Lace Sensor Gold Pickups vs. Fender Single Coil Pickups - The Best Comparison Video

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I finally tried some Lace Sensor Gold Stratocaster pickups. I was interested to see how well Lace Sensor Pickups compared against some standard Fender 59 Single Coil Pickups.
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00:00 - Lace Sensor Gold Stratocaster Pickups
00:22 - What this Video Will Do
01:00 - Blues Jam Track (A/B Comparison)
03:23 - Neck Pickup Clean ’59 Single Coil
03:43 - Neck Pickup Clean Lace Sensor Gold
04:23 - Single Coil Clean
04:33 - Middle Lace Sensor
05:59 - Crunch Channel Tones
06:43 - Ultra-Gain Channel
07:34 - Buzz Test
08:22 - My Review
09:19 - My Telecaster Pickups - Joe Barden Danny Gatton Pickups
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[@intheblues]

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[@GCKelloch]

The Lace sound a bit fatter and have slightly less sparkle. I prefer the '59 set for the clean sounds and the Lace for the drive. Yep, much less hum. The Gold set are indeed most like a SC. I suggested some noiseless sets by Wilde in the past that have stronger/clearer note fundamentals than Fender SC's without any high-end loss at all, but the bridge model is higher inductance like a 60s Tele bridge PUP. That would have less highs than a Fender SC. Zexcoil has a new noiseless set with a lower Q that's just like a Fender SC set with a different core alloy that's less harsh than previous sets without loss of highs, but he just raised his prices. The Lace do sound nice. Say, consider the new TAD Redbase EL34 next tube change. They sound very full, round, and less-compressed just like the old Mullard XF3's, and are very solidly constructed by Psvane in China with a higher than average grid limit of 500V. Check out Pete Thorn's video comparison with an NOS RFT set. I prefer the less-compressed TAD. Dave Friedman even likes them.

[@hkguitar1984]

To me it sounds like the original '59 pickups had more "Gristle" to quote Mr. Greg Koch. Both sound good, myself, I seem to prefer the '59 vintage/traditional single coils.

[@GCKelloch]

@@hkguitar1984 Big Koch fan here...say what now? Gristle sounds about right. Ya' know, the Lace Golds have about the same high-end response as the '59's according to some very well-conducted tests done at the GuitarNutz site. The main differences would be the smoother attack sound from lower string pull, and possibly some very high harmonic roll-off from the slightly wider window aperture, but it does sound very different. The Lace are a bit louder without as strong flux because the Steel comb core pulls the flux lines from the strings down more through the coil than does AlNiCo.

[@hkguitar1984]

@@GCKelloch 👍

[@maw4neu]

I recently picked up an 88 Strat Plus with Lace Sensor Gold Pickups . . . Its absolutely the best playing and sounding Stratocaster I've ever owned and, at 61, I've had quite a few in my time 🙂

[@thmmke6926]

Thank you

[@marpsr]

My 87 Strat Plus came with Gold Lace Sensors stock. Probably the best Strat ever made. Still my main instrument all these years later.

[@BobSperber]

Same here.

[@EVincentMusic1]

Great comparison video! Makes me miss these pickups. Had Lace Sensor Golds in my Strat years ago and just like in this video, they were warmer than the stock pickups. Which isn't necessarily bad, but I was missing the spankiness from the wound strings especially. Because I wanted to keep the almost noiseless feature while getting some brightness back , I tried changing the stock 250k pots out for 500k pots and added a 1.2M ohm resistor in parallel coming from the pickups selector output to ground so the Lace Sensors were "seeing" roughly 350k pots and it worked! Seemed to be the sweet spot for me after trying a bunch of resistors ranging from 800k to 2M.

[@bluescam1]

Thanks for the tip!

[@michaelluong6484]

My main guitar is still a 1992 strat plus with 3 of these. I love lace sensors, especially gold laces.

[@cheekbone4554]

Lace sounds more compressed, but in a pleasing way! A lil less bright and spiky. Great content.

