Fishman releases four AFX Mini pedals for acoustic guitar

October 13, 2023 · 4 sources

Fishman released the AFX Mini series of acoustic pedals on October 13, 2023, according to Acoustic Guitar, which reported that the four pedals were more than two years in the making¹. The line comprises the Pocket Blender A/B/Y mixer and DI, the AcoustiVerb reverb, the Broken Record looper and sampler, and the Pro EQ Mini preamp and equalizer¹².

All four run on 9-volt external power and use quarter-inch TRS jacks that can route two independent signals, though they also work with mono cables¹. A switch on the back assigns each pedal's audio path to tip or ring, and the reverb, EQ and looper let the player choose between buffered and true bypass¹². Guitar Player describes the effects as processing in parallel, with the effected signal running alongside the direct signal rather than on top of it². Fishman says the pedals are "specifically designed for the wide frequency range and complex harmonic details that your acoustic guitar creates"³.

The Pocket Blender has four faders, two for the tip and two for the ring, each with an A and B mix position accessed by the footswitch¹. Its ABY jack sends the A and B signals to separate amps or effects, and its DI jack uses Fishman's balanced driver circuit to feed a mixer¹. Fishman lists the following specifications for the Pocket Blender⁴:

The Pro EQ Mini is based on Fishman's Platinum preamp and provides up to 20dB of gain and impedance matching for a variety of pickup types, with a level control, input trim and five EQ faders covering bass, middle, treble, low cut and brilliance². The AcoustiVerb offers spring, hall and plate reverbs with level, tone and decay controls². The Broken Record holds up to six minutes of 24-bit audio, can transfer recordings to a computer, and keeps recorded material when powered down².

95¹. Fishman's own product page for the Pocket Blender listed the pedal as out of stock at the time of writing⁴.