Fishman Electronics

[Paddlefoot]

How are the Fishman electronics in the late 90s Guilds holding up? Has anyone had to repair or replace this stuff? I really hate the idea of guitars with holes cut in the side for this stuff but if the guitar is good otherwise what can you do?

 

[Graham]

My F-47RCE has an LR Baggs iBeam onboard pickup in place of the Fishman. For me it's no big deal as I don't play out and rarely use an amp at home, but I guess I could take it out and call it a sound port. :shock:

 

[adorshki]

I guess I'll have to plug Blondie in this weekend and get back to you. My main worry was having a battery corrode inside. Truthfully I don't think I've plugged her in more than 4 times! I just liked knowing all that power was there if I ever wanted to use it. Oh waitaminnit now I'm confusing her with my car... :lol:
Shoot now that I think about it Richie's got a pickup too but it's a Dtar I don't think it even takes a battery. Dang if I play both of 'em then Hally'll get jealous...now I know why the prophet said "Sure you can have as many wives as you want but you're crazy if you want more than one" :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Bikerdoc]

My problem with Fishman is that I can't get any replacement parts in my area and Fishman doesn't sell direct. Also, there are a number of "proprietory" parts that shouldn't be proprietory; such as the nut on the end pin. Actually, I can't get anything where I live. I have to travel a couple of hours to look for guitars and to have repair work done.

Peace

 

[marcellis]

I wouldn't let the presence of a Fishman deter me from buying a guitar I love.
I've owned a few. I currently own 5 Fishman pick-ups in guitars.

(2 F65ce's, 1 Vietnamese Classical, 1 Vietnamese jumbo, 1 Vietnamese
dreadnought cutaway).

I don't like the sound of acoustic pick-ups in general. But the pick-ups
have never given me any problem. And once in a while, it's fun to plug
them in.

I installed a K&K Pure Western MIDI (no hole necessary) on my D60.

I have an LR Baggs in a Vietnamese dreadnought I own.

I'd say the K&K & LR Baggs sound 5% better than the Fishman.
But neither pick-up equals the unplugged sound. And in fact,
none of these pick-ups are an improvement on a DiMarzio
sound-hole pick-up.

 

[fronobulax]

No problems with my B-4E. Endpin jack is a little "loose" but I call that mechanical and not electrical. I thought I had a dropout problem for a while but it turns out the cord was the culprit.

 

[marcellis]

By-the-way, the Fishman Blender (F65ce's) is a pretty good sounding pick-up if you set it to >75% microphone.
It feeds back a little more that way. But it's an older pick-up and it still sounds like it's being mic'd.

 

[Paddlefoot]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I suspected repair parts might be a problem.

 

[hansmoust]

How are the Fishman electronics in the late 90s Guilds holding up? Has anyone had to repair or replace this stuff? I really hate the idea of guitars with holes cut in the side for this stuff but if the guitar is good otherwise what can you do?

Hello Paddlefoot,

In case you run into trouble with your Fishman electronics, keep in mind that I keep a lot of that stuff in stock for future repairs. I'm talking Fishman pre-amps especially made for the use on Guild guitars. If Fishman cannot help you out, just e-mail me.

Sincerely,

Hans Moust
http://www.guitarsgalore.nl

 

[Paddlefoot]

Thank you Hans. It's good to know someone out there has the right stuff.