Fishman | Fluence Modern 8-String Humbucker Pickups

close up of Fluence Modern pickups on black 8-string guitar

Fluence Modern 8-string pickup set in black

Also available in 6-string, 7-string, and 9-string

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Our Modern Humbuckers offer guitarists the Multi-Voice soul of your favorite passives, with the power and brutal aggression you’d expect from an active humbucker.

8-String Modern Humbucker Alnico:

All the musicality, power and explosiveness of alnico. Full chords and fluid solos, plus a voice you’ve never heard in a humbucker. Great in both positions, or commonly paired with ceramic bridge.

Modern Humbucker Alnico Voicings:

Voice 1 (Modern Active): The ideal active alnico sound. Full, round, and boosted, but with unprecedented articulation and dynamics.
Voice 2 (Crisp, clean and fluid): The clean, crisp neck humbucker tone you’ve always wanted without the thin, plinky sound you don’t.

8-String Modern Humbucker Ceramic:

Cutting ceramic attack. Brutal active aggression and passive punch in the same guitar. Great in both positions, or commonly paired with alnico neck.

Modern Humbucker Ceramic Voicings:

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.

Fluence 8-String Modern 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.

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Specifications

	Alnico Pickup	Ceramic Pickup
PEAK FRQUENCY	Voice 1: 630 Hz, Voice 2: 550 Hz, 8 kHz	Voice 1: 720 Hz, Voice 2: 1.3 kHz
MAGNETIC MATERIAL	Alnico V	Ceramic VIII
MAGNETIC CIRCUIT	Bar magnet with blades	Bar magnet with blades
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE	2 k	2 k
CURRENT DRAW	2.5 mA	3 mA
BATTERY	9-Volt or optional rechargeable battery pack	9-Volt or optional rechargeable battery pack
BATTERY LIFE	Up to 200 hours	Up to 170 hours

PEAK FRQUENCY	Voice 1: 630 Hz, Voice 2: 550 Hz, 8 kHz
MAGNETIC MATERIAL	Alnico V
MAGNETIC CIRCUIT	Bar magnet with blades
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE	2 k
CURRENT DRAW	2.5 mA
BATTERY	9-Volt or optional rechargeable battery pack
BATTERY LIFE	Up to 200 hours

PEAK FRQUENCY	Voice 1: 720 Hz, Voice 2: 1.3 kHz
MAGNETIC MATERIAL	Ceramic VIII
MAGNETIC CIRCUIT	Bar magnet with blades
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE	2 k
CURRENT DRAW	3 mA
BATTERY	9-Volt or optional rechargeable battery pack
BATTERY LIFE	Up to 170 hours