Fishman BP-100 User manual

USER GUIDE

BP-100

2

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.

3

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/

4

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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