We need to talk about the new Polyphia pickups...
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2024
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We should talk about Polyphia's signature pickups
Yo how good has my upload schedule been lately, though? Check out all the details on the Tim Henson's Signature and Scott LePage's Custom Fishman Fluence pickups bit.ly/3mTCOrk
Watch, now we won’t hear from you for a month just cause you said that 😂
@@Brandon-deeply 🤣😂
Honestly for me the tones aren't anymore special than other fluency sets. I don't hear the nylon voicing that they are marketing. Just sounds like a really nice paf neck tone. Those "negatives" aside they do sound really good. The single coil voicings seem much better than on any other fluence sets.
They def can sound more "nylon" than this depending on the rig or plug-ins you use
Because tone isn't in the pick-ups.
@@kanoaikawach tone is in the balls
Tone is in the speaker tho
😂😂😂 nylon voicing ...
Damn man the ibanez is a clone of the godin multiac ...
The pickup are just piezo
the signature pickup are for the ivanez electric model
Your demo track was amazing!!!
fr that should be turned into a full song
early as hell, discord notifs actually worked for once!
Still hoping that green signature you had in the background will become available to buy.
When does your new model come out homie
Damn _loved_ that part at 6:02, in general its so cool to see you progress not only as a creator, but a musician~ Keep up the great work, man!
I liked both of the sets, but Scott’s set was way more up my alley.
Now, I just need a more modern guitar that I won’t mind routing a battery holder into.
I already love active systems in my basses. Just never really liked anything for guitar. Until now.
Same; I was set on Tim's---cause fanboy-- but afterother demos; Scott's fit me waaay more. Plus with the tones I lean towards Tim's end up squealing in a way I don't really like. Was pronounced in a few demos I saw.
Depends on the player.
Agree - somewhere else I heard an in-depth review of both and Scott's set sounded more 'for me' in terms of playing (mainly clean) but it's 2023 and the idea of having to change batteries seems a little 1970's . . . I recently bought a K. Yairi steel string acoustic that was designed for 30 second battery changes so maybe if the right electric came along would reconsider. I have a Sadowsky NYC S Style and an old Parker Fly and switching batteries involves unscrewing back plates . . . I just don't use the active pre-amp option in the Sadowsky (which is fine) and only use the Parker if I really need that sound for a recording. 😀
If you have an LP or a Strat, Fishman make a rechargeable battery pack that replaces the control cavity plate -- they also have a stand alone one you can rout a space for into the cavity plate.
@@XaleManix Thank you! I’m still just gonna get something like a used EVH Wolfgang to mod/route/etc. All of my guitars are 50’s and 60’s reissue Gibson’s and Fenders. I need something to have fun with.
I feel like we’re having a lot of talks recently. 😂
Interesting pickups, I’m still loving Dimarzio PAFs though 🤣 did you ever finish that melody maker project with the evertune bridge?
I'm guessing the nylon-string voice was made with fingerpicking in mind?
Oh, probably. Didn’t even occur to my chug-oriented brain to try that lol
Nice!
I think if you loaded them on a super strat with a gotoh style trem, itd probably sound a lil different, but very cool hearing them in a LP body with a 3-way!!
Hey Hunter! Is the high-gain voicing (1) good enough for the chugga-chugga we love? Or should I forget about this pickup for really heavy chugging? I like the versatility but I really need the chugging. Your high-gain sounds were great but still sliiightly mushy, or is it my impression?
Loved the demo track! Pickups sound killer I think 👌
The Devin Townsend pickups have crazy versatility too. Classic EMG sound, beautiful tele-y tone, and a PAFish sound. Henson’s classic HB voice 1 really nails it in comparison to the Transcendence voice 3 but Townsend’s 81ish vibe+kiiiilllller passive SC tone in one pickup is wildly impressive to me. Different pus, different focuses, different construction. Not sure about these Hensons but I know Townsend’s have a blade and polepieces and a degaussed magnet for the more PAFy sound.
