Description
Lace took its patented Alumitone concept and built it specifically for J-bass players who want the low end and top-end sparkle that conventional coils tend to compress. The Aluma-J neck pickup uses current-driven technology instead of standard magnet-and-wire winding, which means you get passive operation with a hotter output and none of the 60-cycle hum that usually comes bundled with high-gain single coils.
Because the design pulls tone from current rather than a big coil footprint, the frequency response stays wide open on both ends. Sub-lows stay tight and defined, highs stay articulate rather than brittle, and the whole thing reproduces what your bass and strings are actually doing instead of coloring everything with inductive coloration. Players chasing that deep, clean jazz-bass voice—punchy but not muddy—will hear the difference immediately.
Installation is straightforward: this neck pickup is built to retrofit directly into any standard J-bass rout, so there’s no routing surgery or workaround wiring needed to get it into an existing bass. Finished in black, it keeps the classic J-bass aesthetic while quietly upgrading everything happening underneath the strings.
- Passive Alumitone design with patented current-driven technology (Lace exclusive)
- High output, zero-noise operation
- Full-range response — extended lows and highs
- Direct fit for standard Jazz Bass pickup routs
- Neck position, black finish
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