pickup review

P-90 heat without the hiss.

Great versatility. Three terrific-sounding, distinct voices. Quiet!

Lacks a little of the grit and granularity of traditional P-90s (if you like that in the first place).

$169 (single) $289 (pair)

Fishman Fluence Greg Koch Gristle-Tone P-90s
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Pickup companies often look backwards for inspiration. But Fishman redrew the blueprint for electric guitar pickups when it introduced the Fluence series in the early 2010s. Different in design and constriction from both the traditional passive electro-magnetic pickups of old and powered active pickups, they are relatively hum-free and much more consistent in sound and quality from unit to unit.

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