Fishman Transducer Acoustic Bass Blender accessories

Description

What is the “Bass Blender˝ / Blender System

The “Blender˝ system is a setup designed for acoustic (or semi-acoustic) basses and other stringed instruments. It combines two different sound sources: a pickup/transducer and a microphone, letting you blend them for a richer amplified sound.
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The Bass Blender preamp gives you controls such as volume (gain) for each channel (transducer and mic), as well as phase switching, bass & treble shelving EQ, and sometimes contour or notch controls. This helps shape tone and reduce feedback.
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If you use both pickup and mic, you often connect them via a stereo (TRS) output jack so the preamp carries both signals — tip might be the transducer (pickup) channel, ring the mic channel — allowing you to send a blended signal to an amp or DI box.
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🔊 What “Transducer˝ Means / How It Works in This Context

In the context of the Fishman Blender, the “transducer˝ typically refers to a pickup — usually a piezo- or co-polymer-based pickup mounted under the bridge / saddle of an acoustic bass or instrument. On older or acoustic-oriented basses, this transducer senses string vibration (and sometimes top vibration) instead of relying on magnetic pickups.
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For example, Fishman’s so-called “ACOUSTIC MATRIX™˝ pickup is described as a multi-layer co-polymer sensing material that runs the full length of the saddle — giving good string-to-string balance and capturing both string motion and body/top resonance.
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Because it’s a pickup (transducer) rather than a mic, it tends to deliver a more direct, clear, feedback-resistant string sound — good for amplified playing in live or noisy environments.

✅ Why Use a Blender (Transducer + Mic) Instead of Just a Pickup

Using both a pickup (transducer) and a mic — and blending them — gives you advantages that the pickup alone or mic alone might lack:

Pickup alone gives a clean, direct, low-feedback signal, but can sound a bit “dry˝ or “stringy˝ — it may miss body resonance or the airiness/acoustic character of the instrument.

Mic alone captures the natural resonance, body tone, air, and ambience of the instrument — but mics are more prone to feedback, especially on acoustic basses, and may not give strong direct output.

Blended signal combines the clarity and stability of the pickup with the naturalness of the mic. The Blender preamp also lets you shape tone (EQ), phase, balance etc., which helps tailor the sound and manage feedback.
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