Fishman BP-100 User manual

USER GUIDE
BP-100

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Welcome
Thank you for making Fishman a part of your acoustic experience. We are proud
to offer you the finest acoustic amplification products available: high-quality
professional-grade tools which empower you to sound your very best.

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Troubleshooting
If you are unfamiliar with this product, please pay close attention to the
requirements for installation. Failure to do so can result in permanent damage
to the pickup.
Installation by a qualified professional is strongly recommended.
Technical support, troubleshooting tips and installation information can be
found at http://www.fishman.com/support/

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Installation
Prepare the bridge
1. The area of the bridge where the elements
will be mounted must be flattened with a
sanding block or a flat file. Otherwise, the
performance of the pickup will be adversely
affected. Most problems with the pickup’s
performance can be remedied by flattening
the bridge face.
Use a 120–150 grit sanding block or a file to
flatten the area that will make direct contact
with the elements. Check the flatness of the
bridge face with the edge of a steel ruler or
single-edged razor blade.
2. Clean the bridge with alcohol before
mounting the elements. Remove all rosin
deposits.
ISOLATION PLUG
IN WING HOLE
SENSING
ELEMENT
FELT-COVERED
SPRING CLIP

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Mount the pickup
Caution: do not pull or bend the wires at the bases of
the elements. You may destroy the pickup!
1. Slide the pickup wire through the E-string side
wing slot.
2. Center the elements black side up on the side of
the bridge that faces the fingerboard, as shown, with
the straight edge 1⁄8” below the top edge bevel of the
bridge top. The felt-covered clip should be pushed
tightly against the top of the bridge. A loose clip may
be tightened by squeezing it before installation.
3. Weave the ground wire over the string ball-ends
making sure to contact each ball.
4. Determine which isolation plug fits snugly into the
E-string side wing-hole on the bridge. Slip the wire
into the slit of the isolation plug and fit the plug into
the wing-hole.
GROUND
WIRE
OUTPUT
WIRE

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Fine Tuning
• Mounting the elements ¼” to ½” below the top edge of the bridge
will produce a different sound.
• You may fine tune the string balance by moving the upper corner of an
element closer to or further from an individual string.
• Once the optimum position is determined, the elements should not be
disturbed or removed from the instrument.
• The mounting clips must be tight. They should be retightened after
installation to compensate for compression of the felt.

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Plugging In
An impedance matching preamp is recommended, but not required. This will
help realize the full frequency response potential of the pickup and allow for
cable runs longer than 10 feet without signal deterioration. Use a high quality,
low capacitance ¼” shielded instrument cable. This will ensure minimal tone
coloration and hum.

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