I want that white HB sig.
It was supposed to be shell pink but the factory messed up 😂 I wasn’t actually sure about the color at first it kind of works well in white. Might do a smol run eventually… Just trying to get any production out at the moment lol
@@agufish If it comes out in white, I will buy it ASAP. Honestly, if the model comes out in general, I'm throwing my wallet at the monitor.
Not gonna lie, the Tim Henson neck pickup just sounds like a DiMarzio PAF Pro in voicing 1 and 3. Voicing 2 sounds like a PAF Pro with a capacitor to roll off some of the top end. Great sound but can be had in a much cheaper pickup.
Couldn't justify installing them in any of my current guitars so I went ahead an ordered Tims sig. Probably a decent wait on it still but it'll be well worth it when they do finally get to shipping them out
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@@defrauder_band They've been super delayed in manufacturing/shipping the new Tim Henson signature guitars. I didn't want to install the pickups in a guitar that was near the same price as the pickups lmao
@@SlyRyFry Yeah I passed on getting the TOD10. The backlog and delays are insane. Some guy in Australia just got one off the Production line he ordered 6 months ago. I got a very good deal on a THBB10 and it was brand new. Got it a few days ago. I Love Ibanez and They are the Go-To company for custom guitars. However I think they dropped the ball here. I think they seriously underestimated the demand and how much clout and influence Tim has in the guitar world. I have another older but still decent electric which I may put Tim's signature Fluence pickups in. I'm wondering if anyone knows of any other Guitar in the world that is back-ordered ? (Not including TOD10n)
@@Rabid-Polyphia-Fan Pretty much every new ibanez is for sure, I just asked my sales rep at sweetwater.
Definitely nothing wrong with getting just the pickups though. Just in my case the only guitar with humbuckers I have has so many problems along with it costing nearly as much as the upgrade itself it wouldn't be worth it. I would love a thbb10 if I could find a good price for one, but I have enough guitars to hold me over until the tod10 ships. My next guitar is a waiting game on the 8 string tod10 or Adam Jones custom flying V if they ever decide to put that into production. The 8 string tod10's are pretty much confirmed along with 7 strings and more variants on the 6 string tod10 though. Pretty sure it's gonna be this generations jem guitars so no worries on getting a variant of it
I have these pups in a Jackson I modded. The Nylon sound can be more pronounced with a heavy compression pedal in front of a clean amp. Add a little clean boost in front as well and it's pretty similar to what they market. Pups are great though. One of my favorite Fishman sets to date
I don’t know why but I like the two sets of screws being on Tims pickups.
Yeah I love the look of it too, reminds me of old dirty fingers pickups and some super distortions!
The nylon string voicing is a cool idea but I just don’t hear it. Doesn’t replace a piezo IMO.
Love the look of that white signature Harley Benton. Looking forward to them eventually coming out.
Try the "nylon" voicing with the acoustic/piezo amp in NDSP Petrucci and you can really hear it. Doesn't really sound like a piezo, but gets a lot closer than any other magnetic pickup I know of...
Freakin awesome 😊
FIRST LETS GO
I have an 1984 Kramer focus 1000. I have a spot for one humbucker so what active fishman would you choose. Thanks
I have that nylon Tim Henson TOD guitar, and I really can’t imagine them being able to make pick ups that can sound like this guitar with nylon strings. It’s close. But those strings have a really distinctive sound that I gotta imagine is hard to replicate. The Tim Henson pickups voiced to sound like nylon, actually sounds exactly like my piezo does on my JazzMaster Acoustasonic. That’s a lot what that pick up sounded like.
If I'm playing stuff like Caligulas Horse, Opeth, Karnivool, A Perfect Circle, would you recommend these over the moderns/Abasi's?
When is your Harley Benton signature guitars be available for purchase. I'm wanting to get the sand blasted purple one!!
How do you switch the modes? Are the knobs push pull?
