After formally changing into a Fishman endorsee final 12 months, Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson has launched his first set of signature Fluence pickups with the model.

Dubbed the Fluence Mick Thomson Signature Collection pickup set – no factors for guessing that one upfront – the set of humbuckers supply a “big selection of tones” from “aggressive lead and rhythm tones to the purest rock tones”, and there’s additionally single-coil functionality the model calls “distinctive”, too.

Delivering “the best model of Mick’s signature tones”, every pickup within the set presents a number of voicings, and encapsulates “all the things Mick has been trying to find all through his profession.

Below the hood, each the bridge and neck pickups supply three voices. Voice 1 within the bridge pickup is Thomson’s energetic bridge humbucker tone, whereas Voice 2 delivers a “refined scorching and punchy” passive sound. In the meantime, Voice 1 within the neck pickup is described as “thick and fluid”, whereas Voice 2 presents a “classic plus” passive humbucker tone with add low mid frequencies. Each pickups are additionally in a position to output a single-coil tone, too.

Whereas the uninitiated would possibly hear Slipknot’s guitar sound as unbridled chaos pushed by plenty of achieve, Mick Thomson’s personal tone is nuanced, and so he labored with Fishman to make use of a brand new customized hybrid magnet design in his new signature pickups.

“My pickups had been tuned in a studio after which examined on the highway after which tuned somewhat bit extra. The top consequence being each musical and face melting,” he says.

“Further consideration was given to the low mids to maintain it massive however tight. Voiced to chop by a mixture however by no means be shrill. Simply couldn’t be happier with how they turned out.”

Priced at $289.95, the pickups can be found as a 6-string set and are available in a matte black nickel end.

For extra info, head to Fishman.