I currently have the EMG 81/85 installed in a Les Paul tribute and wanted something a little more PAF like while maintaining the solderless wiring kit. Fluence work perfectly with EMG solderless kits but you omit the switching, install is incredibly simple but that's where the positives end I'm afraid. Sound wise, they're uninspiring on both voicings. I hate to use the term compressed when talking about actives but they somehow make palm mutes the same volume as a chord, likely because there is a distinct lack of bass and thump throughout, everything sounds a little lifeless. Playing lead has a very odd sound as well, almost plasticy and fake, difficult to put in to words to be honest but the guitar doesn't feel like it's responding as it should. The bottom line is the Zakk Wylde EMG set is over 25% cheaper and significantly better than the Fluence modern set. The EMG solderless install is also very simple and effortless. I don't understand why Fishman and Seymour Duncan knock of the quick connect for their active pickups and then use a soldered setup for everything else, this leaves an install headache for the buyer. My advice, give them a miss and look elsewhere. Read more

This pickup is for fans of active modern metal pickups with quite a few options for flexibility. I had these pickups wired for 2x volume, 2x tone, the V1/V2 options set on the neck and bridge volume knobs to individually control each pickup, and single coil option for both pickups wired to the neck tone knob. The single coil options were wired in this fashion due to the slightly odd wiring scheme method that is required. If you made it through all of that mess so far, you know that the downside to these pickups is wiring and sheer number of options available. with that said, let's get to the tone. So, the bridge pickup on V1 sounds similar to an EMG 81 with a slight bit more of the low bass. there are no preamp compression issues normally heard on EMGs and Seymour Duncan actives. It is pure clean tone. this is noticeable when played through low gain amp settings. V2 has a bit more low mids and less upper treble. This is super clean through a low gain amp. through high gain, both settings are extremely useful and personify the ideal modern metal tone. it should be noted that V2 is not a Seymour Duncan JB tone, nor a DiMarzio Super Distortion tone. it is a modern passive tone that is a bit unique and highly usable. The neck pickup V1 sounds like an EMG 85 with no preamp compression. This is far more noticeable than the bridge pickup due to how badly the 85 compresses. This makes the neck pickup so much more useful. It sounds incredible on low gain and high gain. Again, super clean, no pre amp compression, and nothing but super clean tone. Unreal. The V2 for the neck pickup is a passive but medium-high output tone. This tone is incredibly usable and definitely a gem. Normally, I hate neck pickup tones. Apparently, I just never used a truly good neck pickup. The V2 is a great passive neck tone for high gain and for clean. Now for the fun part: the single coil tone options. These require some research into the wiring diagrams on the Fishman website. I highly advise using these pickups with this option. The single coil tones are unreal. I have a strat loaded with a Lace Rainbow set and the Fishman Fluence Moderns set to single coil have a tone very reminiscent on the Lace single coils. Delicate, responsive, absolutely beautiful on clean amp settings. The best part is that this tone changes when I switch from V1 to V2 on each pickup. This means that i have 4 distinct and extremely usable, excellent tones from each pickup. This is not a typo. 4 pickups in one (and I didn't wire in the High Tilt feature). I highly recommend these pickups to anybody who wants a solid modern high gain tone with flexible options for clean amp settings. These are going to be the new best for metal tone, and new best for flexibility. This review was made using a Mesa Triple Rectifier, an Ibanez NuTube Screamer pedal, and a Jackson King V 6 string guitar. Read more

Espectacular la pastillas más versátiles que hay. Read more

Tiene dos tonos uno moderno tradicional y uno moderno. Ambos suenan muy bien y son muy silenciosas. Tiene todo para instalarlas, menos el switch de 3 vías. Pero los cables son buenos y los pots e incluso el capacitor. Son complicadas de instalar pero suenan muy bien. Solo creo que suenan mejor aun las Nazgûl y sentient de Seymour. Read more

In schecter 7 eingebaut und irgendwie fand ich die zu schwach, mit zu wenig Output. Habe mir dann für die Bridge den EMG 81x7 geholt und der rockt . Read more