Description
If you love vintage single coil chime but can’t stand the 60-cycle buzz that comes with it, the Lace Sensor Gold is the fix Lace has been refining since 1985. Fender used this exact pickup as factory-stock equipment through 1996, and it’s built to the same spec today: crisp top end, bell-like clarity, and enough sparkle to make single-note runs jump.
What sets it apart from a standard single coil is the Radiant Field Barrier — a metal shield surrounding the coil and magnets that cuts noise while also shaping a broader, more concentrated sensing field. Add in the patented Lace Micro Combs (used in place of traditional bobbins) and you get a wider tonal window along with more even string-to-string balance.
The bigger difference is under the hood. Where a conventional pickup reads the string through 4 to 12 magnetic points, the Sensor Gold generates 36 separate sensing fields. That means more of the string’s actual vibration gets captured, less stray interference gets picked up, and the harmonic content coming through is noticeably richer.
Because the design is so efficient, it can run on lower-energy magnets than typical pickups. Less magnetic pull means less string damping — so notes sustain longer and hold pitch more accurately instead of getting dragged flat by an overly strong magnet.
- Vintage single coil voicing with reduced 60-cycle hum
- Radiant Field Barrier shielding around coil and magnets
- Patented Lace Micro Combs for wider tonal range and string balance
- 36 sensing fields for improved clarity and harmonic detail
- Lower-energy magnet design for increased sustain and truer pitch
Setup tip: for best tone and output, set string-to-pickup height at .170″ — roughly the thickness of two dimes and a nickel — measuring from the bottom of the string closest to the pickup.
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