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Double Bass Fishman Full Circle model/size

LedReign

LedReign

Feb 17, 2014
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Seattle, WA
#1
I have been searching for a fishman full circle pickup with 1/4-20 threads. I found a listing on reverb for a full circle with no indication of the common thread sizes Ive seen. The listing is titled "(12240) fishman full circle bass pickups" and includes no description. Ive done some research here and on the net, but have found nothing with that number. Is there something I don't understand, or am overlooking, or was it listed incorrectly?

also, if anyone has a 1/4 full circle they'd like to sell, let me know

thanks in advance for any help
 
#4
bassmanbrent said:
That description doesn't make any sense to me... The box should be marked with the size of that particular pickup so hopefully there's a picture in the ad. Otherwise, maybe just ask the seller to confirm which size it is. I believe there are 3 to choose from.
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I asked them and have not yet received a reply. No picture of a box either. Thanks for the response, I wanted to make sure I understood the different models and names available.
 
#5
DoubleMIDI said:
If it is not at a box, the number of thread windings per length might give an answer, but the seller needs to do the measurements then.
You find the official product names on the Fishman website. It’s mainly the type of thread following the full circle name.
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I didn't think of counting the threads. If I understand correctly, the 1/4-20 should have 20 thread windings, and the 5/16-18 should have 18? It would be nice if the seller got back to me, but Im not feeling so optimistic about that.
 
#6
I just got one of these pickups.I took it to the Ace hardware where in the nuts and bolts section they have a board with alot of nuts and bolts attached. I screwed my bridge adjuster into the 1/4 20 nut to verify it's size.
Obviously you can do this at any hardware,home depot etc.
 
#7
UNC 1/4 x 20 threads are going to be the most common by a huge percentage (probably 80% or more) because aluminum bridge height adjustment wheels are the most common, which mostly have 1/4 x 20 threads. The larger threads (UNC 5/16 x 18) are for those bridges that have wooden height adjustment wheels, which I have, but they are kinda rare.

Fishman started making a metric size more recently (6mm x 1). I haven’t seen any metric thread bridge height adjusting wheels that I know of, but I expect they are fairly common outside the USA. That size is close to 1/4 x 20, but not interchangeable, the point being is that it would be hard to tell them apart just by looking.

I looked on Reverb & every Full Circle listing I saw (four) was UNC 1/4 x 20.

You should definitely get the seller to verify what they have before purchase.

Here are the Fishman model numbers that might help the seller ID what they have.

PRO-FCL-001 UNC 1/4-20 format
PRO-FCL-002 6x1 mm format
PRO-FCL-003 UNC 5/16-18 format
 
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