User manual FISHMAN RARE EARTH BLEND

[. . . ] Precaution: Don't let the pickup cable rest on your guitar's finish for long periods. The rubber jacket could interact with the finish and leave a permanent mark. If you travel with your guitar or store it for long periods with the pickup in place, we strongly recommend that you have the endpin jack permanently installed in the guitar. [. . . ] The Rare Earth is voiced specifically for bronze or phosphor bronze strings. If nickel electric guitar strings are used with the Rare Earth, the lower wound strings will overpower the higher plain strings. Preamp All Rare Earth models feature a miniature preamp, housed within the body of the pickup. A low-noise circuit design preserves the pickup's performance in any audio environment. Plug the Rare Earth into an acoustic instrument amplifier, an unbalanced input of a mixer or a direct box, without signal loss or degradation. You may run cables up to 80' (2m) in length without audible signal loss. Pickup types Single coil This model is for those who prefer the brightness and character associated with a single coil pickup. Note that this version, like all single coil pickups, is susceptible to 0 ­ 0Hz hum. To minimize noise, keep the Rare Earth Single Coil away from fluorescent lights, light dimmers, computer monitors and transformers. humbucking A "stacked coil" style, for musicians who demand brilliant acoustic tone with quieter reproduction than a single coil pickup can offer. A volume control, located on the bottom of the pickup, is easily accessible through the soundhole. Move the wheel clockwise to increase volume. For the lowest noise performance, keep the control at the highest setting. Pickup types (continued) Blend The Rare Earth Blend marries our active humbucking pickup to a high quality, internally mounted miniature microphone. These components couple seamlessly for cohesive, three-dimensional amplified acoustic tone. The microphone is a miniature electret type, with a hyper-cardioid response pattern. It easily adjusts into position with a flexible gooseneck mount. Adjust the balance between the microphone and magnetic signals with the small rotary blend control, located underneath the pickup. Move the wheel toward the treble strings for more pickup, and toward the bass strings for more microphone. 8 Battery Replacement Remove the pickup from the instrument and carefully pry out the batteries with a small flat-head jeweler's screwdriver. [. . . ] Instructions for this modification are available from Service & Support at www. fishman. com. Once the Rare Earth Blend is wired for stereo, the thumb-wheel will not affect the level of the microphone at the ring output, but it will continue to mix mic and pickup at the tip output. Move the thumb-wheel toward the treble side for all pickup to the tip. [. . . ]