System Requirements
These instructions provide installation options for the Fishman Fluence series of
multi-voice pickups, but these instructions are not comprehensive. A skilled electronics
technician can simply interpret this overview to create a wide range of custom wiring
options. Please consult with your installer for alternate switching and control compo-
nents or options not specifically detailed in this guide or included with your pickup
purchase. Please visit www.fishman.com for additional wiring diagrams.
Installation
Warning! Installation of this product is meant to be performed only by a
professional instrument repair technician.
1. Determine the rotary controls (Volume, Tone, etc.) and switches to be used in your
installation, including those included with your purchase. Test fit the components to
make sure that each will fit in the allocated locations or modify the instrument until the
fit is correct and all controls can be located without issue. Fishman Fluence Pickups are
active and require 25K audio taper potentiometers.
4. Pickup Voicing and High Frequency Tilt (HF Tilt) are selected by connecting their
leads to Ground. These features and their wire locations are described in the user
guide accompanying each pickup. During installation, any of these selections can be
made switchable (using the included push-pull pot or other preferred switch) or
permanent by either connecting to Ground or leaving “open” (unconnected). Some
switching scenarios are provided below, featuring the components provided with your
purchase, but any schematic allowing connection to Ground can be used.
Open (Unconnected) Grounded
Voice Switching Voice 1 Voice 2
HF Tilt Normal On (Reduce high frequencies)
5. Review your planned scheme for errors, complete the soldering, mount and secure
all your components, and test your completed installation before assembly. Consider a
popular wiring option as shown on the reverse side of this guide.
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FLUENCE CLASSIC HUMBUCKING PICKUPS
2. Fishman Fluence multi-voice pickups require a 9V power supply.
• If using a standard 9V battery, test fit cavity locations for simple installations or
consider installing an externally accessible battery compartment (available
separately.) Note that it is important the battery is not allowed to short contacts
between controls in the instrument.
• If using a separately purchased Fishman rechargeable battery, refer to those
instructions to complete this part of your installation.
• Note that it may be possible to combine other active pickups with Fishman Fluence
pickups, but all pickups will need to use the same 9V power source. Only active
pickup combinations are supported.
3. One of more of your Fluence pickups will have a preamp built into the base of the
pickup assembly. Preamplified pickups each have their own switching capabilities. In
setups controlled by a single preamp, such as the Fluence Single-Width set, optional
switching on the preamplified pickup will alter the output of all pickups connected to
that preamplifier. The preamps on Fishman Fluence pickups are not suitable for use
with other brands of guitar pickups.
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