Fishman Rare Earth Humbucking Pickup at a Glance: The Pickup The Preamp The Pickup This Fishman Rare Earth pickup is a “stacked coil” style, for musicians who demand quieter reproduction than a single coil pickup can offer. A brilliance knob, located on the side of the pickup, is easily accessible through the soundhole. In the “up” position, this knob provides a subtle, rising treble boost, from 2kHz to 20kHz. This position is especially effective for adding a bit of extra sparkle to finger style playing. In the “down” position, it provides a flat response, which produces a mellower sound, well suited for strumming and flatpicking. The Preamp The preamp is housed within the pickup. A low noise circuit design preserves the pickup’s performance in any audio environment. The preamp allows you to plug the Rare Earth into a full range instrument amplifier, an unbalanced input of a PA system, a recording console or direct box, without the signal loss or degradation typically found with passive soundhole pickups. You may run cables up to 80′ (25m) in length without any audible loss of fidelity. Fishman Rare Earth Blend Acoustic Pickup Features: Cutting-edge neodymium (a rare earth element) magnets High-quality internally mounted microphone with hypercardioid polar pattern Three-dimensional amplified acoustic guitar tone Gooseneck is permanently attached Can be plugged into an instrument amplifier, sound reinforcement system, recording console or direct box Miniature battery mounts conveniently on the underside of the pickup (batteries included) Low current design of the preamp allows 150 hours use between battery changes Fits in soundholes as small as 3-5/8″ diameter Pre-wired output jack can also be endpin mounted Active electronics for a pure, clean sound Excellent string-to-string balance