Description
Most humbuckers are still playing by copper’s rules — thousands of turns of fine wire wrapped around a bobbin, resistance climbing as output climbs. The Alumitone throws that formula out. Lace water-jet cuts an aluminum exoskeleton and mates it to a micro coil using roughly 90% less copper wire than a conventional pickup, creating a low-impedance/high-impedance design that’s driven by current rather than voltage. Less wire, less resistance, more clarity — and a noticeably higher output riding on top of it.
Tonally, it shares the wide-open, broadband character of Lace’s single-coil Alumitones, but this version is voiced with the fuller midrange players expect from a humbucker. Push it into overdrive and it doesn’t compress or blur — it stays articulate and cuts through a mix right where single coils typically start to fold. There’s also a practical bonus: swap a pair into your guitar and you’ll shave off about 1/3 lb of weight, which can open up the instrument’s natural resonance.
Beyond the tone, the chrome exoskeleton itself is a statement — a visibly different silhouette that sets your guitar apart from every other pickup-loaded axe in the room.
Specs
- Position: neck or bridge
- Resistance: 3.4k
- Peak frequency: 2343 Hz
- Inductance: 1.4 henries
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