[@jhrdrake7205]

Except that it does not sound at all like a strat! No quack no soul and they make a strat look bland imo. I had a strat plus deluxe but sold it and got a MIM player which is superior in every way sound wise.

[@guitarsfunmods3986]

Shane should've put the TBX pot to retain the brightness. Fender already noticed the lack of brightness of the lace sensors and used the TBX pot on the strat deluxe with lace sensors. TBX pot is a passive tone control which cuts the low when maxed which "boosts" the treble. Another trick is to adjust the height pickup closer to the string. Lace has way less magnet pull than normal single coils so it can be adjusted higher. The higher the pickup, it will sound more treble. And another way is to swap the 250k pot with a 500k or 1 meg pot

[@devlintaylor9520]

@@guitarsfunmods3986 TBX boosts treble AND bass, hence the T and the B

[@jasonrichardson8531]

Well done Shane I have been using gold and Red Silver blue sets since the 90s I think that the 59 had true Bell tone but I really appreciate the warmth of the sensor

[@Captain-Obvious1]

@@guitarsfunmods3986 Bingo. I don't think his PUs were maxed. You wind them up to almost kiss the string and then drop them until you get no impacts. That's how they sound brightest. Also, there's a video with blind tests and F CS singles, where it really is pretty hard to tell the difference.

[@picksalot1]

The Lace Pickups sounded warmer and a little compressed. The Fender Pickups had more spank, and a lot of noise. I suggest getting another Pickguard and loading it with the other set of Pickups. Put in Pots, Caps, Switch, and a single Quick Connect for the Jack, and you've got an entirely different package of electronics you can swap out in a few minutes without soldering. That's what I've started doing. 😉

[@gigmandrew8975]

I had an original Gold lace sensor pickup in a fender American strat in the neck position and it was magical sounding.

[@mrbigg7255]

The Lace pickups sound great. I play at church and I can get some nasty hum. I run a noise gate but there’s time where I need to play quieter and that affects it. Like you said, a quick tweak of the amp knobs will get you really close to the other pickups. One guitar that I really like is my old vintage G&L Skyhawk with the PTB system instead of standard tone knobs. I can set the amps bass, mids, and treble all at noon, and adjust at the guitar on the fly. I like the versatility of Leo’s system so much, that I’m going to modify both of my Rickenbacker 360/12’s to this PTB system this winter. Sometimes the bass player can’t make it and it is really convenient during a song to be able to bring in a little more bass when needed. Great video Shane. Keep up the good work!!!

[@Tr33People]

Jesus hates single coil hum. He said so.

[@michaelmoore9557]

You have a wonderful knack for answering the questions that I have about gear in a way that is very useful.

[@intheblues]

Thanks for the kind words mate. I try to showcase the stuff I think I would be interested to see in a video - especially with pickups as it's a bit of a rabbit hole.

[@jamesgretsch4894]

Thank you for putting in the time and effort to do this comparison video. I know how much work and frustration it is to install pickups.

[@ClarenceM.-mg8rt]

Thank you for the comparison!!! lots of work you did!!!

[@davechapman7735]

Lace are far smoother for sure and 100% quieter . cheers for making such a great comparison vid, you do did a lot of work there. cheers NZ

[@frankmesiti8553]

As Usual, great video Shane. Just picked up a '90 Tele Plus; my 1st set of Lace Sensors. I absolutely love them.

[@TheElectricfishmusic]

Very similar to my ears. The Lace picks seemed just slightly smoother and more buttery, but still totally Strat.

[@buddhamus]

Thank you for this review. I've been considering replacing the pickups in my Squire Mustang with a set of Lace Sensor pickups. I like the fact that they look similar to the stock pickups and are not that expensive. It was difficult to find YT reviews that didn't involve some sort of Metal style playing (nothing against that style, it's just not what I play). Not only did I enjoy your playing, but it was also nice to hear the pickups in a context I would also use them. Thanks for your help.

