User Guide

Selector Switch
For even more onboard control, you
can add a three-position selector
switch (not included) to toggle
between Piezo alone, Piezo and
Magnetic, or Magnetic pickups
alone.
Your Guitar's Output Jack
If you do, you’ll experience a very bizarre and unpleasant interaction
between the Powerbridge™ and your magnetic pickups. This is
because Piezo and magnetic signals mix like oil and water - they
operate on different electrical platforms. Piezo pickups
(like the
Powerbridge™)
are capacitive devices and magnetic pickups are
inductors. This is why we've provided you with a …..
Fishman Power Law
Never connect your Powerbridge ™ and magnetic
pickups to your guitar's existing Mono Output Jack !
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Things to Know ...
...about the Powerbridge™ Pickup
Powerful but Passive
You can plug the Powerbridge™ directly into many amplifiers with
excellent results. This is called a "passive" system, because there is no
"active" preamp
(no battery) between the Powerbridge™ and the amp's
input. When you go passive, remember that the Powerbridge™ will
sound best plugged into an amp with a minimum 1 MΩ input
impedance. Less than 1 MΩ will rob the Powerbridge™ pickup of low
end.
Volume Control
If you want to control the volume of the Powerbridge™ Pickup, we've
included a special 5 MΩ volume pot. You can replace that little-used
middle pickup tone control on your Stratocaster
®
style guitar with this
pot. And there's plenty of room for it on a Telecaster
®
style control plate.
Passive
Volume Control
Passive
Volume Control
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