Tosin Abasi Fishman Fluence Signature Series Explained

Unearth Guitarist & Brand Manager Ken Susi sits down for a full rundown of the Tosin Abasi Signature Series Fishman Fluence pickups. He explains how Tosin discovered our products and how we arrived at this signature series set.

If you would like to listen and compare all of the Fluence Models in your DAW, we have provided a link for you to download sound clips below:

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[WildWildWeasel]

*Sustains for half an hour*

"That was with the noise suppressor on bro."

[zachrichard]

YES!!!! This is exactly what I've been wanting pickup manufacturers to do! Now I can actually see what different pickups sound like through MY gear, not a $10k studio setup. Thank you!

[radioffvoicesnoysyvisionna]

That smile grin at the end ahah
Mindblowing stuff...

[AlexGordonMusic]

“The next artist I’ll let speak for himself”

....Proceeds to speak about him....

Brilliant, Ken.

Why don’t people listen to themselves?

[Thevitamindealer]

I wish I could watch Tosin play guitar all damn day

[Mr.Goldbar]

I already fell in love with the Modern set on a Strandberg 7 string I tried at a store, and from my first impression these are even better than those!

[iwillnevergetone]

cool so see he still rocking the various ibanez's even with his abasi line these days

[kerrymoore]

One of the greatest players in the world today, plays unreal chord progressions and sweeping lead lines that bring tears to you eyes! Touches the eighth string...”faaaart faaart flub flub faaaart”.

[sjsphotog]

Tosin is AMAZING!!! You rock man. love all your stuff.

[awesomeCOOL]

This is just the video on Tosin's channel but with a long introduction...

[aarondavis]

Sounds great, but I was hoping for an explanation of how specifically the Tosin set differs from the other models and what their particular strengths might be. I think most of what's said about the pickups in this video supposedly applies to all Fluence sets, right?

[AlexGifford]

I got these pickups in my 7 string and they were really hard to get working correctly. Have the 5 way super switch with a push pull that seems to work on the 1-3-5 positions. 2-4 are amazing and glassy sounding. I was very satisfied with them when I first got them. Now that I’ve put some hours into them I can tell you that these are truly amazing pickups. The low end doesn’t boom anymore and the tones are so rich and full. Sometimes I just want to play power chords all day just to hear the bite these deliver. I plug into a 5150 III 50w with a Zakk Wylde overdrive. I don’t even need the overdrive pedal anymore! My only complaint is how difficult they were to get setup. I still have a little bit of buzz in the 4 position switch. I don’t know why but everything else is dead silent. It’s like they have a noise gate on them. Anyway, I recommend these pickups. When you drop tune they really get in their comfy range. I think I’m going to get Fluence pickups in my G&L . Perhaps the Koch...

[Pekins]

Such a vivid yet gentle tone. Tastes like vanilla.

[Owlun]

I own, have owned or tried quite a few pickups in my 20 years of playing guitar. I currently own Fishman Moderns, Dimarzio D-Activators, Lundgren M7, Dimarzio X2N, Dimarzio Liquifire & Crunchlab, Dimarzio Fusion Edge, EMG 808s and the list goes on. The Fishman Abasi pups smoke all of these pickups. Easily.

I expected these pickups to scream, but what you may not be aware of is how clean they can get. These require a 5-way switch and the 2&4 positions sound beautiful. I would have never imagined I could get such beautiful clean tones out of an active pickup.

If you're like me and you want all the advantages of an active, but don't wanna lose those clean tones then these are for you.

Cheers

[paddy]

Lovely white 8 string Fluences! Would love to get a hold of a production version of them!

[timothyjerry]

Your playing ability is awesome! I forgot I was watching a introduction of the pickups video as I was zoned out on your playing. Wow!

[paperhanger]

Fluence: what tone spectrum are you looking for in a pickup?

Tosin: yes

[nivadsaid]

there is an error at 6:31 the name song is "Nephele" and not "The glass bridge"

[drifter]

that little riff from "on impulse" gets me so excited every time I hear it.

[FringeSpectre]

One question. What surgery is required for my thumbs to be shaped like Tosin's?