Fishman Fluence Classic Humbuckers Demo/Review || Classic Sounds Meet Modern Tech!!
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0:29 Demo in a Mix
3:34 My Thoughts
4:51 Dirty Playthrough (Dry Tracks)
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Fishman Fluence Classic Humbucker Set Demo/Review || Classic Sounds Meet Modern Tech!! 
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Pretty convinced the Fishman Fluence team can do no wrong... What do you think? (Ignore my zit plz).
Agufish that was Trivium Pull Harder on The Strings of Your Martyr on the bridge voicings right? Great demos as always man!
Agufish I just wish fishman would make the tosin abasi 6 set in more colors and covers like white or gold. It has all the tones I want, but I don't want a boring black humbucker. I guess this could apply to all the signature sets lol
You want my real thoughts about them?
I watch all of your vids, even the ones with the fishmans... well, I don't like them... they sound even more lacking of character than any other active pickup set...
I do not like the thought of changing batteries for my guitar at all but if I had to choose an Active Pickup it would be an EMG set for SHURE (lolz).
I like the glass clear clean sound and at the same time the power of EMGs and for me the Fishmans sound too dull...
Just my thoughts and sorry for maybe bad english, I am from Germany ;D
+Alex Robi Fair enough man. Agree to disagree with you on this one, but I definitely appreciate the honesty!
+Agufish fishman's strat style pickups are kinda terrible. for a humbucker style, i prefer emg's retro active fat 55 set over fishman's pickups. they just sound really thick to me
So glad you actually show rhythm playing for all of us non shred gods.
😎🤘🏾
Another solid upload and thanks for always including the amp settings along with the signal chain.
Digging the riffs in this. Finally threw this through the monitors and turned it up. I admit. My head was swaying. Lol. Yeah all the pickups are killer. They literally should be dominating the market
Great vid. I just watch one of your videos from a year ago and I'm impressed by the difference in quality within only a year. You should do a throwback amp shootout soon with all your old and new amps so we can see what it sounds like in better quality.
Cleans are so clear and warm, noice!
im glad you did a review on these. ive got the modern, townsend and adler sets but i wasnt sur how the classics would sound for metal. these are defenetly going to be the next pickups im buying
Hey man, just wanted to say out of a lot of guys who do these kinds of videos...fluff, spectresoundstudio, Jared Dines...you have some of the coolest/catchiest riffs. Good stuff, I'm installing these pups into my Schecter C1-FR this week
just ordered these for a guitar I'm repairing, so happy! :D
Black plastic covers are better for tone, clarity, intonation, sustain, tuning stability and fret crowning.
according to bro science
Wow the production on this sounds massive! Could be the great pickups too but damn, this sounds tight! Each video gets better and better
+GuitarPlayer03 Pad barely touched the guitar on this. The Fluences are built for recording!
great job on this review hunter !! :)
Great review, as always mate.
Please tell us more about this guitar)
Sweet demo bro 👌
I really like the modern bridge with the classic neck in my guitar les Paul . Such a sweet versatile combo. Man!!!
How did you get both? This is what I want to do. Buy both sets?
I have these in my 10th year anniversary 010 aristides, can't beat them for what I was expecting.
Killer riffs bro!
These pickups make big competition for emg's
I haven't had the opportunity to test them personally, but comparing the different reviews of them make me want to try them, and I'm seriously considering them for a future change in one of my guitars.
+Lukas Diaz they're a little pricey, but totally worth it dude!
You really know how to stir up the spend lust.... nice video & awesome demo
They do sound amazing
Fishman is really killing it
I've contemplated seymours, emgs and bare knuckles but this definitely what I'm looking for
I have a set of Moderns in my Les Paul. Last string change I popped them out and installed the low gain jumper. I think they sound more like the classic set now. I feel like I can tone shape a bit more this way.
Great sounding pick ups. Any plans to review any Bareknuckle ones? Also what is that guitar you're using? It looks good.
