Alumitone Pickups - Noiseless Passives

[The Dark Wolf]

Check these out. Alumitone pickups. A very different pickup design from traditional passives. Almost like actives. Hi-fi, and completely noiseless (even the single coils!). Instead of multiple copper wire windings, the aluminum itself works as a coil.

Unfortunately, no 7-string pickups yet, but I must admit, I'm dying to try these.

http://www.guitarnoise.com/review.php?id=375
http://www.lacemusic.com/electric_pickups/alumitone/alumitone_specs.php

 

[Leon]

looks cool, i'd love to test one out. i wonder how much they will run?

 

[Drache713]

That looks fucking awesome! I wonder if it has the same benefits of an EMG/Active pickup besides low noise, such as low impedance, not using you as a ground, etc.?

 

[The Dark Wolf]

That looks fucking awesome! I wonder if it has the same benefits of an EMG/Active pickup besides low noise, such as low impedance, not using you as a ground, etc.?

I wonder about that, too. I'm gonna guess they're low impedance, since they're current rather than voltage driven, but I'm no electrician.

We need Bill to chime in! I think I will e-mail them, too.

Leon... the humbuckers go for about $110 a piece.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Lace-?sku=305419

 

[Durero]

Very interesting design.
thanks for posting that TDW

 

[darren]

Wow... those look really interesting!

 

[eaeolian]

Yeah, I keep hoping for a 7 string version. The theory behind the pickups is pretty cool, but I haven't actually heard one yet...

 

[Briggs]

I have a set in one of my mexican strats....they sound pretty good

 

[ohio_eric]

It'll be interesting to see how they catch on. There have been attempts in the past of making pickups more hi-fi and they have always met mixed results at best. Guitarists seem to be more than happy with a low-fi kind of sound.

 

[AVH]

Those look absolutely facinating....we guitarists are a stubborn, traditional lot though. It may have a tough time catching on, but if they sound as good as they look, they may have a chance.

 

[metalfiend666]

Very interesting. I wonder if they'd do 7 string versions as a custom order?

 

[b3n]

I have a set in one of my mexican strats....they sound pretty good

Any chance of a brief comparison?

 

[jim777]

I'd like to see a strat with those and a Q tuner in them

 

[Leon]

Guitarists seem to be more than happy with a low-fi kind of sound.

low-fi = mistakes? what mistakes?

hi-fi = damnit, i'm 0.003% out of tune... again!

 

[Drew]

I'm curious to hear these things in action before I judge - they're ugly, but if the tone's there...

 

[JJ Rodriguez]

I like the look of them, they're different.

 

[ohio_eric]

low-fi = mistakes? what mistakes?

hi-fi = damnit, i'm 0.003% out of tune... again!

 

[All_¥our_Bass]

I think tehy look cool. I wish I could hear hwat they sound like though (compred to various other 'standard' pickups).