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Fishman Ellipse Matrix Blend Acoustic Pickup and Preamp System - Wide

Acoustic Guitar Pickup/Blending System - Wide
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The Fishman Ellipse Matrix Blend acoustic pickup/preamp system puts the amazing capabilities of the Acoustic Matrix system onboard your guitar! The Ellipse Matrix Blend combines the world's best-selling undersaddle pickup with the Ellipse Blend to give you incredible tone at your fingertips. A flexible gooseneck condenser microphone and volume, blend, and phase controlsgive you the sparkling, transparent sound and control of an Acoustic Matrix pickup with the unique and expressive character that a microphone provides. Now you don't have to compromise your onstage sound! Once installed, the Ellipse Matrix Blend is nearly invisible. Available in Wide and Narrow configurations.

Fishman Ellipse Matrix Blend Wide Features:
  • Unobtrusive onboard blender system

  • Acoustic Matrix pickup in Wide 1/8" (3.2mm)
  • Custom-designed cardioid condenser mini-mic with gooseneck optimizes placement on the guitar's "sweet spot"
  • Ergonomic design puts slider controls literally at your fingertips, to maintain a natural playing position
  • Unique, patent-pending neodymium magnetic mounting system for easy installation
  • Switchable Natural I or II voicing to accomodate all guitar body sizes and performance situations
  • Accomodates most round sound holes from 3.875" to 4.125" in diameter
Amazing acoustic sound on-stage with the Fishman Ellipse Matrix Blend System!

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Tech Specs

  • Instrument: Acoustic Guitar
  • Type: Microphone, Piezo
  • Position: Soundhole, Undersaddle (1/8" Saddle)
  • Active/Passive: Active
  • Built-in Preamp: Yes
  • Controls: Volume, Blend, Phase, Mic Trim, Bass Switch (internal)
  • Features: Wide Saddle
  • Power Source: 1 x 9V (150 hours)
  • Manufacturer Part Number: PRO-MAT-EL2

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Rated 5/5

Incredable

I had this pup installed on my Weissenborn lap slide guitar. I ran it thorough a Fishman Loudbox acoustic amp and it totally kicks ***. Placed the mic right in the middle of the sound hole and don't need to adjust it at all. Crisp, clear and BOLD sounds coming out of my slide. I am totally blown away by this pup. Pricy but worth every penny. Fishman is good stuff. Buy it with confidence.
Music background: Pro for 15 years nor retired
Rated 5/5

GREAT PRODUCT

Turns your guitar into a very expensive guitar.........a little bit of reverb in the mix and thats it...blends well in the mix
Music background: musician, recording engineer
Rated 4/5

Does not fit my martin

The wide piazo pickup is too wide for the bridge piece of my Martin 000. Does not fit. If you have a Martin acoustic please save yourself some time and get the narrow version
Rated 4/5

no instructions for installation

This is the third Fishman Ellipse Matrix Acoustic Pickup. Two Martins, a 0028VS and a 018 and Collings D1A.

First: Be prepared to drill through your guitar in two places. Martin prefilled under the bridge, Collings did not. The instructions assume nobody will try at home.

Second: make sure you have a micrometer as you thin your bridge to a thickness that is equal to the thickness of the under saddle pickup.

Third: you'll need to make a tool that is a wooden stick tipped with a 1/4 inch jack to pull the input jack through the strap nut. It will take some time.

Forth: get yourself some 3m tape and remove the provided crap or it will not stick on the wood just inside your guitars sound hole.

Fifth; be carefil where you mount the battery. Best to change it every time you change out strings.

Finally, there are two wires that come off your under saddle pickup. The shielded one is ground the other is line in.
Music background: guitar player 50 for years

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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