I would love to see a comparison between DiMarzio Illuminator Pickups and these Fluence Pickups. For guys who love their prog they would be the two best against each other
God dammit Hunter, you're making me want to try the Fishman stuff so bad when I already have my hands full with Bareknuckle and Buddah. Great riffage as always. #SquadsOnSquads
PS: You know the pick-ups are great when they make you go "PULL. HARDER. STRINGS. MARTYR."
*BOAT. RUDDER. STRANGE. MOUNTAIN. #SquadsOnSquads
Best comment ever
Do a review of the epiphone les Paul standard plustop pro. I just saw your channel a month ago and I'm already hooked
What are the open core series like? I'm trying to decide which to get, these here, or the open core.
Interesting... I’m in the process of swapping the EMG 81/85s that came stock in my PRS SE Nick Catanese Signatures and MIK SE 245s/SE Tremonti in my SE Tremonti Customs with EMG’s newish Retro Active “Super ‘77” sets, which are designed similarly to the “Fishman Fluence” Pickups... and loving them to death, as they’re much more “Hard Rock” Pickups tonally, but can be pushed into \m/etal territory if needed. I’d love to hear an 81/85 or 89 vs Super ‘77 comparison, especially since both use EMG’s Quik Connect system and therefore swaps would be far easier than standard soldered Pickups. Maybe toss in a Fluence set as an interesting outside party?
A question based on a previous review/reviews - are the ESP/LTD Singlecuts full-thickness or Slimmed-down, like the PRS SE/Core Tremonti vs their SE/Core “Singlecut” (which are 1/4” thinner) or Gibson’s Les Paul Custom vs their “Custom Lite” from a few years back? I’m primarily a Bassist/Chapman Stickist but have spent the last 6 months stepping up my “Guitar Game”. However I realize a PRS Core Tremonti at $3,300 base price would be wasted on me. However, a Japanese ESP E-II Eclipse or Kelliher at about 1/2 that price could be do-able as well as suiting my skill level in a year or two... assuming I keep this up. My first “Step-Up Bass” from my First Bass was an ‘92 Ibanez SR-800 (and you have *no idea* just how improved the Beginners and Low-Midrange Instrument market has become in the last 10-15 years 😱 - try and find a “Pro Session” or “Series 10” - the Bass I & Guitar my Brother started on - on Ebay or Craigslist for review... the hilariousness will be well worth the small amount you’d shell out) so I have much respect for Japanese craftsmanship. 👍🏼
Great reviews, I’m subbing after posting this, and I’d love to see some “Shootout” Reviews of Combos what I’d consider the “midrange” price-wise, $800-$1200. A few off the top of my head: Blackstar HT Venue Series Stage 60 MKII 60W 2x12” Fender Bassbreaker 18/30W 2x12 or 45W 2x12”, and DV Mark DV 40 112 40 Watt 1x12”. Thanks for the great reviews and info!
(and by the way, just who I’ve been since 13 needs to know... do you lay down a Bass track on your recordings, and if so, what’s your Gear & Signal Chain? 😉)
Amazing video as always Hunter! You surely have the best demos on YT. Camera shots are awesome, demo songs are always fire and the reviews are unbiased. Also this Trivium riffage really made me curious as to what is your opinion on the new Trivium singles. What are your thoughts on them? Personally, I really like The Sin And The Sentence. Imo the riffs are great, the vocals are pretty awesome and holy shit the new drummer is an absolute beast on that song. The Heart From Your Hate tho is pretty meh imo. I mean the main riff is cool but the song seems super rushed. I mean there is no proper bridge section and no solo. It's pretty much Verse-Chorus-Verse-Chorus etc. for 4 mins. The song is okay but nothing special really.
how is it if compared with SD 59/hybrid?(sorry bad english)
If you have a high gain amp, is there a point to getting the modern set? I.e. EVH 5150 III?
Love the sound of those pickups. What is the tuning btw?
Was that a bit of Trivium I heard?
That's it Hunter, I'm getting these for my ESP Eclipse-I
You're going to love them man! I'm replacing the EMGs in my Eclipse with the Killswitch Fluence pickups :)
Agufish yeah I haven't seen a demo/review of those but I'm sure they're great!
