Fluence Classic Humbucker pickups now incorporate a new 3rd voice – Single Coil. Wound humbuckers, when “split” to create a single coil sound, can be weak and unconvincing. The new Voice 3 is a truly authentic single coil tone that only Fluence technology can deliver.

Classic Humbucker Neck Voicings:

• Voice 1 (Vintage PAF): The ideal, elusive vintage PAF neck humbucker tone with the dynamics and output level you want.
• Voice 2 (Clear, airy chime): A Fluence-exclusive neck tone, with unreal highs, vocal midrange, and tight lows.
• Voice 3 (Clear, Vintage Single Coil): Vintage tone, clear and present, seamlessly fused with a sweet warmth.

Classic Humbucker Bridge Voicings:

• Voice 1 (Vintage PAF): The ideal, calibrated vintage PAF bridge humbucker tone at the perfect output level.
• Voice 2 (Classic Hot Rod): The quintessential hot rodded bridge humbucker tone without all the baggage.
• Voice 3 (Slightly Overwound Single Coil): Muscular, beefy, “overwound” tone without losing the highs or the “strattiness” we all love.

Fluence Classic Humbucker Pickups:

• Are Multi-Voice. Set and forget, or wire-up to toggle between musically complimentary voices.
• Drop right in and replace standard humbucker pickups.
• Are rechargeable on your guitar. Optional lithium-ion battery pack offers weeks, not hours, of playing time.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Peak Frequency: Neck – Voice 1: 2.6 kHz, Voice 2: 4.5 kHz, 350 Hz, Voice 3: 5 kHz / Bridge – Voice 1: 2.25 kHz, Voice 2: 1.6 kHz, Voice 3: 4 kHz
• Magnetic Material: Alnico V
• Magnetic Circuit: Bar magnet with poles
• Pole Spacing: Neck – 49mm / Bridge – 52.6mm
• Output Impedance: 2 k
• Current Draw: 2.5 mA
• Battery: 9-Volt or optional rechargeable battery pack (sold separately)

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The most coveted, historical Strat® tones without the hum. From vintage sweetness and clarity to muscular overwound punch, in the same guitar.

Original and totally re-imagined, Fishman Fluence pickups are free from the hum, noise and frustrating inductance issues that plague even the most coveted wire-wound pickups — revealing pure, uncorrupted and musical tone. Fluence Single Width pickups have two distinct and useful sounds on-board. These sounds start with the revolutionary Fluence Core, the heart of Fluence tone. From this Fluence Core we then create the classic timbres and tone — colors you expect from great guitar pickups — as well as some you’ve never expected.

Voicings:

• Voice 1 (Vintage Single Coil): Vintage tone, clear and present, seamlessly fused with a sweet warmth.

• Voice 2 (Hot Texas Single Coil): Muscular, beefy, “overwound” tone without losing the highs or the “strattiness” we all love.

Fluence Single Width Pickups:

• Are Multi-Voice. Set and forget, or wire-up to toggle between two musically complimentary voices.

• Drop right in and replace standard single coil pickups.

• Are rechargeable on your guitar. Optional lithium-ion battery pack offers weeks, not hours, of playing time.

* Standard 9V battery can also be used

**Strat is a registered trademark of FMIC.

• Peak Frequency: Voice 1: 4 kHz / Voice 2: 3 kHz
• Magnetic Material: Alnico IV
• Magnetic Circuit: Rod magnets
• Pole Spacing: 52.2mm
• Output Impedance: 2 k
• Current Draw: 2 mA
• Battery: 9-Volt or optional rechargeable battery pack
• Battery Life: Up to 250 hours
• Model: PRF-STR-BK3

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Tweaked to perform even better with modern acoustic guitar amplifiers, the Matrix Infinity VT pickup and preamp system is the latest evolution of our flagship Matrix Series. Clear, transparent Fishman-Quality tone and dynamic string response have been combined with numerous new design features and performance enhancements.

A redesigned, sealed enclosure for the soundhole-mounted Volume and Tone control module allow players to effortlessly make adjustments to their sound. The preamp’s voicing switch has been relocated and made easily accessible so players can accommodate different types of guitars, amplification choices, playing styles and performance situations.