[@dennisdewinter1997]

This is a great video! Thanks for taking the huge amount of time to make this comparison. The video was extremely well done. I personally like the Lace pickups. I think they have a richer, smoother tone while the original Fender pickups sound a bit too harsh. Also, the lack of noise from the Lace pickups is definitely a wonderful benefit. I have had a set of the Lace Chrome Domes (single coils) in my strat for about 10 years now and thoroughly enjoy them. They are great all around pickups in addition to being quiet. Thanks again for another great video.

[@joeladams2540]

This video helped me to decide to go with the lace sensors for my frankensquire project

[@JoeFic9997]

I’ve got Lace Sensors in two guitars and they absolutely rock plus they are a little louder! With OD and crunch channels they are the best ones I’ve played. In my 72 Strat I’ve got a Blue-Silver-Red set which sound wonderful clean as well. Thanks again Shane for all your hard work and these videos!

[@jeffreyspeaks3652]

I love my lace golds. I love single coil sounds but sixty cycle hum drives me nuts. I was super hesitant about going noiseless, but then I realized one of my favorite players (Dean Ween) used golds in his strat live and I’d never had an issue with his tone. Traded out the stock pickups in my schecter traditional strat-style guitar, with a double-gold splittable humbucker in the bridge. Absolutely adore the tone and I never get complaints from the sound guy about noise anymore. Th thanks for the video!

[@kerryleclair9624]

My ‘89 Strat Plus came stock with lace golds. I’ve always found them very clear and warm with a touch of chime. While I replaced the bridge with a hot rail the neck and middle remain over 30 years later. Great pups and great video.

[@scottreynolds6317]

Great video Shane!!! I’ve never played in a live room with a band. I can completely understand how these pickups can really help you out in that situation!!! 🎸🔥🎸🔥🎸

[@Da_Porkchop_Xpress]

Solid effort Shane. Great vid

[@AtylaReisGuitar]

Really nice comparision! In my taste, Lace Sensor, sound more like my thing. Less higher frequencies... But still brighter.

[@czechplastik]

Thumbs up for the work put in here

[@mojorocketman]

The 59's sound crisp, and bright where as the Lace sound a bit muffled and muddy. I'd definitely go with the traditional 59's.

[@PrettyRecords]

But then you get the horrendous buzz and the pole alignment problem.

[@Captain-Obvious1]

These laces weren't height adjusted properly. You can barely tell the difference when they are in the sweet spot - though some people do prefer this smoother sound, especially for rockier stuff.

[@bmoneybby]

What height do you use?​@@Captain-Obvious1

[@Captain-Obvious1]

@@bmoneybby There are a couple of videos where they are set correctly and compared to stock strat pickups. The golds really are only slightly different and it takes people with real strat experience to tell. It was really in the lower to mids.

[@Captain-Obvious1]

@@bmoneybby Wow. FB deleted my comment. They don't ever tell you, because they can't deal with being accountable like normal adults. I just wind them up to the string then just back off until they don't hit the pickup when you strum.

[@derwood7305]

What a great vid. Thanks for all that hard work. I'm team Lace all the way!

[@Gibsonfan1989]

I have the Lace Gold HSS set. I love them. I think they sound great

[@jamalabdul2009]

Great comparison of these two pickups! While listening to the stock pickups you do have that traditional Strat tone we all love, I understand using the Lace Sensor Gold set solves the problem of the hum while keeping most of that classic Fender single coil tone playing live. I forget who said it in the comments but I agree that these Lace Sensors would be a great substitution for a less expensive set of stock pickups. I wouldn’t change my pickups on my 69 CS Strat but I would on my American Standard. 😎😎😎🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@stanesposito2664]

Very good demo an assessment. I agree with what you said. 👍

[@fkun1156]

Great video!

[@andyf5250]

The Lace pickups sound a little warmer with a slightly hotter output, but in a good way. Either set would work well. It really comes down to personal preference.

[@robertwhyte3435]

That's how I heard it.