Never heard of "Home" guitar before. I can't even google it. How do i find that guitar?
How do you think these compare to the modern set? I have the modern set in one guitar and I like my guitars to be different from eachother
Hi, do you know if its posible connect this set on 18v?
I'm getting a guitar that has moderns in it as stock. And I kind of want to pick up a set of the classics to swap out every now and then.
those are quite some chops, young man
Question, my guitar has push/pull nobs for coil splits... Would I be able to just swap Fishman's in and and still get both voices ???...
Depends on the pot values. The fluence need 25k pots. If you have 250k/500k pots they wont work.
If you have active pickups then you most likely have 25k pots. If you have passive you would have 500k pots.
Question, @Agufish, the link to the cleartones are 9s. Is that what you are using? I ask b/c I have a guitar that feels super tight and I've thought about going to 9s but was afraid of losing chunk. You have plenty of chugga chugga in this video, though.
Yep, I use 9s. They aren't for everyone though, since they are very light. They don't feel as heavy to the touch, but for recording they still bring the chugs.
I should have listened to this review earlier. Just installed a set of Moderns, and for me, it's not what I'm looking for. Just too hot. So now, I'm going to swap them for some Classics. Thanks for the detailed review!
Nice power metal sound!!
Do you know Jacky Vincent from falling in reverse and cry venom? He has a newer dean signature guitar i think its around 300$. It would be awesome if you could review one.
What about the “new” Open core version that now have 3 voices
Hey hunter, if you have the money to mod a guitar, what would it be?
How is chugging power chords a good way to hear what a pickup sounds like?
I've always preferred passive pickups in the past, mostly because EMGs never did it for me; I always had to adjust my amp's tone settings when switching between clean and distorted. One thing led to another, though, and I wound up with an 8-string with FF's Moderns in it, and I didn't feel any desire to lose them. They're amazing. But now I want to swap them out for some FF Classics...
Another great video!! Hey can you tell me how do these sound compared to emg 81/85? Im in a struggle to see which one i buy. I need to be very artuclate, and to have a clarity and a great bass response... keep up the great work!!!
Fabricio Barrantes here's a video I made, its nowhere as good as this guys stuff. But it is the 81 vs moderns. The tones weren't as different as I expected
ruclips.net/video/5aIHYmXzCjc/видео.html
I want an active that can handle some thick chugs, but also clean up nice. I play punk and hardcore, ADTR, Falling in Reverse, Hit the lights, even some blink 182. So looking at the fluence it seems the classic is pretty comparable to the SD JB...? thoughts?
The same song used on the Bill Kelliher Eclipse...Nice!
+NikoZombie yep! Plus an extra riff and better production :)
Hi Hunter. I've been watching your video's from a long time now, and was wondering if you could ever do
a review of the Schecter Zacky V. signature guitar if you have the time. I know that some people here are no
Avenged Sevenfold fans by any means, but the guitar itself is really worth checking, I promise!! Unfortunately
there are few vids on YT regarding it, so...
also, what are your fav bands, do you have one of your own?
Hey Hunter. Teach us how to dial your amazing dual rec tones. Thanks!
BOAT
RUDDER
STRANGE
MOUNTAIN
You know it, buddy!
Just about to comment something along that line.
you prefer this classic or fluence modern? for aggressive and clarity sound.
Great video! What kind of guitar is that?
Little late to party on these but are the classics as tight as the moderns?
What you think is the most versitile set? Classic or modern? I feel like they are both pretty versitile, can't understand which one is the best suited :/
I love your tone.
Thanks! Me too.. lol
I notice that you get a tone of good feedback.....hehehehe
Vraiment bon je kiff !!that's funny !!🤘
Are these the ones you get with the epiphone prophecy line?
Why are there no demos of voice 3?
You have convinced me a need a set or three, just need to figure what they would look great in lol
Everything lol
Agufish that is true, now to save up!
Hi... Noob here..
Question - will a cheap body wood of a guitar affects the awesomeness of a active pick-ups? especially fishman??
