Sun Jan 14, 2018 7:23 am
oscillofuzz wrote:Ultimately I have decided after discussing with Gabo from Nude to go with Bare Knuckle P90's in neck and bridge and humbucker in the middle position on my to-be-built Nude 30" baritone, as he frequently uses Bare Knuckle pickups in his guitars and is very satisfied with them.
I am also in talks with Anthony from Harvester and we are both curious about going with an Alumitone and a Curtis Novak Goldfoil, just haven't decided on the placement yet...
Mon May 21, 2018 7:36 pm
Sun May 27, 2018 4:43 pm
Mon May 28, 2018 3:15 pm
repoman wrote:
I just put this baritone together with Alumitones
I kind of expected them to sound like Filtertrons, but to me they sound really similar to Jazzmaster pickups (surprisingly). I thought it would be cool to have something really different for pickups in this, HA!
I kinda wanna say they seem more single coil than humbucker in nature. A little clearer, really even EQ, less of that slow attack/bloom JM pickups give you but still pretty similar, it says they are like 3.4k so extremely low output, although I think there is something different about how they work so that doesn't really translate like how normal pickups are measured? I don't perceive them as zingy and high end/hi-fi ish like Filtertrons at all. They sound really different than my expectations. Maybe my perception is messed up with them being on a baritone with flat wounds though? They sound really nice, but at the same time kind of characterless, not in a bad way, its just I can pretty easily see what people are talking about how they describe the sound of a P90, or hot humbucker, or low output humbucker or telecaster bridge pickup, or filtertron, its really hard to perceive any unique qualities with these.
Tue May 29, 2018 5:22 am
repoman wrote:...flat wounds... ...characterless, not in a bad way,... ...its really hard to perceive any unique qualities with these...
Tue May 29, 2018 5:32 am
Tue May 29, 2018 5:39 am
Tue May 29, 2018 7:36 am
Tue May 29, 2018 8:03 am
repoman wrote: I think they sound best the closest you can get them to the strings (makes sense since they are only 3.4k).
Wed Jun 06, 2018 9:57 am
bennroe wrote:I figured I'd revive this thread as part of my never-ending quest to pick the right pickups for my first partscaster. Are the alumitone single-coils and humbuckers effectively the same thing? Just different sizes? Are the alumitone "P90s" different? I'm just confused because they all seem like they're made pretty much the same way. I grant that there could be subtle differences that might account for different tones, but are there? I'm not sure what the point of the P90s if they're not somehow voiced differently, since they're presumably the same size as the buckers. I'll probably have more questions soon, and--like this one--they'll probably be questions I should just email Lace about.
You are correct, the Alumitone pickups mostly have the footprint of their counterparts, and are more of a blend between the Alumitone and traditional pickup world. The singles do sound fairly Strat like, but more open. The HB's sound like a big, clear, sustaining humbucker, but without the mud and a much more transparent top end. The Aluma-90s sound the least like their counterparts, but still make for a wonderful pickup.
In your description of what you are looking for, you are defining the sonic qualities of the Alumitone humbucker and Deathbucker pickups. The DB is simple a high output version of the HB, with not additional gain or distortion. We have quite a few jazz players using the DB in their semi hollow body guitars. I hope this helps.
Thu Jun 21, 2018 4:50 pm
Fri Jun 22, 2018 6:40 am
repoman wrote:I'm not disappointed with them, they sound very good, its just that I can't really observe any unique qualities with them. I think they sound best the closest you can get them to the strings (makes sense since they are only 3.4k).
Fri Jun 22, 2018 1:24 pm
TheOndrakGuy wrote:Went and did this today. First impressions are "bloody hell I can hear EVERYTHING" - they really are a hi-fi pickups. The lows are low, the highs are high, and this is the beefiest my Jag has ever sounded.
Sat Jun 23, 2018 6:50 am
Wed Jul 18, 2018 2:30 pm