Fishman RARE EARTH BAJO QUINTO, User Manual, Page: 6 / 12

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Pickup Voicing
The Rare Earth Bajo Quinto Pickup has been carefully voiced to reproduce a balanced string
response. If your instrument has very high action on the bass side or very low action on the
treble side, you may hear slight imbalance between the outside strings. In these cases, raise the
bass side of the pickup with a shim. The Rare Earth is voiced specifically for bronze or phosphor
bronze strings.
Preamp
All Rare Earth models feature a miniature preamp, housed within the body of the pickup. A
low-noise circuit design preserves the pickup’s performance in any audio environment. Plug the
Rare Earth into an acoustic instrument amplifier, an unbalanced input of a mixer or a direct box,
without signal loss or degradationYou may run cables up to 80’ (25m) in length without audible
signal loss.