No, tone wood is mostly a made up argument
four words! Kick Ass! :)
I love your Fishman Fluence reviews.
Well... I think this would be a great set to have next. I have a set of Seymour Duncan Blackouts on my Splittail Floyd. I was looking for passive such as the Hot Rodded set. I don't want to be changing batteries on a non-battery-cavity guitar.
Thanks man! Though what's wrong with having a battery in a non-battery cavity guitar? None of my guitars have battery cavities actually. As long as you pack them up tight so they don't rattle there's nothing wrong with it :)
My Splittail doesn't have the cavity either, I just tuck the battery in there. Thanks for responding.
Another thing... Is it a mess to install them, especially on a 1 vol-1 tone set up?
a heartbeat pulse libe wud be cool on the pickups instead of the one thats on them. or down the finger board with heat beat blios for the inlays then flatlines at the 12th fret then one small blip at the last fret coming back to life
Great Video, The Fishman is Asewone!!!!
Aww, now I need to get my hands on a guitar built for active pickups...
Was that Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr? Also, would you consider trying the Devin Townsend or Tosin Abasi sets?
+Collin Putney yes, yes and yes
Yeah great pickups, checked that. Perhaps some info on that pretty guitar? :)
Good stuff. Was the intro song voice 1 or voice 2?
Question... what about dynamic?
how do u install fishman fluence pickups on a guitar with no battery cavity?
There's always room in the main control compartment for a 9V battery. Just make sure to insulate it with electrical tape or foam so it doesn't cause a short :)
I have an EVH 5150iii 50w with the matching 4x12. I also have an Orange Dark Terror and a closed back Orange 2x12. Should I sell the Orange rig to fund an ESP Eclipse? I like the Orange rig but I'm gasing for and esp so bad. Is it worth it to sell?
BrixleeBeingBrixlee nothing matches an evh except for mesa diezle, so yeah I'd blow the orange off.
BrixleeBeingBrixlee keep the evh head and use it with the orange 2x12, sell the rest
Lorenzo Rico-Juarez no way the EVH cab is so much better than the Orange cab
I don't like orange amps but their cabs are nice. So sell orange amp and the cab you like less.
Definitley keep the evh cab. V30s sound too harsh with the evh
Hey Hunter! Have you tried Lace pickups? Are you willing to try a set on your channel? They seem cool and not that expensive, so I'd love to hear what the sound like :D
Having now played the Lace dissonant aggressors (I have a bk600) and playing the modern fluence yesterday (in the new Schecter C-1 SLS elite, I'm sold. I have hated actives for so long, but the Fishmans have clarity, articulation, and range without coloring the sound, with great clarity of complex chords in high gain (was playing through a Friedman Small Box 50). I'll be getting rid of the DA's in my BK and putting in a set of the classics, while possibly buying the Schecter (another thing I've never gone for until yesterday).
Any idea about how long it will be till the white Matt Heafy guitar becomes available...I know the first picture was just released. I emailed Epiphone but they have not responded. Just wondering if you've heard anything.
Nooo idea. I don't think the Gibson folks are very pleased with me because of the Firebird Zero vid, even if I do praise their Epiphones on the reg.
As long as you continue to review your honest opinion I'll keep watching 😁 Keep up the great work.
I'm torn between getting these or the Willie Adler set. How would say the cleans on the Adler set compare to these? I love the aggressiveness of the Adler set above these ones, but I am looking for something that will also have good cleans.
They both have decent cleans IMO, and you can roll the volume back on all Fluences without losing any of the highs to get cleaner sounds that way :)
Okay awesome! Thanks for the reply. By the way great channel man. I've quickly become a fan since I have discovered your channel. Rock on man :)
Great demo and riffage as usual Hunter. I was wondering if you could order the different voicings kind of "ala cart"? It would be cool f you could pick the 2 different voicings you like and put them together (maybe they already do this and I'm unaware). I will seriously have to consider a set of these for one of my guitars. Your demo and Greg Koch's have convinced me these are the future. Keep up the great work and the zit can always be removed in "post production" ;-) LOL!
