Thx for the comment! And you're right mate, M8's have different dynamic/eq response and that is why they seem brighter. However, I friend of mine says that Fishmans glues better in the mix and prefer them :)
@@fortheseven1they do blend better I suppose. Sounds like I need some Fishman for recording and Lundgren for gigging : ) For playing several genres, are Fishman as versatile as they say?
@@josephclark5965 I just did not like Fismans at all. They have something wired with dynamics/latency while playing so I would not say they are versatile. First of all these are really hot pickups. Even clean with a coil split may sound like a break up. This is how it was for me. Maybe Fluence 6/7 are different. Do not regret switching them for Lundgrens :)
@@fortheseven1 thanks for tip, much appreciated. I'm for sure getting a Schecter for my next purchase and completely stuck between 3 or 4 models. So, this really does help 👍
this is a big help indeed. i have the fluence modern set and i've always wanted a lundgren m8 set for my other guitar. they both sounded different but awesome in their own way and i still cant decide which one i'll be getting haha
Sounds very good Beautiful headless guitar Got the same pickups on one of my guitars and I will put another set on my new guitar that I haven’t received yet, but the pickups are already home waiting
Hello there :) Thanks for your comparison video it helps a lot. I have a Boden metal 8 with fluence modern but I struggle to sound bright and clear in hi gain. I have some nasal and muddy sound that I can't get rid of. Could you tell me how you process your sound ? Thanks a lot have a nice day 🙏
I’ve got a set of Fluence Moderns in my Schecter SLS Evil Twin 6 string, and I fell in love with them the moment I first plugged my guitar into a Crate owned by one of my mom’s friends from when she was in High School. I had just received the guitar in the mail that night and whenever my mom and I went over to his place to party and have a few brews, He plugged it straight into the amp and the moment I first played it, it immediately sounded just right for what I was looking to play in Voice 1. With that being said, I’ve been dying to try out a set of Lundgrens for a long time myself. I’ve always been curious about the M series pickups because from all the videos I’ve seen of those pickups you can get them really close to sounding active. With the Fluence Moderns however, I especially love voice 2 just as much as I do voice 1 whenever I boost an amp with an overdrive or a clean midrange boost. I’ve also noticed that with Voice 2 you can get them to sound very close to the old DiMarzio Blaze pickups that Frederik and Mårten were using in their Ibanez Universe guitars, which I thought was really cool.
Damn dude where was this video when I needed it last year. I hated how the Fishmans sounded in my Boden 8 and was trying to find videos of how Lundgrens sounded in it. I ended up selling it because I felt that the bridge pickup was oriented too far from the bridge to get the tone that I was looking for. I'm sure the Lundgrens would have got me much closer though.
Lundgren is gnarly and that's why I prefer it over Fishman. I like Fishman in modern metal sound but there are specific tone and genre that only the Lundgren can create. That output and certain biting midrange is the key of that tone.
Thanks for this, was debating between the two but in the 6 string models. I feel like the Fishman is too compressed for my taste, Lundgren more full range and detail. I feel like you could get the Fishman sound with the Lundgren but not the other way around. Assuming you used the Fishman in active mode (I know they can be played passive, right?).
Here I used Fishman in passive mode. It was the only mode I would use since the day I got the guitar. Active mode is too clancky given that it is a swamp ash guitar with a bolt-on neck. I preferred passive mode better. However, it seems like the only difference between two voicing is low end bump that passive voice has.
Did they fit though? I have a strandberg boden 8. I want to swap the pups with the Lundgren. Will I have to cut the chamber or are they they same size?
My Strandberg Boden Prog 7 string is arriving tomorrow. I'm seriously considering swapping out the stock Fishmans for the Lundgren M7's or maybe Bareknuckles.
Mate go for m7. I used to have Aftermaths on my RGD2127 and they sounded harsh and clanky. Ended up with m7 and it has been just perfect. Assuming the same result for Boden Prog since it is also a basswood body. Basswood, isn't it?
Can’t go wrong with either, but you can do fluence sound on M8 with eq/compression but you can’t do m8 sound on fluence. Also no more battery headache with passive m8 (fluence are hungry and sound like loose muddy stool with old batteries).
Yeah, Fishman USB chargeable battery is a must have. It’s always consistent voltage unlike regular 9v that gradually worsens the tone. And single charge lasts a LONG time.
The Fishman Fluence are very nice, but that mid-range snarl in the Lundgrens does it for me!
Same for me, I keep M8s
yeah the lundgrens do it for me. im sold.
Sick comparison, super helpful. I feel like the Lundgrens are louder in the mix but that might just be the brightness standing out.
Thx for the comment! And you're right mate, M8's have different dynamic/eq response and that is why they seem brighter.
However, I friend of mine says that Fishmans glues better in the mix and prefer them :)
@@fortheseven1they do blend better I suppose. Sounds like I need some Fishman for recording and Lundgren for gigging : )
For playing several genres, are Fishman as versatile as they say?
@@josephclark5965 I just did not like Fismans at all. They have something wired with dynamics/latency while playing so I would not say they are versatile. First of all these are really hot pickups. Even clean with a coil split may sound like a break up.
This is how it was for me. Maybe Fluence 6/7 are different. Do not regret switching them for Lundgrens :)
@@fortheseven1 thanks for tip, much appreciated.
I'm for sure getting a Schecter for my next purchase and completely stuck between 3 or 4 models. So, this really does help 👍
@@josephclark5965 just do not go with fluence lol
this is a big help indeed. i have the fluence modern set and i've always wanted a lundgren m8 set for my other guitar. they both sounded different but awesome in their own way and i still cant decide which one i'll be getting haha
go for m8. It feels way better playing m8^^
@@fortheseven1 is it coilsplit-able?
