Description
The Rare Earth Blend is Fishman’s answer to players who want the punch of a magnetic pickup but refuse to give up the air and body a good mic captures. This demo unit pairs a neodymium-powered humbucker with an onboard cardioid condenser mic, letting you blend the two signals right at the soundhole for a composite tone that’s far more convincing than either source alone.
The magnet structure keeps string-to-string balance tight and gives the top end a clarity that avoids the harsh, quacky edge some soundhole pickups suffer from. Bring the mic into the mix and you get the room-filling warmth and pick-attack detail that only air-capture can provide, without the feedback headaches of a standalone mic in a loud set.
Everything about the physical design is built for zero-hassle installation: no routing, no soldering, no permanent changes to your guitar. It mounts in the soundhole, the pre-wired output jack can be installed at the endpin, and the miniature batteries tuck neatly underneath the pickup itself. Thanks to a low-current preamp, you get roughly 150 hours of playing time per set before a change is needed.
- Neodymium magnet humbucker blended with a flexible cardioid microphone
- Active, low-noise electronics re-voiced for smoother highs and a warmer, more natural voice
- Onboard blend knob for dialing in pickup/mic mix on the fly
- Ergonomic mounting system, no permanent alteration required
- Pre-wired jack, endpin-mountable
- Batteries included, mount on pickup underside, up to 150 hours of use
This listing is for a demo unit — fully functional, priced to move.
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