Description
If your soap bar pickups feel like they’re weighing your bass down more than they’re helping your tone, the Lace Alumitone Bass Bar 4.0″ is built to fix that. It drops straight into the standard soap bar footprint on 4-string basses — no routing, no modification to the guitar — and can shave off up to two pounds compared to a conventional pickup. On a bass you’re holding for a three-hour set, that’s a difference you’ll feel in your shoulder and your back before you even plug in.
Tonally, this is where the Alumitone design earns its keep. It’s a “current driven” pickup rather than a traditional voltage-based design, which gives it dead silent, hum-free operation and a frequency response that stretches wider than typical soap bars — great for players who want their low B (or E) to come through with clarity instead of mud, and for getting more articulation out of your mids and highs without added noise floor.
Built for passive installations, but don’t write it off if you’re running active electronics — its low resistance actually plays well with existing preamps, adding sonic range rather than fighting your onboard EQ.
- Chrome finish, 4.0″ size — direct fit for standard soap bar routes
- Alumitone design: current driven, ultra-low noise
- Wide, extended frequency response
- Lightweight construction — up to 2 lbs weight reduction over conventional pickups
- Passive design, compatible with active preamp setups
Part of Lace’s Bass Bar lineup, which also includes the 3.5″ and 4.5″ sizes for other string configurations.
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