@@lesliejohn9061 yeah I have coil split on m8s. Push-push on a tone knob.
@@fortheseven1 thanks for the info!
@@lesliejohn9061np mate
This guy knows we’re all here for Meshuggah
Sounds very good
Beautiful headless guitar
Got the same pickups on one of my guitars and I will put another set on my new guitar that I haven’t received yet, but the pickups are already home waiting
I prefer Fishman for regular 6-string stuff. But the percussive clarity of the Lundgren pickups is just unbeatable.
While I;m not a fan of Fishmans they are more of what you would eq the guitar to in a mix
He's back!!
Prefer Lundgren
Me2
I love both, the FIshman is slightly meatier and the Lundgren having more of that bite.
more importantly, what's that signal chain???
awesome
Hello there :)
Thanks for your comparison video it helps a lot.
I have a Boden metal 8 with fluence modern but I struggle to sound bright and clear in hi gain. I have some nasal and muddy sound that I can't get rid of.
Could you tell me how you process your sound ?
Thanks a lot have a nice day 🙏
I’ve got a set of Fluence Moderns in my Schecter SLS Evil Twin 6 string, and I fell in love with them the moment I first plugged my guitar into a Crate owned by one of my mom’s friends from when she was in High School. I had just received the guitar in the mail that night and whenever my mom and I went over to his place to party and have a few brews, He plugged it straight into the amp and the moment I first played it, it immediately sounded just right for what I was looking to play in Voice 1. With that being said, I’ve been dying to try out a set of Lundgrens for a long time myself.
I’ve always been curious about the M series pickups because from all the videos I’ve seen of those pickups you can get them really close to sounding active. With the Fluence Moderns however, I especially love voice 2 just as much as I do voice 1 whenever I boost an amp with an overdrive or a clean midrange boost. I’ve also noticed that with Voice 2 you can get them to sound very close to the old DiMarzio Blaze pickups that Frederik and Mårten were using in their Ibanez Universe guitars, which I thought was really cool.
sounds like you are a big fan of active sound :)
Conclusion: Both are fucking sick
Damn dude where was this video when I needed it last year. I hated how the Fishmans sounded in my Boden 8 and was trying to find videos of how Lundgrens sounded in it. I ended up selling it because I felt that the bridge pickup was oriented too far from the bridge to get the tone that I was looking for. I'm sure the Lundgrens would have got me much closer though.
Having it closer to the bridge is more for doom style stuff.
Lundgren is gnarly and that's why I prefer it over Fishman. I like Fishman in modern metal sound but there are specific tone and genre that only the Lundgren can create. That output and certain biting midrange is the key of that tone.
Lundgren forever!
Great tone m8 🤘
thanks, lundgren slays :)
Thanks for this, was debating between the two but in the 6 string models. I feel like the Fishman is too compressed for my taste, Lundgren more full range and detail. I feel like you could get the Fishman sound with the Lundgren but not the other way around.
Assuming you used the Fishman in active mode (I know they can be played passive, right?).
Here I used Fishman in passive mode. It was the only mode I would use since the day I got the guitar. Active mode is too clancky given that it is a swamp ash guitar with a bolt-on neck. I preferred passive mode better. However, it seems like the only difference between two voicing is low end bump that passive voice has.
@@fortheseven1 ok thanks, good to know it's 1-to-1 comparison
Did they fit though? I have a strandberg boden 8. I want to swap the pups with the Lundgren. Will I have to cut the chamber or are they they same size?
They fit just well. Have not even touched cavities.
Hey quick question, are these the 11 degree version of the M8C?
Song name at 1:23 please
Do not look down
@ thank’s a lot
I like the fishman pickups more. Cleaner and more defined.
My Strandberg Boden Prog 7 string is arriving tomorrow. I'm seriously considering swapping out the stock Fishmans for the Lundgren M7's or maybe Bareknuckles.
Mate go for m7. I used to have Aftermaths on my RGD2127 and they sounded harsh and clanky. Ended up with m7 and it has been just perfect.
Assuming the same result for Boden Prog since it is also a basswood body. Basswood, isn't it?
@@fortheseven1 It's a chambered swamp ash body
same as mine btw@@markwaldron7string
What string gauges were used?
@@lordrichvaca 9-42-52-70
Can’t go wrong with either, but you can do fluence sound on M8 with eq/compression but you can’t do m8 sound on fluence. Also no more battery headache with passive m8 (fluence are hungry and sound like loose muddy stool with old batteries).
average battery life for fluence is 1 week if playing daily :)
Yeah, Fishman USB chargeable battery is a must have. It’s always consistent voltage unlike regular 9v that gradually worsens the tone. And single charge lasts a LONG time.
When installing the M8 pickups, do you need to accommodate for the multiscale and string positions?
No. In my case multiscale is not extreme so I've just put them in.
@@fortheseven1 Thanks! My Boden Standard 8 is on the way :)
@@JoshDanielGuitar cool! Pick M8s it is the best choice for Boden^^
@@JoshDanielGuitarHey did you manage to fit lundgrens in?
LUNDGREN M8!!!!❤
Lundgren forever
Please tell us your secrets to that monster tone holy shit
LM8 ALLLL DAY
There is needed something in between them two. 🤔
Офигенный саунд нарулил. Фигман по чище звучат
Lundgren are so much more Meshuggesque.
I would hope so….
Lundgren are better
There are no clearer pickups than Fluences
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