Fender Prefix Pro Blend Owners Manual

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WARNING!

Congratulations!

With your new Fishman Prefix™ProBlend we are pleased to offer a total

onboard amplification system in a very small and unobtrusive package.

This is a simple yet

sophisticated system, so please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the control lay-

out and go over the Quick Start instructions on the next page. If you have any questions

please contact our Customer Service Department at 978.988.9665 or [email protected]

The Prefix™ProBlend is an acoustic guitar system that combines the sounds from a Fishman

Acoustic Matrix™ pickup and a miniature electret condenser microphone. The microphone,

shock-mounted on the underside of the preamp chassis, captures the elusive natural ambi-

ence and resonance of the guitar's sound chamber.

The Acoustic Matrix™ pickup delivers a

clear, articulate sound with emphasis on string definition and attack. When combined, the two

signals produce a powerful and cohesive acoustic guitar tone that is much greater than the

sound of either microphone or pickup alone.

Downsized to fit even the thinnest of guitars, the second generation Prefix™ProBlend preamp

occupies 1/3 less surface area on the side of a guitar than our standard Prefix™ series. The

preamp module incorporates a space saving "flip-top" battery compartment for easy access.

Levels are set by the master VOLUME and BLEND controls.

BASS & TREBLE

controls, a

semi-parametric CONTOUR control, a NOTCH filter and PHASE switch are included for pre-

cise tone shaping and feedback control. You may plug the PREFIX™ PRO BLEND into any

instrument-level audio input.

THE PICKUP

The included Acoustic Matrix™ pickup is made with a proprietary co-polymer sensing mater-

ial, available exclusively from Fishman.

Unlike so called "piezo-film" pickups, our unique co-

polymer formula is not available from any other manufacturer. Sound-wise, the Acoustic

Matrix™ exhibits a sensitivity and dynamic range that far surpasses all other known pickups.

The Acoustic Matrix™ transducer is a fully EMI shielded, multi-layer sandwich of co-polymer

strips that run the length of the pickup. This design allows the pickup to sense the motion of

the entire saddle length, providing superb string to string balance, as well as sensitivity to

both the strings and the soundboard of the instrument.

THE MICROPHONE

The microphone, in conjunction with PHASE, NOTCH and CONTOUR controls

(see page 6),

will provide very high level sound reproduction before feedback. Conveniently shock-mounted

to the back of the preamp case, the microphone is acoustically isolated inside the instrument,

providing freedom of movement as well as minimal leakage from other instruments on stage.

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