2. Fishman Fluence multi-voice pickups require a 9V power supply.
• If using a standard 9V battery, test fit cavity locations for simple installations orconsider installing an externally accessible battery compartment (availableseparately.) Note that it is important the battery is not allowed to short contacts
between controls in the instrument.
• If using a separately purchased Fishman rechargeable battery, refer to those
instructions to complete this part of your installation.
• Note that it may be possible to combine other active pickups with Fishman Fluence
pickups, but all pickups will need to use the same 9V power source. Only active
pickup combinations are supported.

INSTALL GUIDEFLUENCE MODERN HUMBUCKING PICKUPSSystem Requirements
These instructions provide installation options for the Fishman Fluence series ofmulti-voice pickups, but these instructions are not comprehensive. A skilled electronics
technician can simply interpret this overview to create a wide range of custom wiring
options. Please consult with your installer for alternate switching and control components or options not specifically detailed in this guide or included with your pickuppurchase. Please visit www.fishman.com for additional wiring diagrams.

Installation
Warning! Installation of this product is meant to be performed only by aprofessional instrument repair technician.
1. Determine the rotary controls (Volume, Tone, etc.) and switches to be used in yourinstallation, including those included with your purchase. Test fit the components tomake sure that each will fit in the allocated locations or modify the instrument until thefit is correct and all controls can be located without issue. Fishman Fluence Pickups areactive and require 25K audio taper potentiometers.
514-300-136 rev.1 2-15

3. One of more of your Fluence pickups will have a preamp built into the base of thepickup assembly. Preamplified pickups each have their own switching capabilities. Insetups controlled by a single preamp, such as the Fluence Single-Width set, optionalswitching on the preamplified pickup will alter the output of all pickups connected tothat preamplifier. The preamps on Fishman Fluence pickups are not suitable for use
with other brands of guitar pickups.
4. Pickup Voicing, High Frequency Tilt (HF Tilt) and Gain reduction are selected byconnecting their leads to Ground. These features and their wire locations are describedin the user guide accompanying each pickup. During installation, any of theseselections can be made switchable (using the included push-pull pot or other preferredswitch) or permanent by either connecting to Ground or leaving “open” (unconnected). Some switching scenarios are provided below, featuring the components provided
with your purchase, but any schematic allowing connection to Ground can be used.
Voice Switching
HF TiltGainOpen (Unconnected)

Grounded

Voice 1NormalNormal

Voice 2On (Reduce high frequencies)
On (Reduce output 6dB)

5. Review your planned scheme for errors, complete the soldering, mount and secure
all your components, and test your completed installation before assembly. Consider apopular wiring option as shown on the reverse side of this guide.

Modern Humbucker Set Wiring

9V Battery

Standard wiring with dual voice switching.

COIL TAPS
CTH

(–)

(+)

Ring

GND
V1 GainGND
HF Tilt
GND
Voice 2Modern Alnico
MHBA
Rev 0.0

Note: Connect “V1 Gain”
to (or jumper to) Ground for
Voice 1 Low Gain Setting

OUTPUT
GND+9-18V

GND
V1 GainGND
HF Tilt
GND
Voice 2OUTPUT
GND+9-18V

Bridge Pickup: Modern Ceramic

Note: Connect “V1 Gain”
to (or jumper to) Ground for
Voice 1 Low Gain Setting

Neck Pickup: Modern Alnico

Pot Controls:
1. Neck Volume
2. Neck Tone (Pull for Voice 2)
3. Bridge Volume
4. Bridge Tone (Pull for HF Tilt)

SleeveBridgeGroundModern Ceramic
MHBC
Rev 0.0Tip

COIL TAPS
CTH

1225k

25k.22uF

Neck Pickup

Pickup Selector
3-way Switch
NeckBridge

Bridge Pickup
Gibson® is a registered trademark of Gibson Guitar Corp.

3Gibson® style 3-way switch shown.
Check your switch for compatibility.

BothOutOutput
Jack25k425k.22uF