Fender lace sensor

1. When did Fender use Lace Sensor pickups?
2. What do Lace Sensor pickups do?
3. What Lace Sensors did Clapton use?
4. Are Lace Sensors active?

When did Fender use Lace Sensor pickups?

The official birth of the first Lace Sensor pickup occurred in 1985 and was then used exclusively by Fender from 1987 to 1996. Initially, there were four varieties of Lace Sensors to choose from: gold, silver, red, and blue.

What do Lace Sensor pickups do?

Unlike ordinary electric guitar pickups that read string vibration from 6 magnetic poles, Lace Sensors generate 36 separate magnetic "sensing" fields which, in the areas where they contact the string, "read" the strings' vibration. (Regular guitar pickups only generate anywhere from 4 to 12 fields).

What Lace Sensors did Clapton use?

Clapton first used Gold Lace Sensors on three prototype signature models built by George Blanda and Michael Stevens – one was finished in Torino Red and the other two in Pewter Grey Metallic – in the "Prince's Trust Concert", in June 1986.

Are Lace Sensors active?

Are the Alumitone pickups active or passive: The Alumitone pickups are passive. What is the difference between an Alumitone and a Sensor pickup? The Lace Sensor is ultimately the worlds quietest true single coil pickup. It utilizes a focused magnetic field as the basis for its sound.