Fishman Fluence Classic Humbuckers - First Impressions
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As for wiring the switch backwards, just unscrew the it and screw it back in the other way around
Got a custom guitar in the works and I opted for the classics over the moderns.... Love the video. Your demonstration really helped me out.
Love the sound of those pickups! I did like the acdc demo. Cheers man!
Sounds awesome Leon. Keep rocking!
I am so glad you found these, Leon!
I have been thinking of trading out my SD Custom and PRails for the Fishman Classics on my PRS since doing so on my 80's shred strat guitar. I was using SD Blackouts and was blown away with how the Fishman's clean up with the volume knob and do not have that terrible compression that actives are known for.
I use a Fishman neck single coil and the newer 3 voice Classic bridge humbucker. The single coil tapped tones are the best tapped single tones I have ever played. The neck single coil even has a boost you can wire to the same pot that does the bridge split, so you can pull up one knob and have the neck single coil match the volume level of the tapped bridge pickup.
Cheers!
Man, you’ve got a great soloing style. Very soulful and tasteful.
I have a set of moderns and absolutely love them.
I fail to believe that you sir can make anything sound bad.. great video Leon 🤟🏽😆
love the tone, love the playing! I have a set of fishman DT's coming, be interested to see how they compare to the classics
Here's a tip: you can experiment with the high cut, which can also be wired in for push-pull. That makes the pickups sound less "abrasive", for the lack of a better term. It's something I used considerably with these PU, depending on the set-up.
Active pickups have some great advantages of course in that you're not the ground! I used to use an EMG 85 in the bridge and a 60 in the neck. I'd play lead on the neck a lot and you could get that cool creamy tome like you were getting.
Those sounded really good. Clean and with gain. Very clear. You can hear every note. The voicings is a great feature too.. Great playing as always Leon..
Man I love your playing
Wow man... GREAT GREAT GREAT playing!! I absolutely love your tones and your playing style. I hear a lot of Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest from your playing around the 11:00-11:30 mark. Absolutely love it!!
I have the Modern Fluence pickups in my Schecter and love them. It is currently my favorite guitar.
I used to have two Kelpies from the same litter - called Angus and Malcolm. Unfortunately, they weren't real good at playing guitar but chased sheep pretty well ;)
Best names ever!
Have this same set in an LTD EC1000 Deluxe ... The pick-ups generate such a clean ,pure note ... So clean and articulate it really made me pay attention to my picking . I noticed my picking attack needed to be more precise because you can hear damn near everything through these pickups!
Love your McCarty, have two of my own ....one of PRS's best models...I love the slightly thicker body
Yeah it kicks your ass up play better!
YEAH!
These been on my to buy list for quite a while now. Your vid kinda gives me another bottoms kick towards pulling the trigga))
Despite their gorgeous cleans and crunch capabilities, I much prefer those to fishman modern sets for their incredible clarity with the high gain applications. Though I am that kind of dude who prefers lo-medium output passive PUs with high gain as well))
Really great playing, well done!
Thanks a lot!
I just love how they respond with the volume reduced. I have them in 1 guitar, I may very well put them in my other axes.
Been thinking of putting these in one of my guitars for a while. Great initial review. Keen hear you demo the Diezel Einstein sitting back there...
Those Fishmans are absolutely INSANE! Wow! The versatility is amazing, and all the tones are spot on. I've been considering this set for my PRS. I need clarity, versatility, response, and I need them to be quiet. I was using an EMG 81/89 set but it just wasn't hacking it and the cleans were terrible.
Dude! you have to be the busiest guy on TH-cam, impressive balancing your band, gear, and still trying to have family life.
Exceptional demo! I’ve been on the fence about purchasing a new Ibanez RG5120m because I wasn’t sold on these pickup. My new RG has just been ordered.
How do you like them .??
I was never a friend of active PU's but then I got a Charvel Satchel Sig. and I must say they sound really good :-)
Dude! I'm using these pickups with your ENGL Savage tone on the AXEFX III. I love everything about it
That's awesome to hear - I have to dial up the Savage now!
