For those who have used Fishman Fluences, specifically the Moderns, I'm curious if this only happens to me or if it's more common:
I had a used guitar show up with Fishmans, and at first take I actually enjoyed playing them. The extra clarity is nice, they are quite noiseless, and I was enjoying the sounds out of them. But after a week or so with the guitar, there is one thing that bugs me - on the bottom string specifically, the pickup really seems to accentuate the string slapping the last fret on the fretboard. I tend to pick hard, and definitely over do it at times, but none of my passive equipped guitars do this. Maybe it is the way everything is eq'ed, but I'm trying to not make drastic changes as I jump between guitars. It only seems to happen on the low E - I can't seem to replicate it on the higher strings. It almost sounds like a quack.
Any input? Or is it just me and my backasswards way of playing?
I had a used guitar show up with Fishmans, and at first take I actually enjoyed playing them. The extra clarity is nice, they are quite noiseless, and I was enjoying the sounds out of them. But after a week or so with the guitar, there is one thing that bugs me - on the bottom string specifically, the pickup really seems to accentuate the string slapping the last fret on the fretboard. I tend to pick hard, and definitely over do it at times, but none of my passive equipped guitars do this. Maybe it is the way everything is eq'ed, but I'm trying to not make drastic changes as I jump between guitars. It only seems to happen on the low E - I can't seem to replicate it on the higher strings. It almost sounds like a quack.
Any input? Or is it just me and my backasswards way of playing?
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