How do you switch between the different voice settings in each pickup?
My pickups from Jim Wagner Pickups (Formerly WCR Pickups) crush!
Jim Wagner is a guy a lot of the big players come to for pickups. He used to re-wind pickups for big artists. I know a few super big A-List players who use his pickups with other stickers on them to protect their endorsement deals.
I think I like the Will Addler or the Classic better than these pickups. But that's just my opinion.
The real issue is . . . WHEN IS YOUR HB SIGNATURE DROPPING??? lol I can't wait to get my hands on one.
The Adlers are still my absolute favorite of all time, nothing beats them on chug but gotta admit Henson’s set is super versatile. And I dunnooooo man, HB keeps dragging their feet it’s stupid annoying. I THINK they’re in production but honestly not sure 🙃🙃
Hunter, you’ve become a monster in installing Fluence pickups 🤘🏻🔥
gotta call bullshit on the nylon string marketing, not even close
killer demo track! 👍 Pickups sound good too
DiMarrizo Pandamonium pick ups were the cream of the crop to my ears.
Wow more curious on your signature HB then the pickups
What all comes in the box? New pots? I'm getting a mulit scale 7 string from Ormsby and they said these pickups wouldn't work. I'll pay my luther for passive to active work done.
The Stephen Carpenter middle pickup was also modeled after a piezo
The nylon voice just sounds like a single coil split with a slight db boost or low end boost
"Ooga Booga Chug Sh*t" That's F*cking awesome😂😂😂😂
Would be crazy if someone put one tim henson pickup in and another Fishman fluence In cause it would be dope to mix two completely random Fishman pickups
Please, when will your HB sig be available?? I can’t wait any longeeeeerrr 😢😂
That's not even close to how nylon or piezo sound. I'm better off with 2 split humbuckers together in the middle position with an EQ pedal for that tone.
If you really want that full range tone you should look up Cycfi Research pickups - they sound bright like a steel string acoustic piezo (not nylon).
Loved the demo and the tones otherwise and the pickups themselves do sound great. :)
Bro not going to lie, that demo gave off some massive Skidrow & Scale the Summit vibes 🤘🔥🔥🤘
how do you ge tthe other voicings, without any kind of switch nob am i stupid like his guitar has?
hope for at least one lefty version of your signature, they are awesome
@agufish I know its been done on YT a million times. But I need a guitar clenaing tutorial with your specific brand of guitar nerdiness. Thanks :)
Not a big fan of Polyphia, though I very much respect their musical talents... The pickups, however seem quite pleasant and offering a high level of versatility. Or perhaps it's your epic style of playing in this demo. Great skills man... Well done indeed!
Blessings to you and your family, - Trey🙏✨🌞
Scott’s set isn’t just a classic set with a different aesthetic. He goes over it in an interview
Didn’t realize you went for pickup rings on your sig. I’d have pegged you for direct mounts
Man! I need that HB model of yours! It is THE guitar 🤍
Man...I really love your signature SC 👍👍👍
Bro takes the glasses off and becomes a BEAST! 😂😂😂
I remeber you had to send the guitar to ken lol good times good times 😊
I would have like to seen an A/B comparison of your pickups vs the polyphia pickup. I doubt there would have been very little difference. Tone is always in the speaker.
Okay, Glenn.
Impressive pickups!..no doubt sir.
When is this Harley Benton coming out on the market?
Yeah I want your signature guitar. Thats what I want.
How long till we get these in 7 and 8 as those are sick af ❤
That was super interesting
How are you switching the voices?
Each set comes with two push/pull pots to switch voices on the fly
I thought they sounded amazing. Gonna have to pick up a set
But I agree you expect a little more flash from Tim.
But for me, it comes down to sound over beauty .
Hey bud, Will you Plz get a set of Seymour Duncan "Zepyhr" pickup's? These super special order pickups are hand wound with pure silver wire. Please make this a 30 min. video... P.S. If I won the lottery I would have Black Winter pickups with silver wire...