Matrix Infinity VT Features:

• Features the world’s best selling undersaddle pickup, the Acoustic Matrix®

• Endpin jack mounted preamp in a newly designed soft touch housing

• Redesigned enclosure for soundhole mounted Volume & Tone controls

• Unique scoop Tone control cuts mids while boosting treble and bass

• Relocated, accessible voicing switch accommodates all guitar body sizes and performance situations

• Integrated LED low battery indicator located on internal preamp

• Includes steel-string and nylon-string control modules

• Mounting hardware and chrome strap button (gold available – sold separately)

• Solderless connections

• Pickup available in wide, narrow, split saddle and ukulele formats. Custom lengths available (special order)

• Suitable for Nylon, 12-string and bass

• Professional installation recommended

Narrow Format: PRO-MAN-NFV – Narrow Format 3/32″ (2.3mm) width

Guitar Pickup: Standard pickup length of 2.65″ (67.3mm) fill fit most guitars with 2.5″ (63.5mm) string spacings

Battery: 9-Volt

Battery Life: 160 Hours

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AG-Series Passive Undersaddle Pickups feature:

• Fishman’s piezo crystal passive undersaddle pickup

• Available in a variety of widths and string spacings for steel and nylon stringed guitars, including classical, 12-string, and ukulele

• Powerjack Active Endpin Jack Preamp or Powerjack Onboard Preamp available as optional accessories

• An impedance matching preamp is recommended, but not required

• Professional installation recommended

PRO-AG1-125: For 6-string guitar – 1/8″ (3.2mm) saddle width and 2.125″ (54mm) E to E string spacing

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Fluence Classic Humbucker Pickups are now available in the popular uncovered humbucker look. They will also incorporate a new 3rd voice – Single Coil. Wound humbuckers, when “split” to create a single coil sound, can be weak and unconvincing. The new Voice 3 is a truly authentic single coil tone that only Fluence technology can deliver.

Fluence Classic Humbucker pickups are now available in the popular uncovered humbucker look. They also incorporate a new 3rd voice –Single Coil. Wound humbuckers, when “split” to create a single coil sound, can be weak and unconvincing. The new Voice 3 is a truly authentic single coil tone that only Fluence technology can deliver.

Open Core Classic Humbucker Neck Voicings:

• Voice 1 (Vintage P.A.F.): The ideal, elusive P.A.F. neck tone with the dynamics and output level you want.

• Voice 2 (Clear, airy chime): A Fluence-exclusive neck tone, with unreal highs, vocal midrange, and tight lows.

• Voice 3: Clear, Vintage Single Coil.

Open Core Classic Humbucker Bridge Voicings:

• Voice 1 (Vintage P.A.F.): The ideal, calibrated vintage PAF bridge humbucker tone at the perfect output level.

• Voice 2 (Classic Hot Rod): The quintessential hot rodded bridge humbucker tone without all the baggage.

• Voice 3: Slightly Overwound Single Coil.

Fluence Open Core Classic Humbucker Pickups:

• Are Multi-Voice. Set and forget, or wire-up to toggle between two musically complimentary voices.

• Drop right in and replace standard humbucker pickups.

• Are rechargeable on your guitar. Optional lithium-ion battery pack offers weeks, not hours, of playing time.

SPECS:

• Neck Peak Frequency: Voice 1 – 2.6 kHz / Voice 2 – 4.5 kHz, 350 Hz / Voice 3 – 5 kHz
• Magnetic Material: Alnico V
• Magnetic Circuit: Bar magnet with poles
• Neck Pole Spacing: 49mm
• Bridge Pole Spacing: 52.6 mm
• Output Impedance: 2 k
• Current Draw: 2.5 mA
• Battery: 9-Volt or optional rechargeable battery pack (not supplied)
• Battery Life: Up to 200 Hours

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From Fishman:

• Cutting Vintage Sound
• Humbucking Magnetic Coil
• Battery-Free Operation
• Allows Temporary Installation with No Modification

Be heard in even the loudest rock band with Fishman’s Blackstack passive soundhole pickup. The vintage sound of a humbucking magnetic pickup is now available in a modern, battery-free design.

