Double Bass Full Circle wiring problems?

[fovea1959]

was just corresponding with a midwest luthier, he related that he has stopped stocking Full Circle pickups because of problems he's had with the wirings shorting out.

Anyone else seen the problem?

 

[tyb507]

Mine has just started surprising me on gigs when I plug it in and nothing happens...have to fiddle with the wires on the jack to get it to work. 1.5 years old...calling Fishman!

 

[Jason Hollar]

I've owned several and currently rely on one. When one went bad - Fishman was awesome and shipped me a replacement ASAP.
My advice is to loosen your strings before making routine adjustments as to not short out the pickup. good luck.

 

[jmlee]

There's a thread here about the failure I had after a number of years. And again Fishman was very helpful. It's my impression that failures after a number of years may occur--but the sound is so good that, if you amortize the cost of the transducer over those years, it's excellent sound-per-dollar on balance.

 

[Slevage]

There's a thread here about the failure I had after a number of years. And again Fishman was very helpful. It's my impression that failures after a number of years may occur--but the sound is so good that, if you amortize the cost of the transducer over those years, it's excellent sound-per-dollar on balance.

Fishman should fix the problem. Most players, pro or weekend warriors do not want to have gear go down on a gig.

There's lots of good gear out there these days. No need to sacrifice quality for sound.

 

[hairscrambled]

Great sound but I've had a few fail. I keep a Realist or a Underwood mounted as a backup.

 

[Greg Clinkingbeard]

The wire can short where it exits the adjuster, although I never had that problem using one for a few years. I did replace the plug. Although it looked fine the wire developed a short at the plug. The jack was fine.

 

[Jason Hollar]

@hairscrambled - that's a wise precaution. I have a Revolution Solo buried in my gig bag somewhere as a backup. Might be a good idea to have that thing mounted in and ready to go just in case. In addition, I should actually use it on a coupla casuals - just to make sure I can get a good working tone.