When my kids were young we had all the VHS Disney movies, they'd always be on. Certain phrases of those movies stuck in my head permanently. Toy Story, there's a part where one of the toys gets his squeaker back and says 'I think I feel a SONG coming on!'. Happy jamming Leon and to all you readers!
Toy Story always hits me in the guts, so many memorable moments
You were not getting too carried away. I haven’t enjoyed a good melodic shred in quite some time thanks
Thanks for the demo. I have zero experience with Fishman, so its interesting to see them in action. My favorite humbucker set is the Seymour Duncan '59/JB (TB-4) which I have in my Charvel and I consider this set to be a classic.
Hard to go wrong with that setup IMO
Those things sound mean! Love the versatility and responsiveness. Solid stuff! Let's hear that Diezel Einstein now hahaha.
Sounds nice Leon, i think it is a great concept of having two voicings on one pickup. I'll be interested to see if you keep these pups in that guitar.
The Fishman Classics are my favorite pickup I've ever owned. I have the three voice version and I find myself going between the different voices on my guitar for different gain/feel these days instead of using overdrives or different amp models. The Fishmans let you cover an incredible amount of tonal ground with one guitar. The only voice I'm not wild about is the neck humbucker with Voice 1 because it's sometimes too dark or bassy for me. But that's totally not a problem with Voice 2 which is clear as a bell. And it's cool that Voice 3 isn't just a coil tap/split of one of the humbucker voices; it really does sound like single coils!
does the voice 3 have hum or noise when using distortion?
@@grunge2012 they make a small amount of white noise in voice 3, but no 60hz hum, atleast in my experience. The white noise is very quiet, much quieter than any pickup I've ever heard. It's only barely evident under high gain too
I have a set of Fishman Devin Townsend signature pickups in a PRS SE Cu 24 Floyd and LOVE them. Very versatile and they don’t sound sterile like EMG’s seem, at least to my ears.
Those sound amazing from the demo's I've heard!
From what I've seen and heard they're meant to be the best from the entire range in terms of covering all your bases at once.
I found the DT Fishmans, particularly the bridge in the "metal" voicing, to be extremely similar to the EMG81. Both are great pickups. The passive singlecoil voicing is what really sets the DT pickups apart imo.
Hey Leon! That creamy, buttery 🧈 smooth tone alone has me wanting to get a set! And I may just buy another Harley custom to put them in. Maybe I’ll go with the color of your PRS you’re using in this vid! But I also love the green n’ Black 24’s as well. Then again maybe I’ll try the single cut this time. It’s all talk until I pull the trigger, & I’ve been a bit antsy with my trigger finger...😉🤣🤘🏼🦾 Cheers
I have the Devon Townsend set in a Suhr Classic Strat, which you'd probably enjoy for the intentionally compressed active humbucker tone and the very open tele-like single coil mode. Active pickups are a fun diversion but I always end up switching back to passives.
Try some of our other pickups. Maybe Classics?
You nailed that AC/DC example
Thinking of putting this in my Harley Benton sc500 vintage les Paul copy. Or the modern fluence
Damn dude, that Vai-ish daddy in the middle was great. Usually see you jammin the metal... you got some soul 😎
Liked the playing - sweet
Much appreciated!
Just ordered a guitar with the fishman fluence moderns. I will recive it today! Cant wait
Awesome! Keep me posted with how you like them
@@LeonTodd will do!
Hell’s Bells - great way to start the morning!
Still remember the first time I heard that song. Life changing!
Thanks for this video Leon. I’ve got a McCarty as well and have considered fishman for a while. Stock are a bit dark for me. This helps. Take care
Worth a try, they're really articulate
@@LeonTodd Thanks man ;-)
@@LeonTodd oh...and I finally got around to getting the 101b on a video in case you missed it
Just discovered your channel, I like everything about the demo you did! Your playing, your sound and your way to speak is so cool. Plus you play the same guitar from the same year as I do - it would have really helped me if you did a comparison with the McCarty stock Humbuckers... I recently tried what many claim THE best PAF style pickups, expensive and boutique made in Germany, and decided to but the stock PRS pickups back even though people's reviews on them are fairly mediocre. I liked them, but not more than the PRS pickups which are fine for me. Still, I am thinking about getting the Fluence for my McCarty, Tele style, Strat style and not-bought-yet P90, but it's a big step^^ Your video pulled me a bit closer towards the realization of that idea.
