Fishman POWERCHIP OWNER’S MANUAL • INSTALLATION GUIDE
OWNER’S MANUAL • INSTALLATION GUIDE
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Thank you for purchasing this Fishman Powerbridge accessory. We are confident that the Powerchip will significantly enhance the performance of your
Powerbridge system. If you have any questions or comments, please contact our Customer Service Line at 978-988-9665.
Warning
Installation of the Powerchip may require structural modification to the guitar. We strongly recommend that any modifications be performed by a competent repair person. Fishman Transducers will be in no way responsible for
damages to the guitar, incurred as a result of improper installation.
Description and Features
The Powerchip is a miniature onboard Piezo/Magnetic pickup mixing preamp, dedicated to the Fishman Powerbridge system. The preamp, mounted
to the underside of a volume pot, allows guitarists to combine or split Piezo
and Magnetic pickups without any additional outboard signal routing electronics.
The Powerchip features an independent Piezo volume control, and internal
“set it and forget it” Phase and Piezo Trim controls. A “smart” electronic
switch in the Powerchip circuit automatically routes Piezo and Magnetic
pickup signals to either stereo or mono signal paths.
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Piezo/Magnetic Outboard Mixing Preamp
Mono Operation
Plug a standard mono instrument cable into the output of the Powerchip
equipped guitar and combine the Magnetic and Piezo signals into a single
buffered composite, suitable for any available instrument level audio input.
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Powerchip
Stereo Operation
Plug a stereo “Y” cable into the output of the Powerchip equipped guitar and
split the Magnetic and Piezo pickup signals to separate destinations. Send
the buffered Piezo signal (Ring) to any instrument level audio input, such as
an acoustic instrument amplifier or PA system. Send the unbuffered,
“immaculate” Magnetic pickup signal (Tip) to a traditional electric guitar
amplifier, with no added coloration or signal treatment between the Magnetic
pickup and the amplifier.
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