A quick comparison between the original Gold Lace Sensor pickups that came in my 1992 Strat Plus and a set of Reilander Vintage Scoops (Alnico II).
The Lace Sensor tracks were recorded first; the Reilander VS's were then installed and recorded. The same wiring scheme was used for both tests.
Recording chain: Guitar -> Alesis iO14 Firewire interface -> laptop -> DAW (Reaper) running AmpliTube 3

The Reilander's are a little louder than the Lace Sensor's in the recording... this may be partly due to a change in strumming technique.

Sound samples are as follows:
1) Lace br...   2) Reilander br...   3)Lace br+md...   4) Reilander br+md...   5) Lace md...   
6) Reilander md...   7) Lace md+nk...   8) Reilander md+nk...   9) Lace nk...   10) Reilander nk

br = bridge; md = middle; nk = neck

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While subtle in these recordings, I find the Reilander's to be more open sounding than the Lace Sensors when playing through a decent amp (i.e. less compressed sounding) - particularly with overdriven tones.

Gold Lace Sensors vs. Reilander Vintage Scoops (clean chords)

A quick demo of the Reilander Vintage Scoop pickups I recently installed in my '92 Strat Plus. Due to noise constraints (apartment living) I made these using AmpliTube. I'm really pleased with the sounds I can coax out of these pickups.

Recording chain: 1992 Strat Plus with a Rosewood fingerboard -> Alesis iO14 Firewire interface -> laptop -> DAW (Reaper) running AmpliTube 3.

Sound samples are as follows:
1) br...   2) br+md...   3) md...   4) md+nk...   5) nk

br = bridge; md = middle; nk = neck

Reilander Vintage Scoops in a Strat (clean chords)

A quick comparison between the original Gold Lace Sensor pickups that came in my 1992 Strat Deluxe and a set of Reilander Vintage Scoops (Alnico II).
The Lace Sensor tracks were recorded first; the Reilander VS's were then installed and recorded. The same wiring scheme was used for both tests.
Recording chain: Guitar -> Alesis iO14 Firewire interface -> laptop -> DAW (Reaper) running AmpliTube 3

The Reilander's are a little louder than the Lace Sensor's in the recording... this may be partly due to a change in strumming technique.

Sound samples are as follows:
1) Lace br...   2) Reilander br...   3)Lace br+md...   4) Reilander br+md...   5) Lace md...   
6) Reilander md...   7) Lace md+nk...   8) Reilander md+nk...   9) Lace nk...   10) Reilander nk

br = bridge; md = middle; nk = neck

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While subtle in these recordings, I find the Reilander's to be more open sounding than the Lace Sensors when playing through a decent amp (i.e. less compressed sounding) - particularly with overdriven tones.

Gold Lace Sensors vs. Reilander Vintage Scoops (inxs type riff)

Gold Lace Sensors vs. Reilander Vintage Scoops (dirty riff)

A quick demo of the Reilander Vintage Scoop pickups I recently installed in my Strat. Due to noise constraints (apartment living) I made these using AmpliTube. I'm really pleased with the sounds I can coax out of these pickups.

Recording chain: 1992 Strat Plus with a Rosewood fingerboard -> Alesis iO14 Firewire interface -> laptop -> DAW (Reaper) running AmpliTube 3.

Sound samples are as follows:
1) br... 2) br+md... 3) md... 4) md+nk... 5) nk

br = bridge; md = middle; nk = neck

Reilander Vintage Scoops in a Strat (inxs type riff)

Gold Lace Sensors vs. Reilander Vintage Scoops (jazzy lead line)

Reilander Vintage Scoops in a Strat (jazzy lead line)

Gold Lace Sensors vs. Reilander Vintage Scoops (jazz chords)

Reilander Vintage Scoops in a Strat (jazz chords)

A quick demo of the Reilander Vintage Scoop pickups I recently installed in my Strat. Due to noise constraints (apartment living) I made these using AmpliTube. I'm really pleased with the sounds I can coax out of these pickups... if only it was as easy to coax a mild tube overdrive sound out of AmpliTube.

Recording chain: 1992 Strat Deluxe with a Rosewood fingerboard -> Alesis iO14 Firewire interface -> laptop -> DAW (Reaper) running AmpliTube 3.

Sound samples are as follows:
1) br... 2) br+md... 3) md... 4) md+nk... 5) nk

br = bridge; md = middle; nk = neck

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