Description
Ever wish your Les Paul could switch between snarling humbucker crunch and something closer to a resonant acoustic box? That’s exactly the trick the Fishman Powerbridge Tune-O-Matic pulls off. It swaps in as a direct drop-in replacement for your existing Nashville-style bridge, embedding piezo pickup elements right into the saddle assembly so every string’s acoustic character gets picked up independently and accurately.
Because it’s piezo-based rather than magnetic, the Powerbridge reads the actual vibration of the string and top rather than just the metal moving through a magnetic field. That means you get an entirely different sonic palette than your humbuckers or single-coils can offer, and you can blend it with your existing pickups for hybrid tones that split the difference between plugged-in acoustic sparkle and electric sustain.
Fishman designed this specifically for Les Paul-style guitars running Tune-O-Matic bridges, so installation is about as close to plug-and-play as piezo retrofits get. That said, professional installation is still recommended to make sure the saddle geometry, intonation, and wiring routing all come out clean. Pair it with a Fishman Powerchip preamp for the fullest, most balanced signal, though the bridge is fully functional without one if you’re keeping things simple.
- Drop-in Nashville-style Tune-O-Matic replacement bridge
- Independent piezo pickup per string for true acoustic-style tone
- Blends with onboard electric pickups for hybrid acoustic/electric sounds
- Powerchip preamp compatible (recommended, not required)
- Professional installation recommended
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