Lace Sensor

[telebassman]

What do y'all think about wiring up a set of J-style lace sensors w/out the pre-amp?

What is the general opinion of these once revered kings of the Jazz V today?

Should I use a.022 or .047 orange drop in the tone wiring? (I have both onhand)

I have a set but I have had bad experiences with active pickups in the past. I don't mind passive pickups but are these gonna sound like butt?

[fullrangebass]

Are Lace Sensors actives? I thought they were passive.

[telebassman]

They are out of a Jazz V plus with the Kubicki pre-amp. I would like to get that thing out of the equation just for simplicity/ dependability reasons. I think I'm gonna sell the preamp. The pickups plug into the preamp via a wiring harness. I don't wanna cut the harness off if the pickups aren't gonna work out.

[fullrangebass]

IIRC they are not active but you can contact AGI to have an informed opinion

[Philbiker]

Don't know about the Jazz Bass pickups but I used to have a Franken-bass with a P Lace Sensor and it sounded the business whether I had a preamp in there or not. I should have kept that pickup when I sold that bass.

[LaceMusic]

Hey guys.

Mike from Lace Music here.

You can use any of our pickups passively - That's how they're designed (we like to say "batteries are for flashlights!") Put a pre in the equation and you'll have MEGA output. They'll work either way.

Thanks,
MikeG.