Fishman Fission Bass Powerchord FX User manual

USER GUIDE
FISSION BASS™

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Welcome
Thank you for making Fishman a part of your music-making experience. We are
proud to offer you the finest tone-shaping products available; high-quality
professional-grade tools to empower you to sound your very best. We are
confident Fission Bass will both enhance and inspire your music making.
Quick Start
Power – Install a fresh 9V battery (not included) or connect a Fishman power
adaptor.
Set the controls – set effect level at minimum and all other controls as
shown.
Plug in – Use standard ¼-inch shielded instrument cables.
Set trim – Play hard and adjust the input trim (on the right side) so the
clip|batt LED flashes only occasionally.
Effect On – Stomp the effect on foot switch and raise the effect level.

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fission
POWERCHORD FX
noise gate overdrive tone effect level
4th below 5th aboveupper octave
signal
clip | batt
effect on
octave up
Quick Start Settings

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Making Connections
Input
Plug in your bass guitar here with a standard ¼-inch instrument cable.
Insert a plug into the input jack, and Fission Bass powers up. To conserve the
battery, remove the plug from the input when not in use.
Trim
Raise or lower the trim to optimize the input level for your pickup. Play hard and
adjust trim so clip|batt flashes occasionally. Some passive pickups may not cause
the light to flash at all and other pickups with active preamps may require you to
turn their output down to achieve an optimum level.

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Right Side