This could easily be the most versatile pickups for a studio guitar ever. Have you tried the fishman devin townsend set that also have 3 voices? I want to ask you for your honest opinion. I love EMGs. Thats the sound I hear in my head when i think of a perfect metal sound. Totally ignoring the fact that fluence offers different voicings and just focusing on the Modern active voicing... Which bridge pickup would you prefer and why: emg 81, fishman modern (latest revision) or fishman kse? I play 6 string guitar in E or D so no massive downtuning.
That clean tone @1:44 is absolutely stunning, so clean and punchy yet no unpleasant noise, WOW! I'm also very curious about the IR's you are using, i do not know if you remember but a few years ago we had a chat about IR's and you were thinking about releasing an IR pack along your LDS samples. If i remember correctly you decited not to make an IR pack, still i'd like to know if there is a chance to get my hands on these! I've also seen your post on FB where you were talking about the new version of the modern ceramic pickups. I have a custom 7-String Rusti Guitars Paradox in the making with a single Fishman Fluence Modern 7 Alnico in the bridge position. Do you know if there are new versions of the 7-string models too? Your description on the sound makes me think that i would like the new version more, even i did not had the chance to hear the pickup in the first place. Just being curious... I think i will also replace the BKP Blackhawk set in my Sabre with the KSE set, the BKP's sound ridiculously bad compared to the Fishman's.
Just check the backside, it should display the revision version there. By the way, Ken Susi confirmed yesterday in a live stream that rev 3.5 is the final version for the modern set.
