Fishman FLUENCE User manual

USER GUIDE
FLUENCE SINGLE-WIDTH PICKUPS for STRAT®
Strat®is a registered trademark of FMIC

Welcome
Thank you for making Fishman products a part of your musical experience. We
are proud to offer you the nest products available: high-quality professional-
grade tools which empower you to sound your very best.
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Troubleshooting
If you notice unexpected changes in volume or tone, change or recharge your
battery if so equipped.
If you are unfamiliar with these products, please pay close attention to the
requirements for installation. Failure to do so can result in permanent damage to
the pickups or your instrument. Fishman Fluence pickups should not be combined
with traditional passive pickups, but may be combined with active pickups using
9 Volt power.
Installation by a qualied professional is strongly recommended.
Should you have any problems, please check with your installer or refer to the
online installation guide for this product.
Technical support, troubleshooting tips and installation information can be found
at http://www.shman.com/support/
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Operation
Operation assumes installation and wiring as described in the installation guide.
Connect the Fluence equipped guitar to your amplifier with a ¼-inch instrument
cable. To conserve battery life, remove the instrument cable from the guitar when
the system is not in use. You can expect up to 250 hours from a typical alkaline
battery or optional rechargable battery pack.
Fluence pickup voicing is selected using a switch such as the included push-pull
pot. An installer can choose activation in either of the two switch positions (see
installation guide for more details.) Fishman Fluence pickups offer the
following two voices:
Voice 1 – Vintage Single-Coil (voicing switch open position)
Vintage tone and sparkle: voice 1 peak frequency – 4kHz
Voice 2 – Hot Texas Single-coil (voicing switch grounded position)
Fuller tone with increased output: voice 2 peak frequency – 3kHz
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The pickups are hum-cancelling in all voice settings and pickup selector positions,
and voicing changes will affect the tone of any connected Fluence pickup. Volume
and Tone controls operate in the traditional manner, however unlike traditional
passive pickups where treble response is altered with Volume adjustment, Fishman
Fluence pickups retain their full factory tone at any Volume position.
In addition to Voice switching, Fluence pickups include an HF Tilt option for
reducing high frequencies, for players who prefer a darker sound. This option
is generally selected at time of install and is activated by connecting to ground.
Please see installation guide for details.
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Wire Description
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HF Tilt (BLUE)
To activate, connect to ground.
For best performance, insulate any wire that is not used.
Preamp Output (ORANGE)
Connect to Volume pot.
Ground (BLACK)
Connect to pot & bridge ground.
Battery + (RED)
Connect to battery positive terminal.
Coil output (WHITE)
Connect to 5-way switch.
Preamp input (YELLOW)
Connect to 5-way switch pole.
Voice Select (GRAY)
Voice 1: selected if wire is not grounded.
Voice 2: selected if connected to ground.
Active pickup underside view

Optional Accessories
Rechargeable Battery Pack for Strat®
Replaces the existing back plate on Strat guitars with a rechargeable Lithium Ion
battery plate. Available in black and white. Includes USB charger and cable.
Delivers up to 200 hour battery life.
EU Declaration of Conformity CE: Hereby, Fishman declares that Fishman
Fluence pickups are in compliance with the essential requirements and other
relevant provisions of Directive 2004/108/EC.
Strat®is a registered trademark of FMIC
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