Fishman (company)

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Fishman
Company typePrivate
IndustryMusic equipment[1]
Founded1981; 43 years ago (1981) in Andover, Massachusetts
Headquarters3 Riverside Dr, Andover, MA 01810-1122, United States
Number of locations
1
Key people
Larry Fishman
ProductsGuitar pickups
Websitewww.fishman.com

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "All Fishman Products". fishman.com. Fishman. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Fishman - Inspired Performance Technology". Fishman. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  3. ^ "The best acoustic guitar amps for buskers and gigging guitarists". musicradar.com. Music Radar. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Formosa, Dan. "Unwound: Fishman Rethinks the Electric Guitar Pickup". Premierguitar.com. Premier Guitar. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  5. ^ Jancer, Matt (December 30, 2014). "Redesigned Pickups Give Your Guitar Multiple Personalities". Popsci.com. Popular Science. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "How Fishman shook up the pickup world with Fluence". Musicradar.com. Music radar. September 22, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  7. ^ "IF YOU'RE A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY (AND A LITTLE BIT ROCK AND ROLL)". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone Magazine. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  8. ^ Leung, Ambrose (January 23, 2019). "Fender Debuts Innovative Acoustasonic Telecaster Guitar". Hyperbeast.com. Hyperbeast Ltd. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  9. ^ Horsley, Jonathan (September 27, 2019). "Fender releases the Acoustasonic Telecaster with very exotic ziricote top". Music Radar. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  10. ^ "ESP Guitars Unveils First Batch of 2020 Models". Premierguitar.com. Premier Guitar. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  11. ^ Bienstock, Richard (July 2, 2019). "Gibson Unveils New G-45 Series Acoustic Collection". Guitarworld.com. Premier Guitar. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  12. ^ "Ibanez Announces its 2019 Lineup". Reverb. January 2, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  13. ^ Bienstock, Richard (January 29, 2019). "Reverend Guitars Unveils Two New Artist Models". Reverend. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  14. ^ "NAMM 2018: Schecter unveils 19 new electric guitars". Musicradar.com. Music Radar. January 4, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  15. ^ "NEW 2019 CAPARISON DELLINGER-BASS". guitargirlmag.com. Guitar Girl Magazine. June 21, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  16. ^ Madsen, Pete (January 13, 2017). "Video Review: Skysonic's Pro-1 Acoustic Guitar Pickup System Offers Flexibility & Tonal Variation". acousticguitar.com. Acoustic Guitar Magazine. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  17. ^ "Top 8 Pedals That Will Enhance Your Acoustic Guitar Tone". ultimate-guitar.com. Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  18. ^ Drozdowski, Ted. "NAMM '18 - Fishman Loudbox Mini Charge". Premierguitar.com. Premier Guitar. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
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