LegacyOfOddGod
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Yeah, I'll take your word for it. I also like a bit of "air" in my sound as well so I would probably be put off by a really really tight PUP like the aftermath.
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Yeah, I'll take your word for it. I also like a bit of "air" in my sound as well so I would probably be put off by a really really tight PUP like the aftermath.
diagrammatiks
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Aftermaths are so dry.
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diagrammatiks
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I love the aftermaths. Not everyone’s cup of tea for sure.
LiveOVErdrive
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Do the deactivators do what they say they do?
(active sound but passive)
(active sound but passive)
KnightBrolaire
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nope, they do their own thing. Nothing really sounds like actives, even though plenty of passive makers claim they do.
Science_Penguin
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I'll second the Lace X Bar and raise you anything in the Alumatone range. Bout the only passives I know of that come close to active-ish tone, least in my opinion.
lewis
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more close to the new Fishman active stuff that still gives you that dynamic vibe
diagrammatiks
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Yikes. Downvote that xbar suggestion.
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diagrammatiks
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I have alumitones in a Custom Tele, they're alright though don't make enough of an impression on me that I should go for the X-bar.
Have some more pics (it's actually a picture of a picture since I continually mod this thing) -
the xbar in my Strandberg are the worst pickups I’ve ever owned in my entire life.
Alright keep your battery toys then ...
Those are not the X-bars ... and they are better in a full tone wood luthery , unlike this tele with could lack bass and low mids .I have alumitones in a Custom Tele, they're alright though don't make enough of an impression on me that I should go for the X-bar.
Have some more pics (it's actually a picture of a picture since I continually mod this thing) -
KnightBrolaire
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lmao alumitones are the same as xbars soundwise. awfully ballsy of you to assume that you know what cip's tele sounds like
MASS DEFECT
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Lol xbars have nothing on any fishman fluence. A duncan designed pickup was much better sounding.
Strobe
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What about actives are you liking? The compression? The clarity? The gain? The usability and evenness of the tone and volume knobs? Or something particular to the EQ profile?
The Fishmans moderns are moderately compressed (less than EMG's, but more than a lot of passives). They have a lot of clarity and are gainy as &%$#
As much as people rag on EMG's for being compressed, that's actually one of those things that people like about many pickups. A lot of high gain pickups are pretty compressed compared to say a PAF. You can get the compression from a lot of overwound pickups especially with ceramic magnets (e.g. Duncan Distortion or a BKP Ragnarok). Most BKP's and certain pickups from other builders (e.g. Custom 5) have clarity that is competitive. There is no way around the way the volume/tone interact with the pickup - that's a high impedance / low impedance thing, but you can make up some of the behavior in a passive setup with things like a treble bleed.
It's a shame you cannot fit in the battery pack somewhere. That really takes the pain in the but out of batteries. I used to always swap batteries before a gig, because I was paranoid of the battery dying. Now I just charge it.
The Fishmans moderns are moderately compressed (less than EMG's, but more than a lot of passives). They have a lot of clarity and are gainy as &%$#
As much as people rag on EMG's for being compressed, that's actually one of those things that people like about many pickups. A lot of high gain pickups are pretty compressed compared to say a PAF. You can get the compression from a lot of overwound pickups especially with ceramic magnets (e.g. Duncan Distortion or a BKP Ragnarok). Most BKP's and certain pickups from other builders (e.g. Custom 5) have clarity that is competitive. There is no way around the way the volume/tone interact with the pickup - that's a high impedance / low impedance thing, but you can make up some of the behavior in a passive setup with things like a treble bleed.
It's a shame you cannot fit in the battery pack somewhere. That really takes the pain in the but out of batteries. I used to always swap batteries before a gig, because I was paranoid of the battery dying. Now I just charge it.
MASS DEFECT
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yep.buying rechargeable batteries are a much better option. 2nd best alternative to using the fishman batt pack since a quality rechargeable battery puts out 9v until it dies just like the fishman pack. and you get relatively the same hours.
