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Old 08-12-2017, 11:26 AM
Truthseeker14 Truthseeker14 is offline
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Default How many millivolts from a Fishman classic 4t pickup

Hi, I'm new to the forum. I tried searching but didnt' find anything.

I have a Fishman Classic 4t pickup, and the house sound system does not get any signal when I'm plugged in. I don't have an amp at home so I can't test it very well. When I plug my guitar into an external tuner, the tuner picks up the signal and can tell what string i plucked. I measure the voltage when one end of the cable is plugged into my guitar and the other end is attached to a volt meter. When I pluck a string, I get a 0.1 mV reading, which is the limit of my volt meter (i.e., it doesn't measure down to 0.01 mV). When I really strum hard, I get about a 0.3 - 0.4 mV reading. Does this sound like I'm getting enough of a signal from the pickup, and it's an issue with the house sound system? Or is it something about my pickup?

The Classic 4t has an on-board tuner and that works fine.

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