Fishman FLUENCE MODERN (ceramic) vs FLUENCE CLASSIC - Active Bridge Pickup Guitar Tone Comparison

Clean and distorted rhythm comparison between Fishman Fluence Modern (ceramic version, active with two voices/modes) and Fishman Fluence Classic (alnico, active with two voices/modes) pickups for electric guitar on the bridge position. Settings are the following:

GUITAR
Model: Custom strat (alder body with canadian maple neck)
Tuning: Eь / D#
Strings: D'Addario EXL140 (010-052 gauge)

AMP
Clean: EVH 5150 III profile (Kemper Profiling Amp)
Distortion: EVH 5150 III profile (Kemper Profiling Amp)

RECORDING TECHNIQUE:
- One centered mono track per pickup.
- Same config and EQ for both.

Fishman Fluence Modern (ceramic) voice/mode description from the official Fishman website:
- VOICE 1: Modern Active High Output — The ideal active ceramic humbucker tone. Crisp, searing crunch, tight bass with no mud, and a growl.
- VOICE 2: Modern Passive Attack — Organic, high output, passive ceramic tone. Superb distortion characteristics with Fluence dynamics and response.

Fishman Fluence Classic (ceramic) voice/mode description from the official Fishman website:
- 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.

Fishman official website
https://www.fishman.com/

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00:23 Clean test
05:31 Distortion test

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