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Hot golds are slightly hotter and fuller sounding than standard golds, but not ovepoweringly so.
When I was reworking a Hohner Strat copy with a maple body I searched the various guitar forums for pickup advice. Mark Mitchell (smark on the fender forum and the in house Strat pickup guru) suggested that Hot Golds sounded good with any body / neck wood combination and posted sound clips.
Don Mare who worked for Lace at the time suggested a standard Gold in the middle position for extra "quack". So I reassembled the guitar with Hots in the bridge and neck and Gold in the middle.
OK, but bridge sounded a bit harsh, so put a Lace silver (hotter and less top end response). These pickups balanced well for my ears, in this guitar and are not set to be swapped out = very good (and I am fussy!).
So two spare Hots, one now in neck of 3 pickup Tele and again is staying in (mighty mite ceramic middle (really!) Kent Armstrong bridge). The last of the 3 I bought is earmarked for another project, again in the neck position of a partscaster 12 string.
So, in summary I like them in the neck positions of two guitars I own and play, but they work for other people elsewhere.
In case you think I have limited my pickup choice to Lace products, I have guitars with Seymour Duncan, Voodoo, Keystone and O.C. Duff pickups, they all have their place.
Hope this helps. PM me if further advice / experiences required.
JayBee
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