[@5150show]

Love my 89 Clapton strat with its gold laces

[@davidsharp3675]

Great video! Just got a 1980 Ibanez Blazer and looking to put some Lace Sensors in. I liked the slightly more forward midrange of them and the drive sounds are nice and even sounding. Not spikey

[@marksguitars5617]

very cool, I have 2 early Jeff Beck strats both have 4 lace sensor gold pickups. They sound great but in a live situation they seem to have less output than conventional pickups. I can see why the Clapton and Buddy Guy Stratocasters have a boost circuit. The pickups are very pedal friendly too, Nice playing and appreciate the effort to get this out!

[@anteroj.heralainen3609]

Very informative and helpful video, Sir! Have you tried or consider trying out DiMarzio's Area pickups?

[@risingson74]

Just got done installing lace sensor golds in my Japanese strat and ooohweee, what an amazing sound. It’s so clean and smooth with lots of chime. I should have done this upgrade a while ago!

[@robdavis8307]

I run the Blue/Silver/Red sensors with an Obsidian Wiring solderless control set with the Blender mod. The dynamic and tonal pallette is astounding, and they're dead quiet. Strat to Tele and even Les Paul tones with minor eq tweaks. I've all but stopped using my other guitars because of how versatile this setup is. Lace all the way in this comparison. Well done, by the way.

[@cluthz]

Have the same config on the Strat Plus Deluxe, I like it a lot.

[@japanders]

I was thinking about the same setup for my ~1998 mim strat. Good to know they play nice with obsidian.

[@dankers12]

ive always been a huge fan of lace sensors and also of your playing

[@robertogiangrande6163]

hi, great video as always thank you. COuld please tell me what OD you're using? thanks a lot.

[@barrytaaffe7449]

Probably still prefer the original for cutting through more than anything but the laces do sound great and definitely less noise. Thanks for the content, really enjoyed it.

[@viperBSG]

Had a Strat Plus back in the day. Loved it. Lace are expensive but I feel they are worth it. But research them deeply to get what you really want. They have so many types. Different colors logo mean different sound, be aware of this. Shane, Thank You for so much hard work to share with us. So much appreciated. I think your lace are perfect for what you need being much less noise. ,was wondering after a bit of time playing them out in gigs, recording, ect. could you maybe make another video of the experience's your having with them. again tyvm for all the video's.

[@erickleefeld4883]

The Lace company has so many variations of the Sensor, you can end up with the paralysis of too many choices! (And then they’ve got the Alumitones, just in case you weren’t bewildered already.) Every pickup company does this, with so many different choices - but in reality, they’re similar enough that a little change to your amp settings can mask any major distinctions.

[@laska747]

I had a 1987 Strat Plus with gold LS pickups. I ended up swapping out the bridge pickup for a Seymour Duncan Lil’ 59 just to beef up that position. After a few years I got a bit bored of the sound and sold it. Now have a RW Vintera Strat which came with CS ‘59 pickups and it’s definitely the best and authentic sounding Strat I’ve owned to my ears.

[@joeltunnah]

Expensive? A Lace single coil is only $79 USD.

[@massimos6863]

Hi Shane great Demo, the lace sensor are good I have lots of different guitars with lace sensor pickups, but I do prefer the single coils, great playing Shane ❤ 🔥 🎸

[@Alejandro1956]

I love the Lace Sensor. I I can`t stand the traditional PU's noise and I am not a traditional strat tone purist either. I have two sets: Red-Silver-Silver and Hot Gold set with 13.2k brige PU. As always, fanstastic review Shane 🙌

[@scrubbingmonkeys2488]

Howdy.....are the Red and hot bridge similar?

[@stevecox9871]

A really interesting comparison, thanks for taking the trouble. I am listening with cans on and the differences are quite apparent. Personally, I prefer the original pickups because they sound more Straty. The lace sensors are probably better for recording where noise is an issue, but I play in a band and pickup noise is the least of my problems. Nice playing too - thank you.

[@ERAPOSORESERVA]

The sensors sound better than any noiseless pickups I’ve tried but I still prefer the stock ones. Also I’d never put those in a vintage strat like yours. Long story short, now you have the perfect excuse to buy a second strat 😁

[@cripplehisguitar2798]

I love them and now that I’ve watched your video I also see that I’m not wrong. The sustain is a lot longer and less of a sharp drop off but gradual on the Lace. I think this is another good factor in investing in a pair if you haven’t already. Great Video my friend keep them coming.

