :)