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<p>The <b>Lace Sensor</b> is a <a href="Guitar_pickup" class="mw-redirect" title="Guitar pickup">guitar pickup</a> designed by Don Lace and manufactured by AGI (Actodyne General International) since 1985. Lace Sensors are true single coil pickups; however, internally they are different from classic single coils. The chief difference is that, like the pickups used on the <a href="Fender_Jaguar" title="Fender Jaguar">Fender Jaguar</a>, the coil is surrounded by metal barriers which are designed to reduce electromagnetic interference such as power line hum. According to the manufacturer, these barriers also help concentrate the magnetic field, allowing weaker magnets to be used, which results in less string pull. This line of electric guitar pickups was used exclusively by <a href="Fender_Musical_Instruments_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Fender Musical Instruments Corporation">Fender</a> from 1985 to 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-Hunter_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hunter-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<p>Four types of Lace Sensor pickups for Stratocaster were originally manufactured, followed by five newer models, each with a different output rating and tone. They are differentiated by color names. Lace Sensors are also available in a variety of other sizes and configurations.<sup id="cite_ref-Hunter_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hunter-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Dually">Dually</h2></div>

<p>A Lace Sensor "Dually" is effectively a double coil unit combining two Lace Sensor single coil pickups in a <a href="Humbucker" title="Humbucker">humbucker</a> configuration. The terminal leads of both pickup coils are accessible individually, so that they can be wired for a <a href="Humbucker#Coil_splits" title="Humbucker">coil-splitting</a> option or any other configuration.<sup id="cite_ref-Hunter_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hunter-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>These double coil Lace Sensors were used as a standard equipment material on the original <a href="Fender_Jeff_Beck_Stratocaster" title="Fender Jeff Beck Stratocaster">Jeff Beck Stratocaster</a>, the <a href="Fender_Telecaster_Plus" class="mw-redirect" title="Fender Telecaster Plus">Telecaster Plus/Deluxe Plus</a> and the <a href="Strat_Ultra" class="mw-redirect" title="Strat Ultra">Stratocaster Ultra</a>, manufactured by Fender in the early 1990s, as well on some Custom Shop models such as the Set Neck and Contemporary Stratocaster guitars.

</p><p>Usually a humbucker needs to comprise at least two coils with equal output, in order to produce the noise-cancelling effect. Lace Sensors are able to use mismatched coils because both coils are already low in noise even if used as single coils.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lace_Alumitone">Lace Alumitone</h2></div>

<p>Invented by Jeff Lace and introduced in 2007, Lace Alumitone pickups feature a new design which is aluminum based, rather than copper.<sup id="cite_ref-Hunter_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hunter-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The result is less resistance, higher output coupled to a "current driven design" as opposed to conventional voltage based pickups.

</p><p>The water-jet-cut aluminum exoskeleton is then mated to a micro winding using 90% less fine copper wire. A low-impedance/high-performance pickup is then created. Due to this design, Alumitones can be produced into a variety of shapes and sizes. This makes it possible to fit Alumitones into almost any standard pickup or humbucker routing. Lace produces Alumitones for guitar, bass, pedal steel, extended range guitars and basses, cigar box guitars, and more.

</p><p>Sonically, the pickups produce more bass than traditional single coils, more volume, mids are slightly more than conventional pickups. Highs are balanced and articulate. Early Alumitone pickups were only available with single conductor wiring, all contemporary models offer twin conductor wiring options.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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</style><cite id="CITEREFHunter2008" class="citation book cs1">Hunter, Dave (2008). <i>The Guitar Pickup Handbook: The Start of Your Sound</i>. Backbeat. p. 96, 173–174. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>9780879309312</bdi>.</cite></span>

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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171117070334/http://www.lacemusic.com/alumitone_single_coil.php">"Alumitone Single Coil Pickup"</a>. Lace Music. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lacemusic.com/alumitone_single_coil.php">the original</a> on 2017-11-17<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2017-11-16</span></span>.</cite></span>

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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lacemusic.com/">Official Lace website</a></li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100213052801/http://www.agi-lace.com/electric_pickups/lace_sensor/lace_sensor_specs.php">Official information about internal workings</a></li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kramerforum.com/wiring/lace_alumitone.html">Lace Alumitone Pickups - Review</a></li></ul></div><div><div class="zim-footer">

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