FISHMAN PREFIX™ ONBOARD BLENDER
This fine instrument is equipped with a FISHMAN PREFIX™ ONBOARD BLENDER™. Please read these instructions carefully. If you have any questions or problems, please call our CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE at (978) 988-9665.
The ONBOARD BLENDER™ is a guitar mounted preamp that combines the sounds from a supplied FISHMAN ACOUSTIC MATRIX™ under-saddle pickup and a preamp mounted miniature electret condenser microphone.
The microphone, shock-mounted on the underside of the preamp chassis, captures the elusive natural ambience and resonance of the guitar's sound chamber. The ACOUSTIC MATRIX™ pickup delivers a clear, articulate sound with emphasis on string definition and attack. When combined, the two signals produce a powerful and cohe- sive acoustic guitar tone that is much greater than the sound of either microphone or pickup alone.
The ONBOARD BLENDER™'s preamp module incorporates a unique "flip-top" battery compartment for easy access. Levels are set by the master VOLUME and BLEND con- trols. A variable NOTCH filter, shelving BASS & TREBLE, semi-parametric CONTOUR and a PHASE switch are included for precise tone shaping and feedback control. The ONBOARD BLENDER™ can be plugged into any instrument-level audio input with excellent results.
THE PICKUP
The included ACOUSTIC MATRIX™ pickup is made with a unique co-polymer sensing material available exclusively from FISHMAN. This technology is not available from any other manufacturer. The sensing material exhibits a sensitivity and dynamic range that far surpasses all other known materials. The ACOUSTIC MATRIX™ transducer is
afully EMI shielded, multi-layer sandwich of co-polymer strips that run the length of the pickup. This design allows the pickup to sense the motion of the entire saddle length, providing superb string to string balance, as well as sensitivity to both the strings and top of the instrument.
THE MICROPHONE
The microphone, in conjunction with PHASE, NOTCH and CONTOUR controls (see page 6), will provide very high level sound reproduction before feedback. Conveniently shock-mounted to the back of the preamp case, the microphone is acoustically isolated inside the instrument, providing freedom of movement as well as minimal leakage from other instruments on stage.
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