It features adjustable pole-pieces and a premium TA4 mini-XLR connector integrated into the housing, allowing easy installation, removal and connection to the included cable, or your own custom endpin mounting solution.

• Humbucking magnetic coil with cutting vintage sound
• Passive design for battery-free operation
• Adjustable pole pieces allow for perfect string balance adjustment and help to compensate for varying string heights between instruments
• Included 5-foot cable featuring premium TA4 mini-XLR connector to ¼” combination endpin jack/in-line connector for easy installation and removal
• Use out-of-the-box with included cable or create your own custom endpin jack solution

SPECIFICATIONS:

• Soundhole Size: Fits sound holes as small as 3-5/8″ (92mm) diameter
• XLR Connector: Premium TA4 mini-XLR connector for easy installation with included cable

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• Features the World’s Best Selling Undersaddle Pickup,
  the Acoustic Matrix®
• Multi-Position Mounted Condensor Mic
• Unique Scoop Tone Control
• Clear, Transparent Tone
• Dynamic String Response
• Soundhole Mounted Volume, Tone, and Blend

Tweaked to perform even better with modern acoustic guitar amplifiers, the Matrix Infinity Mic Blend pickup and preamp system also adds a multi-position cardioid condenser mic capsule for increased “air” and tactile tone. Clear, transparent Fishman-Quality tone and dynamic string response have been combined with numerous new design features and performance enhancements.

A redesigned, sealed enclosure for the soundhole-mounted Volume and Tone control module allow players to effortlessly make adjustments to their sound. The addition of a Blend control module on the treble side of the soundhole puts microphone blending at your fingertips.

The preamp’s voicing switch has been relocated and made easily accessible so players can accommodate different types of guitars, amplification choices, playing styles and performance situations.

Features:

• Features the world’s best selling undersaddle pickup, the Acoustic Matrix®
• Endpin jack mounted preamp in a newly designed soft touch housing
• Multi-position, soundboard mounted cardioid condenser mic capsule for increased “air” and tactile tone
• Redesigned, sealed enclosure for soundhole mounted Volume & Tone controls
• Unique scoop Tone control cuts mids while boosting treble and bass
• Microphone Blend control module discreetly mounted inside treble side of soundhole
• Relocated, accessible voicing switch accommodates all guitar body sizes and performance situations
• Stereo/mono output capability built in (option determined by cable choice). Controls maintain same functionality in stereo mode.
• Integrated LED low battery indicator located on Blend control module
• Includes steel-string and nylon-string control modules
• Mounting hardware and chrome strap button (gold available – sold separately)
• Solderless connections for easy installation
• Pickup available in wide, narrow, split saddle and ukulele formats. Custom lengths available (special order)
• Suitable for Nylon, 12-string and bass
• Professional installation recommended

WIDE FORMAT: PRO-MAT-MBV – Wide Format 1/8″ (3.2mm) width

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This value-priced cousin of the award-winning Rare Earth pickup shares the same neodymium magnet structure for exceptional string balance and sparkling acoustic clarity. The Neo-D’s low-profile, high-impedance design needs no battery. It is available in both dark brown and woodgrain variations.

Neo-D Soundhole Pickup Features:

• Neodymium magnet structure for exceptional string balance and sparkling acoustic clarity

• Low profile, high-impedance design needs no battery

• Easy installation with no alteration, plug and play right out of the box

• Excellent string-to-string balance and acoustic clarity

• Fits in soundholes as small as 3-7/8″ (98.5 mm) diameter

• PRO-NEO-D01: Single Coil / Brilliant and articulate single coil sound
• Fits sound holes as small as 3 7/8

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An unsung guitar hero from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he grew up just a few miles from the Waukesha birthplace of the late, great guitarist-inventor Les Paul, Greg Koch has established himself within six-string circles as a masterful technician, accomplished clinician and general bad-ass guit-picker. No less than guitar virtuoso Steve Vai noted Koch’s six-string prowess and promptly signed him to his Favored Nations label in 2001. Tom Wheeler from Guitar Player magazine hailed him as “fiendishly talented” while other critics have called him everything from “a twisted guitar genius” to “the best kept secret in the guitar firmament.”

