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Fishman PowerTap Earth Quick Start Manual

Fishman PowerTap Earth Quick Start Manual

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Summary of Contents for Fishman PowerTap Earth

  • Page 1 Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 2 POWERTAP EARTH BLEND Welcome Thank you for choosing Fishman. We are proud to offer you professional-grade amplification products that will empower you to sound your very best. Please read through this User Guide to familiarize yourself with the operation of your...
  • Page 3 The PowerTap Earth Blend has been carefully voiced to reproduce a balanced string response. The PowerTap Earth Blend is voiced specifically for bronze or phosphor bronze strings. If nickel electric guitar strings are used with the PowerTap Earth, the lower wound strings will overpower the higher plain strings.
  • Page 4: Battery Replacement

    Replace the mag pickup in the soundhole. Blend Function – Microphone The PowerTap Earth Blend model combines the humbucking magnetic sound-hole pickup with a condenser microphone to provide a wide range of natural sounds, adaptable to various playing situations. The magnetic pickup’s strength is its articulation, high gain-before-feedback, and isolation from other nearby sound sources.
  • Page 5 POWERTAP EARTH BLEND Rotate thumbwheel counterclockwise for full pickup Middle: 50/50 blend Rotate clockwise for full mic...
  • Page 6 POWERTAP EARTH BLEND Blend Function – Tap Body Sensor A second thumbwheel pot located in the soundhole acts as the blend level control for the Tap body sensor. Turn the blend wheel clockwise towards the bridge to add in the desired signal from the Tap body sensor.
  • Page 7 POWERTAP EARTH BLEND Microphone Bass Switch The Mic bass switch controls the low frequency extension of the microphone. When switched to the position pointing toward the treble strings, this control will provide the fullest bass for mic only applications or blended tones where more mic bass is preferred.
  • Page 8: Microphone Placement

    POWERTAP EARTH BLEND Microphone Placement The microphone is attached to an adjustable gooseneck that allows you to position the mic in just the right spot to achieve your desired tone. Try experimenting with micro- phone placement until you find a position you like. Here are some suggestions to get you started: To begin, move the blend control toward the treble strings (full mic).
  • Page 9 POWERTAP EARTH BLEND Stereo/Mono Output Options The PowerTap Earth Blend provides for multiple output and Blend options. Plugging a mono instrument cable into the primary Jack (Closest to the top of the instrument) accesses all three pickup signals blended to a mono output.
  • Page 10 POWERTAP EARTH BLEND To access all three pickup signals separately, plug in a Stereo Y-cable or Y adaptor into the primary jack and an additional mono instrument cable into the secondary jack. This will route the signals as follows: Primary Jack Tip: Mag pickup...
  • Page 11: Eu Declaration Of Conformity Ce

    POWERTAP EARTH BLEND EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY CE Hereby, Fishman declares that this PowerTap Earth Blend (494-000-841) is in compli- ance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 2014/30/EU. The Declaration of Conformity can be found at www.fishman.com/sup- port.
  • Page 12 www.fishman.com...