Fishman Blender Volume Control, Bass Control, Treble Control, Phase Switch, Blend Control

ACOUSTIC GUITAR SYSTEM

NOTCH FILTER is effectively off in the full counter-clockwise position.

VOLUME CONTROL

The VOLUME control affects both microphone and pickup. Goes from very quiet to very LOUD.

BASS CONTROL

This is a boost/cut shelving tone control. This control affects the pickup signal only. The center detent yields a flat response.

CONTOUR This is a wide-range semi-parametric filter. It may be used to shape the instrument's tone or to control feedback (see pages 6 and 7). The CONTOUR control affects both the pickup and microphone.

The CONTOUR Level slider controls the amount of boost or cut applied to the selected Contour FREQUENCY. The center detent yields a flat response. The Contour FREQUENCY slider determines the frequency band that is boosted or cut by the CONTOUR Level control. The frequency is variable between 250 Hz and 10 kHz.

TREBLE CONTROL

This is a boost/cut shelving tone control. This control affects the pickup signal only. The center detent yields a flat response.

PHASE SWITCH

The PHASE switch compensates for acoustic phase differences that often occur between instrument and speaker. It can be used as a tone filter at low volume levels or a feedback filter at high levels. Whenever you play through a different sound system or at a different venue, flip the PHASE switch several times and use your ear to find the optimum setting.

BLEND CONTROL

This control determines the balance between microphone and pickup signals. This control can be used as a feedback "escape hatch" if you ever need to instantly shut off the microphone during a performance.

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