The Helix™ Basses, feature a sensuous new body design,
incorporating data-system style control knobs, progressive
pickups and quality hard woods. The Helix™ offers superior
style and mirrors the advanced technology of the
unparalleled Lace® brand pickups.
The Lace Helix™ bass is available in two versions. The
“bolt-on” neck, featuring a 34” scale length, maple neck,
mahogany body and a single, Alumitone® bass pickup with
volume and tone controls. The premium version has stunning,
multi-laminated neck-through construction, mahogany body,
dual Alumitone® bass pickups, 2 volumes controls and a
master tone control. Both Lace Helix™ models
are available in black or the transparent red or blue,
highlighting the subtleties of the natural wood grain.
The Helix™ bass is equipped with the revolutionary
Alumitone® pickup, designed by Jeff Lace. These Alumitones®
are a “current driven” design, rather the traditional
voltage based pickups, allowing the musician a higher
fidelity or “broad-band response” that helps to create a
tighter top-end, more mid-range and a huge bottom end. This
passive pickup outperforms many active systems, and the
sonic output level generally exceeds that of similar preamp
equipped basses. With today’s increased environmental
concerns, Lace® also wanted to create a lightweight,
advanced pickup that doesn’t contribute to pollutants caused
by discarded batteries. “By using the Alumitone®, the need
for conventional pickups with a preamp and battery are
eliminated, and you lose almost two pounds of weight,
without compromising output or performance” states Jeff
Lace.
The Alumitone® soapbar pickups and data knobs are “Made in
the U.S.A.” and installation and setup are completed at the
Lace® Music factory in Huntington Beach, CA.
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