Yeah the Mccarty pickups are excellent - they've ended up in another one of my PRS guitars funnily enough
GREAT REVIEW!
Hard to argue with tones like that.
Fractal and Fishman, hard to go wrong really!
Those on edge break up tones were tasty...just got to the the dirty tones. Damn. those are solid too. they sound realy tight. Are you going to put them in any of you other guitars?
Have you made that update video on how you like the pickups still? I'm really thinking about these classics!
Wraparound bridge/stoptail has the effect to resonate in a metallic and bright resonance. Strings vibrate against the contact face of the wraparound bridge. Highs are part of any pickup design. Frequencies are all there ... always..
Hey Leon I really respect your opinion. I bought a Marshall vintage modern partially based on your review and I absolutely love it. What would you think of the fluence classics in my warmoth diamondback (sg clone). I'm also considering the Gibson 490 set which I have played and do like. Thanks for your opinion Leon. You are awesome.
Played a Charvel Satchel signature with Fluence Classics in it and I loved the sound.
Well that settles it might have to get some for my Firebird studio
I have the killswitch engage set and the modern 7 set in my peavy sc1 and my jackson 7 string respectively. I will never use any other active pickups
i wonder if the strat-style pups behave the same - i'd love to swap out the middle pick up of my EOB (yes, I can1't say that enough) strat which is very average atm - the middle pick up - everything else is awesome
Leon sounds great, where did you get that backing track at if you don’t mind me asking?
Very informative. Maybe i will try one of those in the future. Is that a Diezel Einstein in the Background? Looking forward for a Video with it. Peter Diezel lives near me :).
Yes! Borrowing is at the moment, cool amp. Definitely doing a demo!
I just got pretty high end ESP with the fishman modern fluence. it came with a charger and the pickups sound kinda thin on clean.. curious if its low battery ??
Those sound killer to my ears.
In this video they sound like normal passive pickups but in some other videos they sound distinctly different. Interesting nonetheless.
great playing. Quick question are both pots( Vol and tone ) push pull. and if yes where did you get the wiring, I cat find it on their web site. I want to change these into my Charvel Socal. Keep up the great work.
Thanks
Yes. I probably just googled the diagram
Those sound pretty dang good to me!!!!
Loving the options with the push/pull too.
Made me buy a set for my les Paul
Great video ,what do You thing about Gibson 490/498, Gibson 57 plus, Seymour Duncan pearly gate, Seymour Duncan antiquity, Seymour Duncan 59??ac dc style!!
Duncan 59's are awesome!
Hey Leon nice as always.
Question on lead solo you did with f/x. What delay and delay time and your mix and feedback repeats level? What reverb were you using? Was there anything else for effects you have in there. I always dig that sound you have.
Just some delay. It's the Axe-Fx stereo bbd model, with the left channel around 500ms and the right at 75% of that value. Lots of high end removed from the delay and feedback at about 30%
My ibanez with fishman moderns arrived today, just in time for my birthday!
Happy birthday!
Thank you mate! Awsome playing by the way.
It's a little over a year later before I'm seeing this... do you switch voicings mid-song in real live applications? Or is a song sorta built as a voice 1 or 2 song?
They sound great. I am skeptical too, but looking at a pair to cut down on EMI noise. Anyone experience with that side of things?
My monitor can make my other guitars a bit noisy but they seemed good
Hi Leon are these good enough for metal? I have the moderns but would like to give these a go
I was so happy whe I seen it was you demoing theese…… let’s jam dudue
So what is ur wiring diagram ? Can you draw it out for to configure?
I have a PRS se single cut with two knobs and a 3 way switch. I see that you have the same setup (two knob vs 4 knob). Did you use use both push pull double poll double throw pots to install them. And is there a schematic that comes with that explains that installation! I was told by a dealer I couldn’t install them in my guitar. Obviously you did so any help would be awesome!
