I need some opinions on pup's please..

[Luthier Atlanta]

I would like to get a general census on these pup's, which are better, Why & Why not..

Lace Alumitone Aluma-J™ jazz bass pickup

OR

Joe Barden Jazz Bass J-Style JB-4 Black Pickup

 

[Pacman]

Moved to Pickups, where this belongs.

 

[mmbongo]

Based on my past experience with Joe Barden, I'd go with Lace for sure.

 

[Luthier Atlanta]

Moved to Pickups, where this belongs.

Sorry.

Based on my past experience with Joe Barden, I'd go with Lace for sure.

Thank you for the answer, I am leaning that way.

 

[Hopkins]

I have no experience with the Bardens. But I did not Like the Alumitones that I have tried at all.

 

[Right_Butterscotch64]

I remember seeing a video awhile back where the design of the alumitones caused severe popping as the pickups easily made contact with the strings. The other non alumitone lace sensor pickups are very nice though.

 

[Hopkins]

I remember seeing a video awhile back where the design of the alumitones caused severe popping as the pickups easily made contact with the strings. The other non alumitone lace sensor pickups are very nice though.

Thats my experience as well. The need to be sunk pretty deep into the body to avoid this.

 

[JustForSport]

I haven't tried the Alumitones, but see no reason for them to be any more prone to having the strings hit than other exposed pole pickups, set a the same heights- and with less magnetic pull, should be even less prone.

 

[Luthier Atlanta]

Thats my experience as well. The need to be sunk pretty deep into the body to avoid this.

Less weight,,, right??

 

[LoveThatBass]

While I haven't heard the J model Alumitone pickups based upon the Alumitone Bar pickups I just received Wednesday and installed in my ESP LTD D-5 bass I can tell you they should be extremely quiet and fabulous sounding. I love these I have. If yours comes with 4 wire like mine the white is single coil mode ground and the white with black stripe Full coil mode. Even the single coil mode is totally quiet. The Lace engineer I spoke with said it will be very quiet because unlike other single coils they are taking it off the secondary of the small current transformer. It does not sound nasally like other split coil J's I have used in the past. They have killer output level too. I like the single coil mode somewhat better as I like the sound of my Fender American Special Jazz Bass.
Try them, I do not think you will be disappointed!