[@tomashguitar638]

After watching this video among a few others, I got a set of Golds taken from old Strat Plus (two cable version with metal baseplate). I’ve heard these sound a bit different than newer ones, but anyway - I’m really falling in love with them quickly. My impression is that they do not sound exactly like a vintage single coil, but they do behave in the same way. Meaning like, you can hear a pickups’ general tonality over KZbin, but you can’t hear the dynamic response. I’ve heard people compare this pickups to other noiseless designs like DiMarzio Area. I’ve tried both and to me they’re different worlds. Area sounds like a single coil, but it reacts to picking dynamics like a humbucker, which is what it is. On the other hand, Lace sounds a bit more like a mixed hum/single sound, like it has a bit of parked wah sound blended underneath, but the way it reacts to the pick attack, playing dynamics, is unmistakeably true single coil. As said in the video, these are not completely noiseless but they’re 90% there, the 60Hz buzz will not bother you any more than idle hum from drive pedals or gain channel. Also, sound-wise, they’re not fully there, as I already mentioned, there’s a bit of honky parked wah sound layered that kind of smears notes together when you play a chord under a bit of gain, and they’re a bit dead on the overtones, but dynamics are as spongy, saggy, quacky, as any of you regular strat pickups. You just don’t get that in any vertical stack design. For me, Lace are the clear winner of my noiseless strat quest, the first and only pickup so far to get me to point where I can say, it’s close enough, now I can play my music and not bother any further. On a final note, there are recommendations to put those pickups as close to strings as possible, that didn’t work for me, they lose a lot of strat character that way. I found them sounding their best when set further from the strings, just like plain vanilla strat pickups, and no, they don’t lose the output, they just regain clarity. My neck pickup is almost level with the pickguard and sounds like a charm.

[@johnhenderson5485]

The staggered poles on the 59s always makes the g string signal louder 💞💞

[@davidbruce1205]

Great demo. I have a set of Fender/Lace Sensor golds in my 1989 Strat Plus. The 59’s sounds little better but I find noise totally unacceptable. So I have stayed with the Lace Sensors since 1989. I find that the TBX tone control works well when in position 4.

[@joea8842]

I like the laces better for sure. Some creamier about it. I didn't hear a lot of ice pic in the laces. Great playing

[@tedkoester814]

Got a custom shop strat with golds, e801300, had since new, criminally havnt played in a helluva while, inspired me to go rediscover an old friend....

[@richardellis8808]

My '74 Strat has a Lace Blue in the neck, a Lace Gold in the middle, and a 70's DiMarzio Fat Strat in the neck. I'm very happy with it.

[@georgeg4136]

Nice comparison video! question: my '91 Strat Plus has a lace sensor that only has two wires each, how many wires do yours have?

[@hlcotten6587]

Can’t wait! Bracing myself!🤣🤣

[@intheblues]

Let me know what you think :)

[@craighornsby78]

Got 2 Clapton Strats with Lace, I like them but grew and learnt from 90’s Clapton era. Both definitely have their place and is personal preference.

[@charlfrick8245]

Stock PUs for my ears and taste, thanks, but I can appreciate your need for the hum cancelling utility against the noisy power supply in many Aussie venues. ps Great job, Shane!

[@beefyburt]

I have Hot Golds in my AmPro 1, and they sound very good. In my AmPro 2 I have CS69’s, which sound great also, not much between them.

[@tres311]

I think the stocks sound better or they’re mic’d better. Never underestimate fenders stocks pickups. I think they makes some of the more gorgeous sounding pickups period

[@artamussumatra6286]

I agree, and it’s not just on American made Fenders either. I’ve got an American Professional Tele, a made in Mexico Strat, and a Squier Bullet Tele, and I love the pups on all of them. 👍

[@gigmandrew8975]

I like lace sensors but prefer stock single coils for their dynamic response and sound. Thanks for posting this Shane! Good job as always!

