Post by antigua on Jun 18, 2020 3:01:41 GMT -5
I bought the Lace Hot Golds a few years ago. Their slightly mushy sound appeals to me occasionally. But I wanted a black colored set, while my Hot Golds were white, so I decided to buy the regular Golds in black.
Here is the analysis I did of the golds guitarnuts2.proboards.com/thread/7835/lace-sensor-golds-analysis-review
It appears there is nothing that can be said about the Golds that I hadn't already said about the Hot Golds. They appear to be nearly identical. The resonant peak frequency and Q factor, loaded or unloaded, are almost exactly the same. In fact, it's the Hot Gold that has a slightly higher peak, if only by a few hertz. The inductances only differ by about 50mH. The capacitance of both the Gold and Hot Gold read exactly 180pF. The magnetic strength of both peaks out around 280 Gauss. Interestingly, the only value that differs significantly is the one value that doesn't matter, the DC resistance.
Lace says about the Hot Golds "The Lace Hot Gold Sensors have upgraded and hotter Barium Ferrite magnets" I don't know what that means, but I know my Gauss meter is telling me they have identical flux densities.
I'm a little disappointed. I was hoping I'd get something new and exciting to try out, but it looks like I've received the same pickup in a different color.
Lace Sensor Gold
- DC Resistance: 5.836K ohms
- Measured L: 2.320H
- Calculated C: 180pF
- Gauss: 280G (rubber ferrite)
unloaded: dV: 10.4dB f: 7.46kHz (black)
loaded (200k & 470pF): dV: 5.6dB f: 3.89kHz (blue)
Lace Sensor Hot Gold (re-measured with the DE-5000)
- DC Resistance: 5.489K ohms
- Measured L: 2.273H
- Calculated C: 180pF
- Gauss: 280G (rubber ferrite)
Magnetometer measurements:
Bode plot comparison:
