The Steel Guitar Forum

I'm sure someone will tell me how bad I got taken on my Alumitone purchase:). I gave about 118.00 for my Black anodized Alumitone pick up. I like a lot other players think the Alumitone was plain UGLY, then I saw the Black anodized one it looked pretty good. I looked high and low for a pick up,seemed the only used ones were wide mounts. i got offered every type of pick up ever made if I wanted a wide mount.
The Black anodized one is a pretty nice looker compared to the other one. Here is where I got mine the black ones are pretty hard to find (again I'm probably wrong),But I couldn't find the black ones even Lace had to make it special but the guy I got it from had them make it and ship it very quickly
(1 day!!)..It is on the way....YESSS, Thanks to all who offered to help thank you.. BH

Hey Bill. Got a pic of that black Alumitone. I am one of those you refer to that thinks the Alumitone is butt ugly. A black one would spark my interest.

Rich, I like to never even found someone selling them I will take a picture of mine when I get it in the package also installed, I heard one in a Lace video I didnt have any idea the guys that made Lace sensors made alumitones no wonder they sound so good. i was going to install a ===== Single coil until i started reading about the noise factor arond florescent and neon lights...ihhh anything like the ones in BARS??:)..These are supposed to beat the light noise and keep da tone..I think the black ones will make a big difference. I will post them asap

My GFI has a black Alumitone in it. I have no idea where it came from. It was in the guitar when I got it.

Thanks Joseph. That looks much better that the aluminum colored ones.

I've never had anyone, ever, come up to my Carter D10 steel before, during or after a gig, look at my shiny, polished Alumitone pickups and say "boy, aren't those things ugly?". It's never happened, and I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for the day when it does happen either!

That said, black Alumitones would look very good in some steels and perhaps not so good in others. All I'm interested in is "how good do they sound"? Those of us who have them already know the answer to that one.

(Looks at pickups) "Boy, aren't those things ugly?!"

I'm with you Ned.

Regards, Jay Thompson

Ned,my thoughts exactly.

I'm going to try and make a deal with Lace to sell Alumitones. And I agree the Plain ones look great in a lot of guitars and no so in others they are sharp in those Emmons above this post!!.My Guitar is black and I'm having second thoughts. I think the new ones are not Plastic they are the silver ones anodized I will post pictures soon as I can ..

I really don't care how a pickup looks.

b0b wrote:I really don't care how a pickup looks.

Well, I do like them to have nice hair and short skirts

I'm with William on this one...

No sloping foreheads or Hook noses either.

Beautiful natural maple cabinet on that Carter Ned.

Black pickups sound better.

But do they make you sound faster?

I have a black Magnum with chrome Alumitones in it. I think they look good and sound very good. I would stack this guitar up against any other guitar for sound (well, except a push pull). If it sounds great it looks good to me.
Jerry

I agree with B0b, what difference does it really make what a pickup looks like if it sounds good. I have a black and a chrome alumitone and I like them both.