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A great humbucking soundhole pickup!

Fishman's Rare Earth acoustic guitar pickup allows acoustic guitarists to quickly and easily plug into an amplifier, PA system, or direct box with no modification to their instrument. Simply pop the pickup into the soundhole and you're ready to plug in! A volume control offers on-the-fly control via a convenient thumbwheel. This Rare Earth pickup is humbucking, offering discerning guitarists hum-free operation. Neodymium (a rare earth element, hence the name Rare Earth pickup) magnets provide excellent string-to-string balance, while the discrete circuitry keeps the Rare Earth's signal pure and clean.

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 volume control offers on-the-fly control via a convenient thumbwheel.

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 Humbucking Pickup Features:
  • Cutting-edge neodymium (a rare earth element) magnets
  • 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 300 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
  • Easy installation with no alteration - plug-and-play right out of the box
Humbucking performance from the Fishman Rare Earth acoustic pickup!

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Tech Specs

  • Instrument: Acoustic Guitar
  • Type: Humbucker
  • Position: Soundhole
  • Active/Passive: Active
  • Built-in Preamp: Yes
  • Controls: Volume
  • Power Source: 1 x 3V CR11108 or 2 x 1.5V LR-44 (240 hours)
  • Manufacturer Part Number: PRO-REP-102

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Rated 5/5

The only acoustic guitar pickup for me.

There's not a better acoustic guitar pickup made. I put this pickup in a Epiphone j-45. I play it 3 times a week at church. People tell me how much they like the sound of that guitar. The rare earth pickup has impressed me. Get one. You'll be glad you did.
Music background: Experienced
Rated 5/5

Fishman Rare Earth Magnetic Acoustic Soundhole Humbucker Pickup

Fishman knocked it out of the park with this great sounding pickup!
Rated 5/5

Clearly the best!

Based on customer reviews and a recommendation from my sales engineer, I purchased this pickup to replace an older soundhole pickup (Lawrence brand) -- the only option I had at the time. SO much better! It's been mentioned before, but a huge advantage of the Fishman -- besides clean, balanced sound -- is that it is shielded from surface noise on the guitar. You might tap the body or slide along the strings, and the pickup hears nothing but the notes. Remarkable! That in itself is worth the money. After experiencing it on one acoustic, I bought a second one. Do wish the cord were a little heftier, and that installation was a bit easier, but not enough to give it less than a 5-star rating!! Get one and you won't be disappointed.
Music background: Lifelong player
Rated 5/5

Fishman Rare Earth Magnetic Acoustic Soundhole Humbucker Pickup

I really liked my purchase! The shipping was really fast. Friendly staff!
Rated 5/5

Great Product!

Everything I was looking for in an acoustic pickup. I opted out of purchasing the Fishman RE Humbucker with microphone, and glad I did, because the microphone just wasn't necessary (I took a gamble after reading like 100 reviews to save some $). I am a finger picking styled guitarist, and like to manipulate the entire range. I found this pickup is up to the task of capturing the details while also being dynamic enough to have a full body sound or to tone it down. Running headless through USB Audio Interface for recording, and nothing is lost in translation... Not too sure about mounting for long term, only because I have several guitars that I hope to use this pickup for, but who knows in the future may just buy a couple more of these, or even try the microphone version just to tinker with options for recording/producing.
Music background: 25+years with live/recording professional experience in bands and solo.

Want to make your guitar sound its best? Take it from the lifelong performers at Sweetwater and check out Fishman. If you've bought an acoustic-electric guitar, there's a good chance it came with Fishman electronics, but it's easy enough to upgrade your favorite instrument too - just ask the pros in Sweetwater's Guitar Repair Shop. Do you perform? Are you a singer/songwriter? We'd love to turn you on to Fishman's Loudbox amps and amazing pedals. But Fishman isn't limited to acoustic electronics. Many of us have tricked out our electric guitars with Fishman Fluence pickups and TriplePlay wireless MIDI systems too.

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