As a leader of various bands bearing his name, Greg has toured the world bringing the “Gristle” to the people. He continues to channel all the right people on his most recent collection of blues, funk and R&B, including Jimi Hendrix, Albert King, Albert Collins, Jeff Beck and Roy Buchanan with touches of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Danny Gatton and Richie Blackmore thrown in for good measure. And he filters all those killer influences through his own slightly bent prism that is tinted with grunge, gristle and good clean fun.

Voicings:

• Voice 1 – White-Guard. Open and airy, the sound of Nashville and Bakersfield, chicken pickin’, and the big strum.

• Voice 2 – Black-Guard. Fat & punch, searing sustain. Undeniable Tele® muscle.

Fluence Signature Greg Koch Gristle-Tone Pickup Set features:

• 1 lead and 1 rhythm direct replacement pickups for Telecaster® guitars

• Completely assembled, pre-wired, drop-in control plate that includes:
  – 3-way switch
  – Volume and Tone pots
  – Push-push Voice Selector button
  – Fluence rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack

• Replacement “jack cup” with ¼” audio and USB charging jacks

• Installs without permanent modifications*

• Hum-free, Fluence Multi-Voice tone

Middle/Both position accurately reproduces the shift in resonance that occurs when using two passive pickups in parallel, compared to either Neck or Bridge pickup by itself.

Fluence Signature Greg Koch Gristle-Tone Pickups:

• Are Multi-Voice. Set and forget, or wire-up to toggle between two musically complimentary voices.

• Drop right in and replace standard Tele® pickups.

• Are rechargeable on your guitar. Included lithium-ion battery pack offers weeks, not hours, of playing time.

SPECS:
Rhythm Pickup Specs:

• Peak Frequency: Voice 1 White Guard – 3.2 kHz / Voice 2 Black Guard – 2.6 kHz
• Magnetic Material: Alnico V
• Magnetic Circuit: Rod Magnets
• Pole Spacing: 50.7mm
• Output Impedance: 2 k
• Current Draw: 2 mA

Treble Pickup Specs:

• Peak Frequency: Voice 1 White Guard – 3.2 kHz / Voice 2 Black Guard – 2.6 kHz
• Magnetic Material: Alnico IV
• Magnetic Circuit: Rod Magnets
• Pole Spacing: 55.4mm
• Output Impedance: 2 k
• Current Draw: 2 mA

Middle Position/Both Pickups

• Peak Frequency: Voice 1 White Guard – 4.5 kHz / Voice 2 Black Guard – 3.5 kHz
• Battery: Rechargeable lithium-ion battery included
• Battery Life: 250 hours

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For over 20 years, Will Adler’s solid rhythm tone has been the backbone of Lamb of God. It took something totally new and significant for Will to make a change in his setup. Fluence has proven itself to be that “thing,” the only technology capable of seamlessly integrating the time honored passive tones that Will is known for, with a Modern Active attack, all in the same pickup.
The Will Adler Signature Set combines the Classic neck pickup with a crushing Ceramic bridge pickup hybrid, combining the passive attack and dynamics, and flux chaos Will loves from the poles with the smoother, more even response of the blade. Voice 1 is a thick, old school passive distortion friendly tone, while Voice 2 handles the higher octane, active/boosted tones that push an amp into total saturation. The Vintage Gold finish matches Will’s aged hardware.

Will Adler Signature Pickup Set Includes:
1 ceramic pickup (bridge position), 1 alnico pickup (neck or middle position)
All components required to achieve Will’s wiring scheme (minus pickup selector)
Volume and Tone pots
Push-pull Voice Selector pot for use in Volume or Tone position
All wiring required for installation

Product Features

• Alnico Pickup: Voice 1: 2.6 kHz, Voice 2: 4.5 kHz / 350 Hz
• Alnico V Magnetic Material, Bar magnets with blades magnetic circuit
• 140 gauss strength at string, 49mm pole spacing
• 2k Output Impedance, Current Draw: 2mA
• Ceramic Bridge: Voice 1: 670 Hz, Voice 2: 1.9 kHz / 840 Hz
• Ceramic VIII Magnetic Material, Hybrid (Blade/Poles) Magnetic Circuit
• 140 gauss strength at string, 52.6mm Pole Spacing
• 2k Output Impedance, Current Draw is 3mA

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