[@shanewalton8888]

The Laces are different, but still sound great. Definitely a useable sound.

[@paulmearing9192]

I have these in my USA Std 1987 I've had bare knuckles fender CS pickups and the golds are superb and quiet and true single coils due to the design. And they handle gain without getting noisy. Horses for courses though. Good review.

[@jsussman155]

This reminds me of comparing my Fender Custom Shop 60s style strat and Nash S-63 strat with Lollars. The Lollars were a bit more powerful and articulate, but I found myself setting up the Nash to as closely as possible emulate the Fender, because the Fender spank, to me, will always be THE sound of a Stratocaster. The sensors sound a lot like the Lollars and while they sound clear, articulate, and quite nice, once you went back to the Fender pickups, I just heard THAT sound.

[@mikestroud9969]

I prefer Emg pickups good video buddy 👍💯🎸🎸

[@DamianS1893]

My question to you Shane. Are you more happy with the new pup's...? Either way, I recommend an MXR Smart Gate Pedal.

[@grilledspaghetti]

I usually keep my tone controlled around 6 on my Fender. My partscaster with the Sensors doesn't need that. I love the silver from the 3 color set.

[@yettielusive3370]

Great comparison, in the apples to apples, the lace pick ups are not quite as bright, not as articulate. However, both sound great and what you said if you eq a slight adjustment you could probably get them to quite similar. Thanks for taking the time. Great video.

[@scb1620]

I preferred the original in the neck and middle positions, but I really liked the Lace in the bridge.

[@doogledog1740]

I perceived a lack of edge/snap on the Lace bridge pickup in both mix and isolated clean tones, a fair bit less diff between middle & neck pickups. In clean tones the Lace bridge struck me as somewhat Tele-like. Not ice-picky, and good that it wasn't at all muffled. The noise test was impressive. In terms of live playing I expect the Lace pickups would be a good option. Thanks, Shane, a useful comparison.

[@RonaldBridges-zp3mt]

I put lace sensors on a bunch of guitars in the nineties. I found them to be gre at pickups, except on low volume & clean. They were muddy. I also discovered that when mixed with humbucking pickups, they sometimes made them DEAD quiet, quiter than tue HB on its own. It depends on how the HB is wound.

[@aronisalman1182]

Love sound of stock pickup

[@kerrywilliams8100]

Play the lace sensors live and then give us a review letting you know what you think of them after that. PS your new setup looks great and your channel just keeps getting better and better 👍

[@gregmock6808]

I love lace sensor pickups...have one in the middle position of my HSH tele

[@deadeyejed1126]

I have the Blue,Silver and Red Lace Sensor Pickups on my 1993 Deluxe Plus Stratocaster and the sound is the Best for any type of music you play!!! I have them on all my Stratocaster.

[@heftosprod]

I know most of us zhunned them back in the day, but i do like them now. My original Jeff Beck sig model is easily one of my best instruments.

[@svetoslavslavov7215]

I have had this pickups for more than a 35 years and l'v change them for vintage noiseless and sounds much better! I think your should try them.

[@ErdemYildirim_]

What about the buzz in the 2. and 4. position in Lace sensors?

[@jonathanmeyer1164]

I have been using an hss set of the golds for about 8 years, and they're solid pickups. The humbucker is wired with a 3 way toggle, so i can still get the single coil bridge sound.

[@mbaraka92]

why 3 way?

[@jonathanmeyer1164]

Its basically a selectable coil split. The middle position is the full humbucker. The upper position is the top coil of the humbucker, and the lower position is the bottom coil.

[@mbaraka92]

@@jonathanmeyer1164 thanks, but is there a big difference between the 2 coils that makes it worth it to need to be more precise when switching? (I‘m planning to get the gold deluxe set with a 2way toggle to split)

[@jonathanmeyer1164]

There is a slight difference to my ear, but i dont have the right gear to properly record it to see how much of a difference it is, if at all. I liked the idea of having 2 more tone options in the middle/bridge position though.

