HeHasTheJazzHands
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What does it look like? it's been ages since I've unboxed a Fishman set
The Fishman Fluence Thread
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moshwitz
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HeHasTheJazzHands
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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.
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.
moshwitz
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only have that, the red/ black and the orange/yellow like in the pic.
TheShreddinHand
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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!!
bjjman
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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.
moshwitz
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Got her done.. I'm good to go now,, thanks ;-)
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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 .
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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.
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Reminds me a lot of Kiesel Lithium pick ups. They are the exact same way as you describe the Fluences for you.
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Totally agree lol I just didn’t want to come out and say it .
Halowords
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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.
Regardless, I'm looking forward to giving them a spin and seeing how they gel with my playing style.
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/
source: https://riffmagazine.com/festivals/aftershock-20221006-slipknot/
A.JohnHayes
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great point - i hadn't considered that.
but i guess i'm mainly just surprised he's with (or trying out) fishmans, given that he's a seymour artist with his own signature pickup.
hopefully these are something new, and they're prototypes that he's cooking up with fishman...
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HeHasTheJazzHands
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I'm kinda curious how a MIck Thomson sig Fishman would work. His playing and tone isn't... very dynamic. The dude fucking RIPS, but like... he has only 2 modes: Pissed and Pissed but Fast. 
So idk how a multi-voiced Mick Thomson pickup would work. Heck even his Duncan pickups were voiced to be the more EMG-like of the bunch, so he pretty much likes that one sound.
So idk how a multi-voiced Mick Thomson pickup would work. Heck even his Duncan pickups were voiced to be the more EMG-like of the bunch, so he pretty much likes that one sound.
Kyle Jordan
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Maybe Mick will be the first with two “active” voices? Like a Fluenced EMTY and more Modern/81.
My guess is it will probably not be a sig, but just a tweaked set. If that pic is indicative, he could be basing his on the Dev set. Maybe Mick’s voice will be a brighter one like the EMTY and then a small tweak on one of Dev’s.
I think the bigger question is will Fishman snag Jim Root as well? Mick has been with Duncan a long time, but Jim seems deeper in with EMG.
I also wonder if say, Jeff Loomis goes Fluence, Duncan will just outright abandon active pickups?
My guess is it will probably not be a sig, but just a tweaked set. If that pic is indicative, he could be basing his on the Dev set. Maybe Mick’s voice will be a brighter one like the EMTY and then a small tweak on one of Dev’s.
I think the bigger question is will Fishman snag Jim Root as well? Mick has been with Duncan a long time, but Jim seems deeper in with EMG.
I also wonder if say, Jeff Loomis goes Fluence, Duncan will just outright abandon active pickups?
in this interview from october 2022, mick talks about using passive pickups in the studio for their latest album - so if he is working with fishman now, i suspect it's probably because he got a taste for passive pickups and wants the best of both worlds (active & passive).
"Joe has a certain openness to trying different things, which I loved. He got me to use a bunch of different passive pickups with great effect on a bunch of spots. So that’s something I’ve reopened my mind to after 20 years. I play passives and stuff at home, but I wouldn’t even consider taking a passive pickup guitar to go play metal in somebody’s basement.
But dialing that back a bit was fun because it forced me to really dig in. I’ve got a heavy right hand anyway, so it’s not much work for me to dig in more to get more out of those strings.”
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"Joe has a certain openness to trying different things, which I loved. He got me to use a bunch of different passive pickups with great effect on a bunch of spots. So that’s something I’ve reopened my mind to after 20 years. I play passives and stuff at home, but I wouldn’t even consider taking a passive pickup guitar to go play metal in somebody’s basement.
But dialing that back a bit was fun because it forced me to really dig in. I’ve got a heavy right hand anyway, so it’s not much work for me to dig in more to get more out of those strings.”
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HeHasTheJazzHands
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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 indent
