Why I Switched to the Fishman Rare Earth Blend Acoustic Pickup

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Recently I've been on the hunt for a better sounding pickup to use with my live acoustic (Eastman E20-OM). The piezo body transducer I've had in it sounds good, but can be prone to feedback in certain situations. I had heard someone I really look up to using this pickup and it kind of blew my mind at how natural it sounded, while at the same time not being nearly as susceptible to feedback. The Fishman Rare Earth Blend is a combo magnetic pickup + electret condenser microphone. Even the magnetic tone I thought sounded good, but when you're able to, blending in some of the mic signal really seals the deal. Best of all, for those that don't want to permanently install this pickup on their instrument, it is completely reversible.

In this video I'll be comparing the well-loved K & K Pure Mini (body transducer, very minimalist) with the Fishman, and I'll throw in an SM57 for reference. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

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Shure SM57 - https://bit.ly/3Qmf09F
Martin HD-28 - https://bit.ly/33uw6io
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Antelope Orion interface - https://bit.ly/3HMbdh5
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▶️ Highlights
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Overview
1:50 - Why I'm switching to this pickup
4:13 - Product Specifications
5:26 - Magnetic vs. Microphone tones
6:19 - Low end roll off switch
8:45 - Non-permanent installation
9:31 - How is it powered?
10:04 - Rare Earth vs. K&K vs. SM57
11:05 - Comparison: fingerpicking
11:51 - Comparison: strumming
12:27 - Criticism
13:12 - My thoughts...
14:19 - Outro

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