Lace Sensor fans and electronics-savy people, I need some input on what Sensor colors to pick.

[Waraxe]

My first experience withvlace sensors was in the late 90s in my strat plus deluxe.
I liked the red for gain. It was like a super clear po0/bucker sound, but much lower in volume.
The blue was cool. I didnt like the silver, probably because it was in the middle position, which I despise.

After that, my w strat got an HSH hemibucker/hot gold setup.
I had the hemis switchable to the outer coils and a bridge on switch. I couldn't get a good sound, though I believe this was traced to the amps I was using.

I pulled all that for an SSS set of holy grails and a Clapton circuit.

While I like the grails ok, I think I want to go back to a red/something/something set.

 

[ThisIsHuhWow404]

So I’m basically between the Blue/Gold Dually and the Emerald/Purple dually for the neck pickup. It’s a coin flip, I’m 50/50 on which one I go for. Silver middle and Red/Blue Dually bridge are basically locked in.

I still really want to do a Dinkycaster build at some point, but I’ve started to have other plans for that. For this I’m probably just gonna do a normal Strat body with a swimming pool rout and the Delonge mod on the Pickguard for the volume knob. Might just wait for a good screaming deal on a Strat body. My concerns now are mainly aesthetic ones, like…

What finish and pickguard color do I want? Is the angled Bridge Humbucker necessary? What about knobs? Do I want top hats or something non-stratty? Do I want the Fender trem or a Gotoh 510? Etc..

@Waraxe Those Holy Grail pickups are probably the most expensive (new regular production) pickups I’ve seen, about $150 more than the Fishman Gristle Tone Tele set. They better be amazing.

 

[Waraxe]

So I’m basically between the Blue/Gold Dually and the Emerald/Purple dually for the neck pickup. It’s a coin flip, I’m 50/50 on which one I go for. Silver middle and Red/Blue Dually bridge are basically locked in.

I still really want to do a Dinkycaster build at some point, but I’ve started to have other plans for that. For this I’m probably just gonna do a normal Strat body with a swimming pool rout and the Delonge mod on the Pickguard for the volume knob. Might just wait for a good screaming deal on a Strat body. My concerns now are mainly aesthetic ones, like…

What finish and pickguard color do I want? Is the angled Bridge Humbucker necessary? What about knobs? Do I want top hats or something non-stratty? Do I want the Fender trem or a Gotoh 510? Etc..

@Waraxe Those Holy Grail pickups are probably the most expensive (new regular production) pickups I’ve seen, about $150 more than the Fishman Gristle Tone Tele set. They better be amazing.

I got mine with no box, brand new in '18 for 170 bucks.

Couldn't go wrong at that price.

400 bucks plus? Ill pass.

The bridge pickup is really cool. There were actually 2 versions of these floating around. The early ones were a bit hotter, but there were production issues or something, and they unbound them a bit.
The old fender forum had a lot of great lace info.