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(Powerchip™, Powermix™ and Powerblend™) can Fishman Powerbridge™ System you can blend the This book will introduce you to the Fishman Powerbridge™ System reveal new colors and textures hidden inside your electric guitar. Powerbridge™ Pickup with clean magnetic sounds for bright, and help you get the most out of it.
And there's plenty of room for it on a Telecaster ® style control plate. Fishman Power Law Never connect your Powerbridge ™ and magnetic pickups to your guitar's existing Mono Output Jack ! If you do, you’ll experience a very bizarre and unpleasant interaction between the Powerbridge™...
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(Tip) Instrument Cables Depending on how you set up your Powerbridge™ system, you will use one of these three cables (available from your Fishman dealer): Electric Guitar Electric Guitar Stereo "Y" Cable - Used to split your Piezo and magnetic pickup...
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Passive Powerbridge™ Setups Passive Powerbridge™ Setups Stereo Output Jack Stereo Output Jack (Tip/Ring/Sleeve) (Tip/Ring/Sleeve) Passive Volume Control (Optional) Stereo "Y" Cable Powerbridge™ Signal Pure Magnetic Signal (Ring) (Tip) Powerbridge™ Signal Pure Magnetic Signal (Ring) (Tip) Active D.I. PA / Recording Console Electric Guitar Amp Sending the Powerbridge™...
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Powerbridge™ and your magnetic pickups sound great together. The following pages will take you on a tour of • the Fishman Powertronics™ line and some of their Some modification to your instrument may be required (professional installation is recommended) many useful applications ...
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Powerchip™ Applications Powerchip™ Applications With Fishman’s special “smart-switching” technology, the Powerchip™ “senses” if Powerchip™ your instrument cable is Powerchip™ Mono Instrument Cable mono or stereo. With both Piezo and magnetic pickup signals Stereo "Y" Cable Powerbridge™ Magnetic Signal Signal Electric Guitar Amp Powerchip™...
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Powermix™ Applications Powermix™ Piezo / Magnetic Outboard Mixing Preamp This simple and compact stompbox-style preamp dedicated to combining Piezo and magnetic signals. With the Powermix™ you can Stereo Instrument blend the Powerbridge™ with Cable your magnetic pickups while keeping modifications to your guitar at a minimum.
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Powermix™ Applications Powerblend™ S t e r e o B l e n d i n g P e d a l Hands-free control Powerbridge™ Pickup’s volume - loaded with pro-level features. We created the Powerblend™ for Electric Guitar Amp the dedicated Powerbridge™...
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Powerblend™ Applications Powerblend™ Applications 1 9V AC Adapter Input PA/Recording Console 2 Stereo Input Jack • TRS; Magnetic to Tip / Piezo to Ring 3 Lo Cut Filter • Eliminates handling noise and attenuates low frequencies that can damage speakers Electric Guitar Amp EQ Section Affects the Powerbridge™...
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Powerblend™ Applications Powerblend™ Applications Acoustic Guitar Amp Electric Guitar Amp Mono Instrument Cable from 1/4" Piezo Out Electric Guitar Amp Mono Instrument Cable from Stereo Mix Out Instrument Cable Stereo (Piezo / Magnetic to Stereo Input Instrument Cable Signal) to Stereo Input Mono Instrument Cable from Mag Thru...
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® Powerbridge™ / Powertronics™ Powerbridge™ / Powertronics™ System Features System Features ™ ™ Powerbridge Powerbridge Feature Alone w/ Powerchip™ w/ Powermix™ w/ Powerblend™ • • • • Split Stereo Out • • • Mixed Mono Out • • • • Piezo Volume Control •...