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STEPHEN CARPENTER

Fishman Fluence

Stephen Carpenter Fluence Signature 6-String angle ceramic single

Also available in 7-string, 8-String and 9-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.

Stephen Carpenter performing on stage while tuning the guitar

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
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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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