Most guitarists are not quite happy with their pickups - it's a fact of life. With so many different types and brands to choose, it's a minefield out there.

I have actually tried most - and made many 'mistakes' when I bought them, later to be sold for little return or just dumped in a corner. Well, for me, those days are less now because I got fed up with pickups.

A while ago I purchased the 'dream' - a guitar which took Fender 3 years to make. Luthier Gene Baker (of Baker Guitars) made the 'dream' for Awesome John ( a Turkish Guitarist - really great guy visit www.awesomejohn.com ). Now, on this guitar, were pickups that took well over a year or so to develop. These were made by AGI Lace's Jeff Lace himself. Jeff figured out a great design for the 'dream' so I wanted to get some more of those - but they were a one off lot. No to be deterred I contacted Jeff and he made a set of the exact specification for this guitar too. Visit www.dreamstrat.com for more about the 'dream'.

You see, these pickups are setup in such a way as they are 'summed' outputs and not 'humbucker' in the true sense. The result is a sound that is 'awesome' as awesome John will testify. Here's what I did on this guitar.

Well they do look ordinary enough - just like your everyday Lace sensor - actually, no not really. These are the same spec as those on the 'dream' so these really are something special. I have not gone in to great depths of how to fit pickups - that's a simple job and covered all over the internet - and these are just as easy as any others to fit. Don't forget - crap pickups - crap guitar - and I should know, I've bought hundreds of crap pickups..... Jeff Lace of AGI-Lace

This picture is of the pickups after just fitting on to the scratch plate. They do look rather ordinary, but in real life are probably as cool a pickup as you are ever likely to buy from anywhere, but they are not cheap. There are various options for different wiring but I used a 'summed' design which is not disclosed on this site - checkout the various wiring designs on the net there is more than enough of these.