Fishman Rare Earth Acoustic Guitar Pickup

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The Rare Earth offers quieter reproduction and a full, natural sound. It features a switch that provides a treble boost.

Overview

The Rare Earth Humbucking pickup has been carefully re-voiced and fine-tuned to offer an even smoother treble response than their popular, category-defining predecessors. Equipped with cutting-edge neodymium magnets, the new Rare Earth pickups offer a warmer, more naturally acoustic tone, along with exceptional accuracy and increased musicality.

Features:

- Humbucking--Warm and full humbucking sound
- Re-voiced and fine-tuned for smoother treble response and a warmer, more naturally acoustic tone
- Active electronics and neodymium magnet structure for exceptional string balance and sparkling acoustic clarity
- Miniature batteries mount conveniently on the underside of the pickup (batteries included)
- Low current design of the preamp allows up to 300 hours between battery changes
- Newly designed mounting system and ergonomic body shape
- Pre-wired output jack can also be endpin mounted
- Easy installation with no alteration - plug-and-play right out of the box

Specs

- Installation: Fits soundholes as small as 3-5/8 (92mm) diameter. Pre-wired output jack can also be endpin mounted.
- Controls: Volume wheel control
- Battery: Two 1.5 Volt silver oxide or one 3-Volt lithium
- Battery Life: 240 hours

Dimensions and Weight in Packaging
with Fishman FT2 Tuner and GA110 Cable (10'): Shipping Weight: 1.39 lbs
Base Item: Shipping Weight: 0.75 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 3 in; Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): PRO-REP-102
with AFX Pro EQ: Shipping Weight: 1.38 lbs

Things To Know

Fishman Rare Earth Acoustic Guitar Pickup

Updated April 3, 2025 09:20 by Alex Spiers

Hello, this is Alex from zZounds here with some things to know about the Fishman Rare Earth acoustic guitar pickup. One thing I really like about this is that it is so easy to install. Obviously, you can just slide it right into the soundhole of basically any standard round-shaped acoustic guitar soundhole. It has adjustment Phillips head screws here that you can use to tighten it on. I chose to drill in and actually install this pickup so that it's just constantly in my guitar. However, you can also just leave it hanging out of the soundhole so that you can install it and then take it out when you don't want to use it. I have my excess cable just coiled up inside the soundhole of the guitar. So yeah, it's really flexible, it sounds great, and it's very easy to use.

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-347-4626
Email: support@fishman.com

Installation Guide

Owner's Manual

Reviews

Submitted August 10, 2010

"One of the Best Around!"

Overall:

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I will use this for the next two years. It has all I need right now.

Sound

Has a very natural Full sound, not thumpy or tinny. Would probably work well with a Microphone, but you don't need it.

Features

The Volume/Sensitivity dial is useful. Would be a 10 if it had an EQ switch, like the seymour duncans.

Ease of Use

Very easy, but the manual does not explain much in terms of installation.

Quality

I have used Fishman pickups for 20 years, and they have always worked for me.

Value

There are other pickups that will do the same job, but fishman is dependable for consistent good sound.

Manufacturer Support

Did not use support.

The Wow Factor

Nice Sleek design, not bulky or clumsy.

Musical Background:

Active Musician

Musical Style:

Classic Rock

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With Fishman FT2 Tuner and GA110 Cable (10')

What you get...

1	Fishman Rare Earth Acoustic Guitar Pickup ($219.95 each)	$219.95
1	Fishman FT-2 Clip-On Digital Chromatic Tuner ($15.95 each)	$15.95
1	CBI GA-1 American-Made Instrument Cable with Straight Plugs - 10 foot ($13.95 each)	$13.95