Anyone else feel these FF pickups are just on hype? 10 years ago everyone started hyping Bareknuckle pickups and manufactures started installing them on their better guitars. Now it seems to be Fishman's turn.
I kind of feel the same way about Fishman. Cant say the same for Bare Knuckle - they are amazing, I had Aftermath, Warpig, Nailbomb, Brute Force, they were all great.
Have you tried them? If you're not a fan of the FFs sound that's absolutely fine, what sounds good or bad is completely subjective to the individual. Personally love my guitar with FFs in them, n I'm considering changing out the emgs in my other guitar for the FFs, to me they're more versatile with the multivoicing n they also have more punch n clarity than the emgs. The difference isn't super drastic or anything but its noticeable enough that its really making me consider swapping them out.
@@GeorgeVGuitars 😂 I've already made the decision in fairness, its just the getting around to ordering them n swapping them out, it'll get done eventually 🤘🏼
@@deathmetalglenn I tried the black EC-1000s and the moderns didnt really seem that special. More "fizzy" sounding than EMG 81. I have two EC-1000T that came with FF Open Core Classic but swapped them to EMG 57/66 which sound better in my opinion. Plus I dont need all this multivoicing push-pull stuff. One of their push-pull potentiometers was even broken right from the beginning in my EC-1000T lol
So I own both fishman moderns and EMG 81,60. I installed them in the same guitar and the EMGs are definitely my favorite. A lot more low end, fuller sound. The fishmans are far to mid heavy even with the push pull pot mid cut. I prefer the EMGs
I got two fishmans moderns in my two ltd ecs with a floyd. And i got a lot of Low frequencies, probably because of the wood. Mahogany neck,body and rosewood fretboard. I had to adjust the bass knob while setting my amp. I got this growl and bite with that kind of wood, sounds big. I guess. Im sure that helps as well setting the guitar a 12-60 daddario strings in C# standard tunning to give it more tension in a LP scale.
@@maxcady5287 56 is still a lot, keep in mind. I did a comparison between two Jason Hook explorers recently. One had 52 the other 56... massive boost in the lows for the 56.
I’ve owned the vintage matte black and gold with emgs ec1000 and had to sell it. Now looking to buy it again and it’s between that or this version with the fishmans and this is by far the best video that breaks down the guitar. Thanks for the great video, you really showed every single element of this guitar. I subscribed after seeing this. Also, i decided to go with the one with emgs again 😅
I am glad you liked it. Yeah, I tried some other guitars with Fishman after that video... and always seems to be EMG for me. Let me know which colour will you go with 👀
I first got a guitar with Fishmans about a year ago. I have 2 guitars with them now. But honestly, I love pretty much all pickups! Seymour Duncan makes some KILLER passive pickups! And I think the Blackout, is better then EMG 81/85. They are all different, but I cant sit here and say, one is the best, over the others. I love them all! I have a guitar with DMT passive, and they are great to! I hate the general attitude people have, THIS IS BETTER THEN THAT! No, this is different then that.
Just so no one is confused the Fluence model does not have split coil tones. Just an active voice and a 2nd passive voice. Both are still humbucking. The models that have the Fluence classics have a split coil voice.
Hi George! This month I plan to buy a better guitar (right now I use a Hrley benton LOL) and before making the purchase I would like to ask you what is in your opinion the best LTD EC I can buy right now. I also like the snakebyte.
Hi, the best LTD EC I have owned twice is the Iron Cross. But find an older one with the darker ebony fingerboard. Amazing guitars. I have a video of one.
you have screw inserts for the battery compartment since you are going to access it often to replace the battery. The inserts help in stopping the wood threads from getting stripped
@@GeorgeVGuitars Quick tip for screw holes. When the threads in the wood are still good remove the crews and put a small drop of thin CA glue in the hole. it will soak into the wood and make the wod threads much stronger and they will not strip out easily.
Fuuuuuuck I didn’t even notice the bad contrast between the nice black body and the brown fretboard and since you mentioned it….. I can’t stop noticing it 😂
All the LTDs I’ve had all have neck finish problems from frets to cracks in the finish, to improper filing and levelling, it’s meant to be a cheap alternative to the ESP standard, but in Australia (idk anywhere else) 2.3-2.6k is a fair price for a mid ranged guitar, I have 2 fenders and a Gibson at similar pricing and they have yet to give me any problems, the LTDs I had, I’ve had to get refretted as the frets were filed down too far and caused the e string to skip off the fret board, I’ve had wiring problems and fretboard damage with the other 2 various screwing problems with the back covers, but only recently have I gotten my hand on a ESP USA custom, and it is mind blowingly good, tiny details were clearly looked after just as well as the rest of the guitar, and the balance of the guitar is magnificent usually staying put at just the right angle to rest on my hip, honestly, if anyone is considering buying a esp and you want to go for a Ltd because of your budget, either save up or buy a Ibanez, LTDs are utterly disappointing
It depends on what amp and speaker you pair the pickups with. If I tell you Fishmans, and you plug into a Marshall, you'll say to yourself "What the fuck is this guy smoking, this doesn't sound good". It's about the whole picture. An amp isn't going to sound good because the guitar or pickups are expensive. An amp will sound good when the tone profile coming into the preamp is complimentary to the tone being sent to the speaker, it's important that your amp and pickups mesh well with your choice of speaker. Think of it like a math equation... Fishmans (bright) + Marshall amp (bright) + V30 (bright) speakers = an overwhelming top end. Fishmans pickups + Rectifier (dark, low end heavy tone profile) + DV77 (gives great low end and low mid response) = thick chunky goodness.