[@azmike3572]

What sounds are the lace pickups not picking up? And will they still pick up vibration-caused sounds from ajacent strings (causing us to palm-mute)?

[@Poldek.Misiak]

I think both sets sound cool. I like Lace Sensor pickups because they capture the sound and look of Strat Plus from the 80s. The only downside is their price. They are a bit too expensive. At least here in Europe. Shane, could you review some affordable pickups? Such as Tonerider City Limits or IronGear Texas Loco. Thank you.

[@jedimindfrak82]

I love lace golds, you should invest in a TBX tone control for them, it really opens them up.

[@pastorkev777]

I have heard the Hot Gold set is brighter and a tad less compressed, likely not counting the extra hot bridge. I would consider Lace Hot Gold beck, RWRP Hot Gold or Silver middle and a Purple or Burgundy Bridge.

[@tonepilot]

I’ve always been Lace-curious. These sound really good. I actually like the look better.

[@rossettivictor]

Gold Lace Sensors sound a little bit fatter/hotter but they keep the sparkle and bell tone. With overdrive they shine!! Many ('94) years ago I modified my Am Std Strat with a Lace Sensor red on the bridge,. It was great with high gain sounds so it gained lots of versatility...

[@zenermaniac2571]

I liked the Lace pickups best in every comparison.

[@Nizodizo]

The Fender one sounds cool.

[@williamfoster4463]

Thought they both sounded great the 59s had a bit more top end sizzle which I preferred but the sensors are probably better for a live situation and better for higher gain

[@mrcasanova25]

Never been a fan of the fender sound, but this Lace pick ups have certainly made re-question my opinion on the matter 😂

[@glenndavis6793]

I love them both

[@panumattila1253]

There is a certain crunchiness to lace golds which I dig. Single coils are classics. Both are cool

[@rudiyantohalim736]

On the clean setting, I can hear that the original pup's had more punch/twang when the lace has a bit of warmer tone.

[@artamussumatra6286]

They sound pretty close. I do like the girth and grit the stock ones have, a bit more character imho. But I’m sure you could adjust and dial in something very similar on the Laces. The main thing is to understand whatever pickups you choose to use, and spend some time adjusting them to their best sound, then dialing them in on your amp. (sometimes a tiny turn of the screwdriver, or a slight turn of a knob can make a very noticeable difference.) As for noise, those of us who prefer the stockers can always use a noise gate. 😉

[@kenny2257]

What height did you set the Lace pickups to ?

[@benallmark9671]

Shane or anybody that can answer me , what modal of Marshall amp is that being used in this video ?

[@LeonCabal]

A comparison between Lace Sensors and Dimarzio Area pickups would be great

[@FGg503]

Once upon a time I put an original set of Lace Sensors in my Strat. If memory serves me correct, I opted for the Gold in the Neck, the Blue in the middle and the Red on the bridge. I thought the whole idea of a "silent" single coil would be nice. However, after using them for a while, I swopped them out for a set of Texas Specials. They didn't impress me that much either. I have a USA 62 Reissue with a set of '57/62 pickups in and honestly, they're just the dogs bollocks! Nothing quite like vintage tone in my honest opinion. I found the Lace Sensors too "smooth" and wasn't sorry to see them go.

[@RyanLee-fn5rz]

Great video. I actually like the original '59s though I do hear how the Lace pickups are cleaner. The Lace sound more compressed to me and with less output. I prefer the grit and what would be described by some as the "harsh treble quack" of the '59. Though see, ... at the end of the day I don't hear enough of a difference to justify an upgrade versus say, ... would rather be spending the money on a pedal.

[@marions.120]

I’m sold on the LACE!

[@bla_blub]

There are so many models of the sensor pickup. Is the gold one the closest to the '59? I want to get rid of hum, but in this comparison I prefer the '59s in a big way.

[@MrShredarg]

I have Gold Lace Sensor, and put a 500k volume pot to bring back the crisp and attack.

[@taufiqmoksin67]

Single coil with 500k pots?