HeHasTheJazzHands
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What does it look like? it's been ages since I've unboxed a Fishman setno,,in the package i got a grey wire with a connector on it
What does it look like? it's been ages since I've unboxed a Fishman setno,,in the package i got a grey wire with a connector on it
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What does it look like? it's been ages since I've unboxed a Fishman set
Depending on how old the Strandberg was, it may have had a different version of the Moderns. I wasn't big on the original ones but I have the current version (I believe they are up to V3) in one of my guitars and quite like them.Man, I’d written Fluence moderns off because I’d tried them in a strandberg boden 7 and didn’t like the way they sounded. Turned out it’s the strandberg I just didn’t like the sound of. I just got a LTD M-1000 with modern Fluences in it and man these things slay!! Everything I want in pickups. Clean, clear, quiet, insanely tight, articulate…I love these things!!
Got her done.. I'm good to go now,, thanks ;-)Oh yeah thats to make wiring cleaner lol. It's the same thing as the orange/yellow and blue/green 4-pin connector, but cut in half so you use only two pins.
So you can use that if you JUST want to use the voicing switch, but don't plan on ever using V1 gain or HF tilt option. Basically one less bare wire flopping in your cavities. You should have a white and grey 2 pin harness.
In dark sounding guitars most Fluence’s shine imo . I’ve had moderns in bright swamp ash guitars and it made them sound incredibly thin and brash sounding . Tried them in mahogany guitars and they sounded pretty fucking great .Man, I’d written Fluence moderns off because I’d tried them in a strandberg boden 7 and didn’t like the way they sounded. Turned out it’s the strandberg I just didn’t like the sound of. I just got a LTD M-1000 with modern Fluences in it and man these things slay!! Everything I want in pickups. Clean, clear, quiet, insanely tight, articulate…I love these things!!
Only person that's made a Strandberg sound good is Plini. Otherwise every other demo or anything I've heard. they are some of the worst sounding guitars no matter what pick ups or rig they are hooked up to.Man, I’d written Fluence moderns off because I’d tried them in a strandberg boden 7 and didn’t like the way they sounded. Turned out it’s the strandberg I just didn’t like the sound of. I just got a LTD M-1000 with modern Fluences in it and man these things slay!! Everything I want in pickups. Clean, clear, quiet, insanely tight, articulate…I love these things!!
Reminds me a lot of Kiesel Lithium pick ups. They are the exact same way as you describe the Fluences for you.In dark sounding guitars most Fluence’s shine imo . I’ve had moderns in bright swamp ash guitars and it made them sound incredibly thin and brash sounding . Tried them in mahogany guitars and they sounded pretty fucking great .
Totally agree lol I just didn’t want to come out and say it .Only person that's made a Strandberg sound good is Plini. Otherwise every other demo or anything I've heard. they are some of the worst sounding guitars no matter what pick ups or rig they are hooked up to.
I appreciate the differing perspective. It all ended up for naught on my part (at least for now) as they've already got things set up to throw a set of the Abasis into my guitar, so that's what I will at least start out with and possibly keep in there if I like them. I'll have to see. The Reyes sound more like what I'm used to, but I think the Abasi set will help me stretch a bit and satisfy my curiosity. I also think it will be good to stretch a bit and try something with ceramics rather than my usual passives-with-alnico-magnets.JR came standard in my 1st Aristides 070R, and unfortunately did not stay there for long, replaced them w/ Tosins which I LOVE, and now I have the Classics just to change things around, love them too.
Now re the JR set, well, IIRC, and u can search for earlier posts where I described them back then when I had them, they sounded too freakin' warm. I liked the neck pickup more, and w/ that Jazzbox voice 2, it sounded great both clean & overdriven. The bridge was good for rhythm playing, but sucked for leads imho, too warm, hard to describe, it's like lack of air to breathe. Tried it on different setups, but decided to let it go in favor of the Tosins, and that was like night and day, they're almost like exact opposites! JRs are subtle, warm, polite sounding, while the Tosins are anything but. And no, I don't feel they sounded like that due to Aristides' Arium, it's neutral sounding given how bright the Tosins & Classics sound in it.
not sure if this has been discussed already, or confirmed, but is mick thomson (slipknot) now using fishman classic fluences?
source: https://riffmagazine.com/festivals/aftershock-20221006-slipknot/
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great point - i hadn't considered that.t
The Devin set woould make more sense given his pickup history, right?
I guess I'm blind. I don't see the signature fishman "line" runing down the middle. Just looks like some kind of custom black cover to me.not sure if this has been discussed already, or confirmed, but is mick thomson (slipknot) now using fishman classic fluences?
source: https://riffmagazine.com/festivals/aftershock-20221006-slipknot/
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It's definitely a Fishman. It's got the Fishman logo on the bottom corner. Plus I can just barely make out the line indentI guess I'm blind. I don't see the signature fishman "line" runing down the middle. Just looks like some kind of custom black cover to me.