@@DudeMcGuybro Yep I was extremely frustrated today with the Fishmans made for the Epiphone Prophecy. It was the first time I struggled with modern pickups trough my Diezel VH4... Fishmans can sound awesome trough one setup and awful trough another. And it is a matter of tweaking as well.
I stained the fretboard of my guitar with leather dye, they now have a super deep black. It looks great, but even after months my fingers have black tips from playing.
Yeah i remember having an ESP Eclipse Standard with extremely black ebony fingerboard. I think someone had stained it too, because i got black tips as well 🤣
@@Haddley333 I played mine today and it's been now 3 years since I've stained it and there's barely anything on my fingertips, maybe a hint if you look close. So I assume it will go away at some point. I used Fiebings USMC Black, which is a deep,.dark black.
Oh my LORD!! I gotta admit that im shocked by the overall quality with this one made in indonesia! i got the sister model, an ec-1000 in vintage black made in korea and its flawless. It even has a real black ebony fingerboard. Im really close into buying the ec-1000s but if it comes like this one...oh man :(
i have a set of emg's in my 8 string and just put fishmen in my 7. and have to say i like both. I think end of day its up to your own ear. personally I do like the fishmen better, think they fit the tone/sound im goin for, the EMG's seem to stay a lil muddy and dont clean up quite as well as the fishmen do in my guitars. But honestly cant go wrong with either ones.
The Music nomad string action gauge and most gauges are used to measure at the 12th fret: "Measure at the 12th fret, top of the fret to bottom of the string."
@@GeorgeVGuitars cool George, I thought when you pulled that lint ball out of the LTD & referenced it you where but working at a shop is great too! I worked at Guitar Kingdom in SoCal for a minute when I was a kid. Fun stuff selling and demoing a few guitars plus your RU-vid keeps getting better/bigger cause I just subscribed.
@@GeorgeVGuitarsthanks friend! I’m considering getting it but worried about intonation issues I had on my Gibson LP, I’ll usually get the 12th fret intonated and then things beyond 15 end up slightly sharp
@@GeorgeVGuitars ernie ball skinny top heavy bottoms (10-52) usually anywhere from E standard to Drop C, didn’t matter what tuning I had it in when setting up the intonation, the intonation in the upper register was always noticeably off
Such a nice guitar. I can't decide between this and the Schecter Hellraiser. The Hellraiser is less expensive but who cares, only by a couple hundred dollars.
I personally don’t care for the Fishman’s. I’ve had two modern guitars with them and didn’t care for either of them. They sound artificial and lack character. My favorite pickups are high output passives (Duncan JB and Distortion), followed by EMG 81/60.
@@elichristenson2952 Check out the fishman website, under every pickup choice there are diagrams. If they match the modern diagram, should be possible. Both use the 9 volt battery so probably yes. See if the amount of voicing match too.
@@GeorgeVGuitars Cool thx! Hetfield played 81/60's and then had these custom made to his liking. I haven't played them yet, but may pickup a set to try out. Thanks!
@@pmarciano1717 To be honest I'm not sure any of these choices are good for pop or classical. If I absolutely have to choose between these to I would probably go for t he Fishmans because they have more voicing options and is more versatile.
Active pickups seem pretty similar in quality I had some with schecter branded active pickups and it was amazing probably rates as good as Seymour Duncan Blackouts i would say.
What is the radius of that Tone Pros bridge? Most guitars with a tune-o-matic type bridge, or a Floyd bridge - i.e. any bridge type with a fixed radius - the radius is always tighter than what the neck is, because the bridge is not specially made for the guitar being built. Charvel e.g. makes a 16" neck and everyone oohs and ahs about it, but they use an un-shimmed Floyd Rose which is 10". Terrible action on those. WTF is the point of making a 16" neck? Ibanez Artcores have a 12" neck but the bridge they use is more like a 9.5" radius. On all these guitars therefore the G string will be 1/64" higher than the outer strings.
I’ve had good luck with minwax ebony stain. Thought it’d be a nightmare but it was super simple and fast. Darkens Macassar right up quickly and mines still as dark as the day I did it 2 years ago.
I had to chuckle a bit when you were talking about screwing up a bridge because you tried adjusting the screws on the ToM while it was locked. I laugh because I did the exact same thing once. Not only that, but I was sort of in a hurry and using a screwdriver that wasn't a proper fit and it was too small. It basically mangled the shit out of the screw posts. Tonepros makes good ToM bridges but the metal is fairly soft and will get chewed up easily if you do what I did. It was a lesson I learned on my first ToM style fixed bridge guitar, got it out of the way early I guess. Fortunately, all it is is a Tonepros Metric bridge, they're not that expensive.
Had mine two weeks now and play's really nice but if not already you will have issues with 3 way toggle just like me! 🤬 As been on esp vlogs and loads of people have same problem unfortunately!
Musicnomad suggesting to adjust your trust road like push with your finger where meet your neck with your guitar body and use pick on 1. Fret and check relief at 8. Fret
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zxyhIPVu0zo.html sorry I confused. Gibson suggest where neck meet the body. Musicnomad suggest 12. Fret you are making true with musicnomad but making wrong with gibson method I don’t know which one is better but probably both of them work.
@@GeorgeVGuitars i have 8 cheaper guitars and ive worked on all of them and never seen this lol. its not really a huge deal but it is weird that yours came that way. almost like its used even tho im sure its not.