I think I know this demo track already 🤔 this has been on the channel before, right? Or am I going insane?! Great one! Not really sold on those "Nylon" sounds though.
Yeahhh I was kind of hoping it would sound more “nylon-y” but it’s a nice super clean sound. Good ear, it’s a reworked version of the TriAmp MKIII track
What straplocks are those they look absolutely beefy!
Let's get a little bit technical here. Does anyone actually know what makes "high end" copper wound poles attached to a magnet different from other copper wound poles attached to a magnet?.
I am a believer that all of this is placebo...
What the hell is your pedal /amp setup? This is the EXACT tone I've been chasing for 30 years.
What’s the word on the new signature models release date??
Nothing specific but he mentioned in a reply sometime ago that they are currently in production
ill hold to the fact that the only different Fishamns are the KSE set
Demo track rocked broski! 🔥
Agufish when Is your signature Harley Benton coming out?
Man I’ve been impatiently waiting for your sig guitar. I settled and bought a different baritone instead:/
Out of curiousity, what baritone did you get?
I love polyphia, but I will never understand the appeal to Fishmans. They just sound like generic active pickups and generic passive pickups to me. It's cool that you can have both I guess, but I think passive pickups with a gain boost is the best option. Also, that nylon setting sounds nothing like a nylon, or piezo for that matter. Maybe through Tim Hensons pulgin, these sound amazing, but I think I'll stick to my passive emgs. The hz line of pickups have to be my favorites by far. Love your videos, but I don't understand how these are game changing
Ooga Booga Chug Shit- Agufish 2023 😂
are polyphia really that original? they always seemed like a pop version of stuff like chon.
Doesn't sound anything like a nylon string to me. Maybe better than a piezo though?
some one needs to get a set of these over to glenn fricker... 🤔
Lololoool 😂
Scott’s a simple man. He just makes it rock
I just can see where you put the 9V battery bro
Nylon my butt, it sounds nothing like a nylon string guitar. It's probably just the humbucker in parallel and marketed this way to sell units to whoever falls for it.
Direct Mount. Pickup ? or not sir
Not sure what's up with all the dislikes. Here's a like for ya. Cool demo :P
Too much time since we have news of your signature.
It always blows my mind that Hunter uses 9s
I seriously hate the pickups in my SG Prophecy, I got a pair of pearly gates to replace them, active pickups are junk to me, P90s or humbuckers are for me.
For shits and giggles I put, Fishman Fluence Killswitch Engage pickups in my very underrated Ibanez AS73, and now it sounds way better, than a $8.000 freezer burnt Gibson Custom 1959 ES-355 Reissue! (It sounded better before and after the installment anyway. LMAO) Awesome Vids Bro!🤘
The voice 2 only gets a “Meh” from me. I’m a bigger fan of the Devin Townsend signature set TBH.
At this point I’m so over signature pickups. I’ve tried and heard so many different pickups and at the end of the day, they don’t really do much more than standard-production pickups.
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Hunter! Watching you use that big @ss drill was horrifying! Please get a manual Ream! You can increase the diameter of any control hole gradually and wont risk splitting the wood out on the other side.
lol I swear I was careful.... ish. Yeah a reamer might be a good idea 😂
@agufish lol!... had to give you a hard time! Love to you and your family brother.
Gotta be honest they sound pretty damn good. A nice chug underneath with excellent clarity sill available.
Dam so m rhem joint's bussing
Km still the best
*Adler but the KM set kicks ass, too!
They definitely don't sound too cool to me unless Tim's style of music is played with them. Which makes me think they're just a "one trick pony' set of pickups and aren't as versatile as I'd originally thought.
I'm not hating, but from your demo, I don't think they are game changers or much special tbh. They sound nice, but that's abou it!
Eh, they sound like fishman. Always Glad to see Tim get that bag though. I feel like almost everything is “good” and that’s getting kinda boring.
I'm kind of meh about these