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Stephen Carpenter of the Deftones playing live with Fishman Fluence Signature Series guitar pickups

STEPHEN CARPENTER

Fishman Fluence

Stephen Carpenter Fluence Signature 9-String Ceramic single black angled

Also available in 6-String, 7-string and 8-String

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Fishman’s latest collaboration with legendary Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter!

Stephen Carpenter, renowned guitarist of the hard rock/ heavy metal band Deftones, boasts an illustrious profile in the music industry. Stephen’s Fluence Signature Series Humbuckers have undergone a significant transformation with a new and reimagined voicing across a range of 6 to 9-string options, while retaining the unique and exclusive glow-in-the-dark Fluence accent line. Utilizing the revolutionary Fluence Core, we’ve enhanced Stephen’s previous model by introducing a distinctive Voice 3 to each pickup. This innovation offers an authentic crystal clear single-coil tone, seamlessly integrated with the two beloved voices that Stephen has come to love.

Side profile of Stephen Carpenter playing a guitar on stage with his long hair

Stephen Carpenter Signature Series Alnico Pickup features:

All the musicality, power and explosiveness of Alnico. Full chords and fluid solos, plus a voice you’ve never heard in a humbucker, and a true single coil tone. Great in both positions, or commonly paired with a Ceramic bridge pickup.

  • Voice 1: Modern Active High Output – 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.
  • Voice 3: (Single Coil) – Glassy, Scooped, Hi-f
Close Up Stephen Carpenter Adjusting Knob On His Guitar

Stephen Carpenter Signature Series Ceramic Pickup features:

Cutting ceramic attack. Brutal active aggression and passive punch in the same guitar, plus a true single coil tone. Great in both positions, or commonly paired with Alnico neck.

  • Voice 1: Stephen’s Active High Output – The ideal active ceramic humbucker tone. Crisp, searing crunch, tight bass with no mud, and a growl.
  • Voice 2: Stephen’s Passive Attack – Organic, high output, passive ceramic tone. Superb distortion characteristics with Fluence dynamics and response.
  • Voice 3: (Single Coil) – Cutting, overwound single coil
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Specifications

ALNICO HUMBUCKER CERAMIC HUMBUCKER

PEAK FREQUENCY

 Voice 1: 650 Hz
Voice 2: 420 Hz / 8 kHz
Voice 3: 4.7 kHz		 Voice 1: 750 Hz,
Voice 2: 1.6kHz
Voice 3: 4.6kHz

MAGNETIC MATERIAL

 Alnico V Ceramic VIII

MAGNETIC CIRCUIT

 Bar magnets with blades Bar magnets with blades

OUTPUT IMPEDANCE

 2k 2k

CURRENT DRAW

 2.6mA @ 9V 2.7mA @ 9V

BATTERY

 9-Volt or optional rechargeable battery pack 9-Volt or optional rechargeable battery pack

BATTERY LIFE

 Up to 200 hours (for the set) Up to 200 hours (for the set)

Accessories

Universal Battery Pack PRO-BPK-101

Access our handy Fluence wiring diagrams

Fluence Wiring Diagrams

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