Some guitars, (Jacksons being the only ones I know of, but I imagine others do this too) have a sustainer in place of a neck pickup. I have no idea how it works, but its a cool effect. I'm putting together a strat-type guitar that I'll be using for slide work, with humbuckers in the neck and middle positions. I was thinking it might be interesting to try one of these sustainers in the middle position. Would this work? And, where could I even find one of these? If anybody knows, are they passive or active? Like I said, I know next to nothing about these, I just thought added sustain with slidework could be a nice effect from time to time.
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I don't know if they'll work in the middle position. I think they have to be located under the 24th fret node (neck position) in order to work correctly, but I could be wrong.|| Guitar | Wah | Vibe | Amp ||
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It can only be mounted in the neck pup position ...Why don't you take your little Cobra Kais and get outta here?!
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I've wondered about that sustainer system myself... reliable?• EBMM JPX BFR (Crunch Lab/Liquifire)
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Originally posted by Metalman_666I've wondered about that sustainer system myself... reliable?Why don't you take your little Cobra Kais and get outta here?!
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Why is it that they will only work in the neck???Marshall JVM 410C
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Originally posted by y2stevoWhy is it that they will only work in the neck???
I think it's because it has to be under the 24th fret node, but I could be wrong.|| Guitar | Wah | Vibe | Amp ||
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Magnetic sustainers work by taking the signal from the bridge pickup, amplifying it, and pumping it out through a magnetic coil in the neck position (sort of like a pickup in reverse) that then vibrates the string. This gives you a pseudo-feedback effect that sustains the string for as long as the battery is pumping the juice.
Because the sustainer driver pumps out a pretty powerful electromagnetic field, it has to be positioned as far away as possible from the pickup it's getting its signal from, otherwise the magnetic field will cause serious feedback/interference with the bridge pickup's signal. That's why the bridge pickup is used as the source and the driver is located in the neck position.
For a lot more detail, take a look at the Sustainiac site. Check out their FAQ section as well. FYI, Sustainiac/Maniac Music have been in the sustainer business a long time, and they have continually been refined. Their sustainers are specifically designed to retrofit into existing guitars.
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Ah isee... Thats cool pic in the site, HAs a Sustaniac and a Mini Bucker in the Neck Position of an epiphone..Marshall JVM 410C
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~2010 USA G&L Legacy Special/S-500 bastard-child, Tobaccoburst.
1996 USA G&L Legacy, Honeyburst, SSS , Dimarzio Injector/Kinman AVn69/AVn69
2007 USA Gibson LP Studio, Stock PUPs
2005 USA EBMM Silhouette Special,Hardtail , Tobaccoburst,SSS Stock PUPs
1999 USA Peavey Wolfgang,Flame Cherryburst Trem
2005 MIM Fender Tele, Hotrails/Stock Neck
1997 Yamaha Pacifica 812 EMGs
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