Company:Fishman
Type | Private |
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Industry | Music equipment[1] |
Founded | 1981 | in Andover, Massachusetts
Headquarters | 3 Riverside Dr, Andover, MA 01810-1122, United States |
Number of locations | 1 |
Key people | Larry Fishman |
Products | Guitar pickups |
Website | www |
Fishman (established 1981) is an American company based in Andover, Massachusetts, known for making guitar pickups and other products involved in the amplification of acoustic guitars and other stringed instruments.[2]
History
In 1980 Larry Fishman made a prototype acoustic pickup in his basement, and by 1981 he had taken orders for pickups from the Guild Guitar Company. In 1982 the C.F. Martin Guitar Company ordered Fishman pickups; to accommodate it, Fishman and his company rented a larger manufacturing space, and began designing and making pickups for banjos, mandolins, violins, cellos and basses as well.
The company has also produced amplifiers and other guitar-related equipment since its beginning in 1981. They have been particularly known for producing high-quality acoustic amplifiers.[3]
Fishman Fluence
In 2012 the company began working on a new pickup for electric guitars.[4] Most guitar pickups are made with wire coiled around a magnet. The Fluence was a solid-core pickup with a conventional magnet and two 48-layer circuit boards[5]—a completely new approach, using techniques previously used in the aerospace and telecommunications sectors.[6] Fishman hired Ching-Yu Lin, Ph.D. to analyze and charge the magnets used in their pickups. The company was able to control the consistency of the magnets and the stacked solid core to make each pickup consistent.[4] They began manufacturing the new product in 2014.[6]
Fishman continues to design and make pickups for guitar makers, including Paul Reed Smith guitars.[7] They have designed an acoustic guitar pickup for the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.[8][9] ESP Guitars sells guitars incorporating Fishman Fluence pickups.[10] Gibson installs Fishman pickups in its G-45 Series acoustic guitars.[11] in 2019 Ibanez Guitars began selling a guitar model with Fishman pickups.[12] Reverend Guitars[13] and Schecter guitars sell guitars with Fishman Fluence pickups,[14] and Caparison has begun installing Fishman pickups in their Dellinger basses.[15]
Products
- Guitar pickup system (pickup + preamp + cable + endpin output including USB port)
- Pickups
- Acoustic guitar soundhole pickup[16]
- Guitar bridge
- ToneDEQ Preamp[17]
- Effects pedals
- Acoustic guitar amplifiers[18]
- Performance audio systems
See also
- Acoustic guitar
- Busking
- Humbucker
- Single coil guitar pickup
External links
References
- ↑ "All Fishman Products". Fishman. https://www.fishman.com/products/. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Fishman - Inspired Performance Technology". https://www.fishman.com/. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ↑ "The best acoustic guitar amps for buskers and gigging guitarists". Music Radar. https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/9-of-the-best-acoustic-amps-for-buskers-and-gigging-guitarists-602531. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Formosa, Dan. "Unwound: Fishman Rethinks the Electric Guitar Pickup". Premier Guitar. https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/20082-unwound-fishman-rethinks-the-electric-guitar-pickup. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑ Jancer, Matt (December 30, 2014). "Redesigned Pickups Give Your Guitar Multiple Personalities". Popular Science. https://www.popsci.com/how-it-works-programmable-electric-guitar-pickup/. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "How Fishman shook up the pickup world with Fluence". Music radar. September 22, 2017. https://www.musicradar.com/news/how-fishman-shook-up-the-pickup-world-with-fluence. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑ "IF YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY (AND A LITTLE BIT ROCK AND ROLL)". Rolling Stone Magazine. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-pictures/best-guitar-gifts-919697/prs-se-1/. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑ Leung, Ambrose (January 23, 2019). "Fender Debuts Innovative Acoustasonic Telecaster Guitar". Hyperbeast Ltd. https://hypebeast.com/2019/1/fender-acoustasonic-telecaster-guitar. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑ Horsley, Jonathan (September 27, 2019). "Fender releases the Acoustasonic Telecaster with very exotic ziricote top". Music Radar. https://www.musicradar.com/news/fender-releases-the-acoustasonic-telecaster-with-very-exotic-ziricote-top. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑ "ESP Guitars Unveils First Batch of 2020 Models". Premier Guitar. https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/29677-esp-guitars-unveils-first-batch-of-2020-models. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑ Bienstock, Richard (July 2, 2019). "Gibson Unveils New G-45 Series Acoustic Collection". Premier Guitar. https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/gibson-unveils-new-g-45-series-acoustic-collection. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑ "Ibanez Announces its 2019 Lineup". Reverb. January 2, 2019. https://reverb.com/news/ibanez-announces-its-2019-lineup-new-axion-label-rg-prestige-medium-scale-sr-bass-and-more. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑ Bienstock, Richard (January 29, 2019). "Reverend Guitars Unveils Two New Artist Models". Reverend. https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/reverend-guitars-unveils-two-new-artist-models. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑ "NAMM 2018: Schecter unveils 19 new electric guitars". Music Radar. January 4, 2018. https://www.musicradar.com/news/namm-2018-schecter-unveils-19-new-electric-guitars. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑ "NEW 2019 CAPARISON DELLINGER-BASS". Guitar Girl Magazine. June 21, 2019. https://guitargirlmag.com/news/gear-news/new-2019-caparison-dellinger-bass/. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑ Madsen, Pete (January 13, 2017). "Video Review: Skysonic's Pro-1 Acoustic Guitar Pickup System Offers Flexibility & Tonal Variation". Acoustic Guitar Magazine. https://acousticguitar.com/gear-review-skysonics-pro-1-acoustic-guitar-pickup-system-offers-flexibility-tonal-variation/. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ↑ "Top 8 Pedals That Will Enhance Your Acoustic Guitar Tone". Ultimate Guitar. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/top_8_pedals_that_will_enhance_your_acoustic_guitar_tone-76009. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ↑ Drozdowski, Ted. "NAMM '18 - Fishman Loudbox Mini Charge". Premier Guitar. https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/26888-namm-18---fishman-loudbox-mini-charge. Retrieved December 15, 2019.