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SS.org Regular
I spent a couple hours with the Abasi set last night, here are some points of note:
Abasi set may be the most versatile Fishman set thus far. V1 Bridge is tight, bright, and aggressive but it isn't overly compressed like the Modern set. V2 Bridge is mid heaven, very warm and clear, even sounds great clean. V3 (Single Coil) sounds like a single coil, very bright and "chimey". Unfortunately the single coil is pretty noisy if you use it with any sort of higher gain application. That is the biggest drawback. It is useable clean, especially in the Middle and Neck positions. V1/V2 on the Neck is similar to the bridge. Good for cleans, fluid for leads. You can even switch the North/South Coils to get various blends and tones on the Neck/Middle position.
My favorite part of the set though is if you have multiple toggle switches, you can route the North Coil and South Coil to them giving you "blends" in different positions (Middle and Neck mostly - Bridge is either "on" or "off"). So even if the single coil isn't useable with high gain amps, I can switch one of the coils (I'm not sure which due to my setup) that gives the Bridge V2 more of a tele-like twang. It isn't a true single coil, but for me I think this is one of the biggest selling points of the set. It's the halfway point between a single coil and humbucker, all the features you'd likely want from both without any of the drawbacks (noise, shrill highs, etc.).
Abasi set may be the most versatile Fishman set thus far. V1 Bridge is tight, bright, and aggressive but it isn't overly compressed like the Modern set. V2 Bridge is mid heaven, very warm and clear, even sounds great clean. V3 (Single Coil) sounds like a single coil, very bright and "chimey". Unfortunately the single coil is pretty noisy if you use it with any sort of higher gain application. That is the biggest drawback. It is useable clean, especially in the Middle and Neck positions. V1/V2 on the Neck is similar to the bridge. Good for cleans, fluid for leads. You can even switch the North/South Coils to get various blends and tones on the Neck/Middle position.
My favorite part of the set though is if you have multiple toggle switches, you can route the North Coil and South Coil to them giving you "blends" in different positions (Middle and Neck mostly - Bridge is either "on" or "off"). So even if the single coil isn't useable with high gain amps, I can switch one of the coils (I'm not sure which due to my setup) that gives the Bridge V2 more of a tele-like twang. It isn't a true single coil, but for me I think this is one of the biggest selling points of the set. It's the halfway point between a single coil and humbucker, all the features you'd likely want from both without any of the drawbacks (noise, shrill highs, etc.).