Lol, removing zits in post-production is beyond my skill level. And that would be cool, but probably impossible. The sound comes from both the circuitry and the magnet structure. So while you can mess with the circuitry, you can't really swap bar magnets and pole pieces on the fly, or Alnico for Ceramic, etc.
Whats the song you played in the beginning ?
Ok. Do you think you could use emgs quick connect push pull pots you could avoid the soldering? Or is that just wishful thinking
I don't see why not. I have both emgs and fluence sets. With either you'd still need to do minimal soldering at the jack and switch, unless your guitar is already set up for active pickups.
Actually probably? They work with the normal quick-connect system (just Voice 1) so with push-pull pots I would imagine so? The Fishman team is pretty response if you shoot them an email.
BrokenHero97 the fishman need a ground to the bridge/strings, the Emgs don't have that ground. I just swapped out the Emgs on my ltd ec500 for a set of the moderns, the install wasn't that bad
Are these strong enough to play metal or just use the modern?
If you use 9's..How do you drop tuning?? Is It with the digitech ??
This is only Drop Db, so no Digitech.
What are the major differences between the moderns and the adler set? I have both in my cart and cant decide. Halp!
The Willies kind of have a more passive response whereas the Moderns are more of like an improved pure active sound. For my money, I prefer the Willies :)
Hunter even a zit couldn't ruin your beautiful face
Lol at least my nose is naturally brown (I'm indian)
A little birdie told me that a chapman ml2 pro is gonna make it on the channel - hopefully you could get the ghost fret or ml1 just to mix it up!
What birdie told you this? :D
Agufish I saw you comment it on a German channel demoing Chapman's 4 days ago lol
lol, I'm my own leak
Agufish this is by far the funniest thing I've seen all day.
Sounds mahooossive
Great!
the best pickup in the world
wish you could do a comparison of the Willie Adler vs Townsend vs KSE vs Modern sets....so damn many its impossible to know what to get...so i know i won't end up getting any.
As for these Classics, they aren't for me. they sound way to mid biased and not enough bass for my liking. great vid tho. love your work!!
That's a really good idea... and it also sounds like a metric fuckload of work for me as one person. I'll suggest it to Fishman though, that's something their video team should really be putting together.
Agufish yeah that would be a super tedious video to make. Thanks for passing it on to them though. Picking the differences between all the different signature sets seems a pretty common theme in the comments of all the RUclips clips I've watched.
I reckon they should organize the guitars and fly you and a bunch of other popular guitar geeks to their head quarters to do your own videos...try suggesting them at to them ;)
James Hooker, I think I've seen one video where Ken Susi demos 3 or 4 different variations of Fluences. Not 💯on that tho.
I tried the Devin set. Did not like at all. So hot you couldn't get a useable clean tone on that voicing. And the "strat" type voicing was weak at best. Just not for me. I bought into the hype, but was left extremely disappointed. Not to mention, Fishmans customer support over email was terrible. (I understand this was just my experience with one representative). I'll never buy another product from them after that experience.
Adam Harmon thanks for the tip...looking it up now!
Drew Sandefer that sucks man. That's exactly what I'm trying to avoid so months later I still haven't ordered anything. I couldn't even get my hands on a Gibson Les Paul locally (small town in norway) so ordered online. It was set up soooo bad it intonated sharp at the first 4 frets. Sounded and played like shite. It's good now but I hate having to guess this stuff.
Sick riff.
Thanks dude!
4:52 sounds a lot like trivium 🤘🏻
did you upgraded everything on that chibison?
Not a Chibson, something much better :)
Hell... Fluence Classics, or how to make a (sometimes) "muddy" mesa sound like a 6505. Woah.
Hey Agufish Could you do a video on how change the pickups? It would be awesome!! :)
I don't think anything I make would be better than the Fishman one I've linked to in the description :)
Dang dude, that riff is an absolute bamger
I'll be honest. I'm luke warm about their pickups. They sound good like quality pickups sure, but I guess I'd need to hear them in person to make a judgement. Only 200 hours on a battery?
7:54 What is that song?
Do a modern vs classic vid