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Lace Pickups Alumitone Deathbucker BK

4.2 out of 5 stars from 20 customer ratings ()

Pickup for Electric Guitar

  • Humbucker
  • Active sound without batteries
  • Powerful bass with crisp highs
  • Also in split mode hum
  • Suitable for neck and bridge position
  • High-output
  • Connections: 4-Wire
  • DC resistance: 5 kOhm
  • Cap colour: Black
  • Made in USA
  • Available since November 2018
  • Item number 452449
  • Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
  • Active No
  • Wiring 4-core
  • Output High
  • Cap Yes
  • Colour Black
  • Position Bridge, Neck
136 €
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Great pickups
Kruh 23.05.2025
Bridge position:
Sound: Super clear, aggressive, and tight. It handles high gain really well and keeps the notes nice and defined.

Feel: Great for metal, prog, and any heavy styles where you need fast, precise riffs to cut through the mix.

Output: High output, but it doesn’t get muddy or overly bassy like some other high-gain pickups.

Neck position:
Sound: Surprisingly bright and clear for a neck pickup. It doesn’t get that usual mushy or overly warm neck tone.

Feel: Think smooth, expressive lead tones with lots of clarity – great for solos.

Output: Still powerful, but a bit more focused on mids and note separation.
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Heffen 27.11.2024
i wont say its the same as having active pickups, but theres some sparkle to it i don't generally associate with passive mics. great cleans too.
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I Finally Tried One
skarsson 13.10.2026
I installed the Alumitone Deathbucker in my Ibanez Prestige, and it honestly feels like a different guitar now.

I'll start by saying that I'm not really a pickup snob. I've never been the type of player who constantly swaps pickups or spends hundreds of dollars chasing tiny differences in tone. In fact, I rarely replace pickups at all. That said, I've been curious about Lace's Alumitone pickups for years, and eventually decided to see what it's all about.

I'm glad I did.

This pickup is aggressive, clear, and incredibly articulate, especially for metal. Palm-muted riffs hit hard, harmonics jump out effortlessly, and even under high gain individual notes remain easy to hear. The low end is tight, the highs are clear without being harsh, and it never gets muddy.

What impressed me most is that I could immediately hear and feel the difference. Since I mostly play modern high-gain music, I wasn't expecting such a noticeable improvement, but it was obvious from the first time I plugged in. The pickup stays clear under heavy gain and remains responsive to your playing instead of feeling compressed.

After trying a lot of gear over the years, this is one of the few upgrades that immediately made me wonder why I hadn't done it sooner.

Pros:
Incredible clarity and note separation
High output without sounding compressed
Excellent harmonics
Tight low end
Very responsive to picking dynamics
Hum-free
Looks great

Cons:
Unusual design may not be for everyone but I love it
Not the cheapest pickup on the market
May make you want to replace the pickups in your other guitars too
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Großartiger, differenzierter und splitbarer Humbucker!!
Blake Wilder 28.09.2021
Auf der Suche nach einem modern und differenziert klingenden Humbucker für meine Gibson All-American II bin ich nach einiger Recherchezeit auf den Deathbucker gestoßen. In die engere Wahl kamen zuvor der SD Invader und auch das Fishman Fluence System. Der Invader scheint jedoch leider keinen schönen Cleansound zu haben, das Fluence-System klingt toll und ist flexibel, es war mir dann doch zu aufwändig, ein aktives System in die Gitarre zu bauen. So entschied ich mich für den Deathbucker.

Der Deathbucker wird in einer edel anmutenden Box geliefert, Schrauben sind im Lieferumfang enthalten.
Der Humbucker wirkt ziemlich ungewöhnlich, da hier ein anderes Konzept verfolgt wird ("current driven") - für weitere technische Infos: Einbau ließ sich sehr leicht bewerkstelligen, ich habe ihn einfach gegen den bereits vorhandenen Gibson 500T ausgetauscht.
Der Deathbucker ist splitbar (das war mir sehr wichtig!), ist somit vier-adrig. Im Singlecoil-Modus bleibt er gleich laut, auch gibt es keine Brummeinstreuungen, ein wirklicher Gamechanger!

Zum Sound:
Der Lace Deathbucker bietet einen wirklich klaren, aufgeräumten Sound, welcher immer differenziert bleibt, auch bei hohen Gaineinstellungen. Im Cleanbereich verhält es sich ebenso, er klingt nicht!

Ich bin froh, auf den Deathbucker gestoßen zu sein, da er neue klangliche Möglichkeiten ermöglicht und zudem auch keine Vorverstärkung notwendig ist. Ebenso bin ich von seiner Durchsetzungskraft und Brummfreiheit (in beiden Modes) beeindruckt.
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