Yeah 2 push pulls. Fishman have a bunch of wiring diagrams for different setups
I really want to put these on my s2 mcarty594 but knowing these are active what alterations do i have to do on the guitar? I really dont want to drill or cut through the wood to make space for a battery. what did you do on yours?
How would these compare with the EMG 89x and 89xr pair?
Wow! It’s fantastic! Leon you’re such a great performer, inspiration and good attitude guy... i’m a great fan! Can i ask about the backing track? Did you do it by yourself or picked up on line? Like so much... i’d like ti have it to play on it... thanks from Italy! Keep on rockin’!!!
Search "Andy Timmons style backing" on YT
Thank you Leon! You’re an amazing guitarist and a very communicative person! Great jon man!
Guitar faces are the best! 😆
Amazing tone! What amps here?
dude, could you do some teaching videos? awesome player!
Id love to be able to play leads like you 😭
It’s obvious from your playing over the backing track you’re definitely feeling those Fishman pups. I love Greg Koch’s Fishman tele tones and hearing these “PAF” style hum buckers has definitely peaked my curiosity. Are they as quiet in the room? I assume your using the Axe Fx III, do they remain quiet playing through an amp without the very good Fractal noise gate?
And thanks for the backing track link!
Those are pretty cool and versatile! Do you know if their modable, 9 , 18 , 24 volt?
Sweet mix you played as well!
Thanks for sharing brother!
Be Well Leon!
Pretty sure you can do 18v if you want. They even have a rechargeable version
Big sound.
seems like i'd need to make more spce for another battery and extra routering more wir5es then space for a switch and a pot - come to think of it - i'm not that good anyway
Nice backing track. Any link where you got it from?
From memory it's this one th-cam.com/video/-CDR-IlF02Q/w-d-xo.html
What amp fir high gain tone?
Damn good tones in this video... What were the amp models/amps used here?
Axe-Fx III. Jtm45 for the first batch, then MK IV Clean and Chunk
That jtm tone is amazing man. Probably loving it even more since I'm using my own modded jtm so much lately. Cheers
apparently there are no dumb questions. so all those tones from clean to wtf were all from the fishman fluence pups?
Hey Leon, did you end up keeping them in the McCarty?
Yes indeed, they're still going strong!
Hi Leon do these work well with AXE III thanks Buddy
Definitely
Thanks Leon :) your the best
Has anyone compared these to emg 57/66. ?
well... This is making me head more and more towards buying FF pickups then...
LOL I suspect that AC/DC is mothers milk to Aussie guitar playing kids even to this day. Nice pickup on those pickups.
Ho Yo! Woh! From 10:00 or so on you were not getting carried away dude, WE WERE! Don't bloody stop ya tease! ;-)
Yeah just about every kid at school has a crack at some ACCADACCA riffs at least once in their life
@@LeonTodd as an old friend of mine called them "The three chord wonders" and it is hard to dispute that but my reply back was "If you *master* those three chords you don't need much more then do ya?"
They sound OK little hot but I wish they came with standard covers the whole bevel logo thing makes it look like I'm trying to convert to a blade runner guitar
True, changing the covers shouldn't be much trouble though
@@jiri951 you cant change the covers on these
(07:00)nice solo.what song is that?.
It's an Andy Timmons style backing track I found on YT
You still gotta factor in that Leon can buff turds... still might get these though 😅
Is that a Diezel Einstein I see? :o
Yes!
@@LeonTodd NICE : )
Leon Todd oh nice! I had the Einstein 100 for 9 years as my main amp for everything with a 4 Channel mod! It‘s amazing...I would still have it if I could have afford my Diezel Hagen without selling the Einstein. 😅
Let us hear is, please 🤓
what are you playing through thanks
Axe-Fx III
Those pickups sound like MC Hammer on Crack Humpdee...
Just kidding. Incredible in the McCarty. I want some.
I’m sure it’s probably how the amps dialed in but the over the top distorted tones sound very wooly. Not a fan.
Lol someone is gonna have a pickup budget depleted now
Hate to be the old dad here but I use a tube amp and real speakers not axe effect modeler and studio monitors. Maybe you could demo these pickups old school?