Fishman SA 220

Picked up the Fishman SA 220 to use for smaller solo or duo gigs for easy in and out with great sound. I’ve used the SA 220 with the DPA 4099 G mic and it sounds great. On my Yamaha Flamenco with Fisman Maxtrix and Aura Spectrum it sounds great. Looking forward to trying with RMC pickups too. Little bit of his when phantom power is on but nothing to distract able. Can be tamed with gain down just a bit. Over all for me this is a easy solution.

Cordoba F7 with Fishman Ellipse Blend and Waves Maserati ACG1 Plug in

This is the Cordoba F7 with Fishman Ellipse Blend and Waves Maserati ACG1 Plug in for Pro Tools 9. Added a bit of reverd to lead chanel

Fishman Ellipse Blend to replace Fishman Ellipse Matrix Blend

Had the Fishman Ellipse Matrix swapped out and installed the Fishman Ellipse Blend (Older Model) so far no buzz/rattle from the new system. Jerry did a great job at Gryphon.

Cordoba F7, Fishman, & Roland Tonight’s Rig

Tonight’s rig was the Cordoba F7 with Fishman Illipse Matrix Blend, Platinum Pro EQ, Aura Nylon Bank # 16, and Roland BA 330. System sounded excellent.

Cordoba F7 Guitar Ready to Gig

The Cordoba F7 Flamenco guitar is all set and ready to gig this week. It has been equipped with the excellent Fishman Ellipse Matrix Blend 3/32 Narrow pickup. DAddario EJ45C bass strings and T2 Titanium medium treble strings. I will run the line out from the guitar to the Fishman Aura Nylon or the Aura 16 or Spectrum. Then to the Roland BA 330 or the Carvin PA.

Cordoba F7 Flamenco & Fishman Illipse Matrix Pickup

Below is a recording in Pro Tools 9 straight from the guitar using the Fishman Ellipse Pickup to a Degidesign 002 Black Lion Signature Mod. No eq or compression

Fishman Loudbox Mini Demo

DPA 4099-G with Fishman SA 220 (Solo Amp) & Bose L1 & Compact review

I have had the opportunity to play my DeVoe and other Nylon string guitars using the DPA 4099-G mic with the Fishman SA 220, Bose L1 w tone match, L1 Compact and to my ears, and others in the audience the Fishman SA 220 (Solo Amp) sounds the best.  I think the features in the Fishman SA 220 are really geared for the  acoustic guitar player who is playing out and only wants to carry in his guitar in one hand and the amp (Fishman Solo in the other)  The Fishman SA come with at stand for the Amp and a bag/case on wheels.  The amp is a two channel mix with gain, eq trb, mid, bass,  and reverb level for both channels, phantom power/  (Bose Compact has none of these features only a treb and bass on the mic xlr but no phantom power) The Fishman also has line in for your mp3 iPod etc.  The main reason for my decision to go with Fishman is (IMHO) it sounds better the mic pre amps are quieter,  I have had to send two Bose L1 compact systems back because of noise in the pre amp and failure in one to work.  For me the Fishman with the DPA 4099 really is abel to capture the sound of my DeVoe the way I am hearing it when I play with out and coloration.  I have others said they cant believe how good it sounds thats what its about for me if I am playing a smaller venue 150-200  after that I bring out a bigger PA system.  The Fishman also has feedback control and notch,  the Bose has neither.  Both are street price 999.00 If you are trying to get a great guitar sound and that the primary focus then I think the Fishman is the way to go.  If you are needing a PA system that you will run audio like a DJ would then the Bose may be the way to go.  I have had great result with the Fishman SA 220 and no problems with bass response even when I hood up the iPod to it.  So I have sent my last Bose system back yesterday and don’t think I will try a Bose system for some time,  I am very happy and satisfied with the Fishman SA 200 (Solo Amp)

Picked up a pedal for the Godin

Picked up a pedal for the Godin, the  Fisman AFX Reverb.

Fishman Solo Review

The Fishman Solo just plain and simple ROCKS.  Compared to the Bose L1 which costs 3000 with the Tone Match which is good but for 2000.00 less you can get a Fishman Solo Amp.  I used the Fishman Solo this weekend outdoors and it was just wonderful.  Took about 30 sec to set up.  Outdoors it filled the whole area with sound and I never needed to turn it up past 12 noon, ran it at about 30-50% on power.  Never needed to go past that.  While just playing MP3 it was great as well.  Used the Aux. input and ran a iPod the sound was rich and the bass did come though not stomping but you could feel it and hear it.  I really am very happy with the Solo.

DeVoe Clouds

Review of Fishman Solo

The Fishman Solo just rocks for 1000.00 compared to the Bose which costs 3000.00 with the tone match. I found the Bose very hard to dial in to get a good sound for the DeVoe and flamenco guitar. The Bose worked well for sound from things like the Line 6 Pod XT Pro. The Fishman however to my ears and others sounds better if you’re trying to use and capture live sound for a Flamenco guitar. In my line to the Fishman is a Shennhizer Mic, and Adapter, then to a mix board and I notch out some frequencies 200k on a Boss Graphic Eq. To me this is a less expensive and more portable system that plainly just sounds great.

Fishman Solo Amp & Sennhiser MKE 40 Mic

I have to say that I like this better than the Bose L1 that I had for awhile. While I was out in CA Jason McGuire let me hear his set up and spoke very higly of the Fishman Solo Amp. After listing to the amp I was sold no feedback, very good prjection, the amp weighs only 25 lbs the case that comes with the amp has wheels and a case for the stand, easy set up and built in reverb, eq, two mic pre’s, notch fliter for feedback, mp3 jack and can be liked with another Solo amp so two can be on stage. There are six speakers and one small tweeter for the speakers and a 200 watt power amp. I picked on up yesterday at Gutair Center in Oxford Vally PA and they will get me a new on in the box in a week or two and we will switch out the amps. So far so good. I am now using a SENNHEISER MKE 40 mic and a P48 Adapter and pluging it into the Fishman Solo sounds much better to me than the Bose L1. I am no longer using the DPA 4099 mic. This mic I mount inside the gutiar with the mic top facing the sound whole and attached to the gutiar with velcro. All of this was infromation that Jason McGuire shared with me. So thats the new live setup as of right now for me.