User manual FISHMAN RARE EARTH BASS

[. . . ] If you store the guitar with the pickup cable outside the instrument and the cable comes to rest on the guitar, the rubber jacket may interact with the finish and leave a permanent mark. A loose endpin jack stored inside the instrument may damage the guitar when travelling. A pickup that has not been securely mounted in the soundhole may become dislodged and could damage the instrument during transit. FEATURES Mounting Clamps The Rare EarthTM pickup mounts quickly and securely with these padded clamps. The jaws of the clamps are lined with natural cork, which will not interact with the guitar's finish. [. . . ] You may run cables up to 80' (25m) in length without any audible loss of fidelity. 4 ACTIVE MAGNETIC SOUNDHOLE PICKUP PERMANENT INSTALLATION Important!Permanent installation of the Rare EarthTM requires some degree of woodworking/electronics soldering skill and should be performed only by a qualified repair-person. Fishman Transducers will not be held responsible for damages to the pickup or your instrument that result from improper installation. The goal of this procedure is to mount the Rare EarthTM pickup and endpin jack securely in the guitar. Please follow these guidelines carefully; a pickup that is not properly mounted may slip out of the soundhole and may damage a guitar that is shipped or checked as baggage. INSTALL THE ENDPIN JACK Tools · · · · Soldering iron (30 watt max) Wire strippers 1/2" open end wrench 2. 4 mm (3/32") slot head screwdriver · · · · Rosin core solder #1 Phillips screwdriver 3/32" Allen wrench #4 washers (#3 metric) · 15/32" (11. 9 mm) reamer or: Variable speed drill Center punch 1/8" (3. 2 mm) twist drill 15/32" (11. 9 mm) Spade bit drill X-Acto miniature saw Procedure · Widen the endpin hole to accept the endpin jack. There are two methods to widen the endpin hole . . . Slow and Safe If you have the time, this method is preferred. Remove the endpin and widen the hole to size with a 15/32" (11. 9 mm) reamer (available in the US & Canada through Stewart MacDonald, 800-848-2273, part #4323). 5 BASS OR TM Quick & Clean The objective here is to quickly drill out the endpin jack hole, with the endpin or other suitable plug in place. You may remove a loose endpin and refasten it in the endblock with cyanoacrylate glue before starting the procedure. NOTE: We do not recommend this method for instruments with brittle ornamental veneers (ex: abalone) around the endblock Apply masking tape around the endblock area to protect the instrument. Locate an X-Acto saw 1/16" (1. 6 mm) away from the body and saw off the endpin, nearly flush to the instrument. Drill a 1/8" (3. 2 mm) pilot hole through the endpin and endblock. Line up a 15/32" (11. 9 mm) Spade bit in the pilot hole and begin drilling. Use steady (but not heavy) pressure, especially as the drill exits inside the guitar. To avoid damage to the instrument, let the drill come to a complete stop before removing it from the hole. 1. 5. 6. WIRING OPTIONS Cut the pickup wire (or coil it up and secure with a tie wrap) to a length suitable to reach between the soundhole and the endpin. Leave extra length to move the pickup out of the sound hole for battery replacement. Gently bend back the ground/strain relief to gain access to the three other terminals. 6 ACTIVE MAGNETIC SOUNDHOLE PICKUP Standard Mono Wiring 1. Solder the white wire (Signal) to the shortest terminal on the jack (Tip). Solder the red wire (Negative Battery) to the longest terminal on the jack (Switch). Solder the pickup shield wire to the Sleeve tab on the jack (Ground). Negative Battery Wire (red) to Switch Shield to Sleeve Pickup Signal (white) to Tip To Add a Second Pickup in Stereo Solder the signal wire from the second pickup to the Ring terminal (middle length) of the jack. Solder the shield from the second pickup to the Sleeve terminal of the jack. Negative Battery Wire (red) to Switch Second Pickup to Ring Shields to Sleeve Pickup Signal (white) to Tip Fasten the Jack in the Endpin Hole Follow this sequence when installing the endpin jack: 1. [. . . ] If the clamps do not touch these braces, you may tighten the screws until the clamps are fully seated. If, after tightening, you can move the pickup with little effort, the jaws are probably hung up on the interior soundhole braces. If so, go to step 5. 9 BASS Permanent Pickup Installation - Contiued TM Cut back cork pad D Clamp touches brace NO GOOD E F Clamp clears brace GOOD 5. If the tips of the clamps inside the guitar make contact with the soundhole braces - see Figure D - then the pickup can not firmly grip the guitar and may slip out of the soundhole over a period of time. Try mounting the pickup slightly back toward the center of the soundhole. [. . . ]