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Fishman RARE EARTH Manual

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  • Page 1 ’ ™ A C T I V E M A G N E T I C S O U N D H O L E P I C K U P...
  • Page 2 Start Up If you are like most people, you will probably want to plug in the Rare Earth™ right out of the box. Be our guest! To temporarily install the pickup, loosen the clamps with a #1 Phillips screwdriver. Position the pickup in the sound- hole, parallel to and as close to the end of the fingerboard as possible.

  • Page 3: Mounting Clamps

    (see Installation Guide). Endpin Jack The Rare Earth™ runs on two little watch batteries that switch on when you plug in the endpin jack. To conserve battery life, unplug the endpin jack when not in use.

  • Page 4: Battery Power

    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.
  • Page 5 The preamp is housed within the pickup. A low noise circuit design preserves the pickup’s performance in any audio environment. The preamp allows you to plug the Rare Earth™ into a full range instrument amplifier, an unbalanced input of a PA system, a recording console or direct box, without the signal loss or degradation typically found with passive soundhole pickups.
  • Page 6 Pickup Flavors: Continued Treble Boost BLEND The Rare Earth™ Blend marries our active humbucking pickup to a high qual- ity, internally mounted miniature microphone. The system combines the per- cussive attack and controlled sustain of the magnetic pickup with the reso- nant, ambient qualities captured by an internal microphone.

  • Page 7: Microphone Placement

    A precision milled ebony top and machined miniature brass coaxial connectors lend an understated ele- gance to the Rare Earth™ Custom Blend. To place the microphone outside the instrument, simply loosen the threaded collar at the end of the gooseneck and re-fasten it to the connector on top of the pickup.
  • Page 8 Microphone Placement continued LESS BASS MORE BASS Rare Earth™ Blend Rare Earth™ Custom Blend - External Mic Mount LESS BASS MORE BASS...
  • Page 9 A C T I V E M A G N E T I C S O U N D H O L E P I C K U P Stereo Blending The Rare Earth™ Blend and Custom Blend models are prewired at the fac- tory so that both pickup and microphone signals will combine to a single mono output.

  • Page 10: Specifications

    Ring output. To use the Rare Earth™ Blend in stereo mode, you must connect a Stereo • patch cord (p/n ACC-BLE-CBL) or Stereo "Y" cable (p/n ACC-PBR-20C) to the output jack to carry the separate pickup and microphone signals.
  • Page 11 A C T I V E M A G N E T I C S O U N D H O L E P I C K U P Specifications continued H U M B U C K E R Maximum Output Level -6 dBu RMS Output Impedance...
  • Page 12 FISHMAN is unable to make repair are FISHMAN’s only oblig- ations. This warranty does not cover any consequential damages or damage to the unit due to misuse, accident, or neglect.