Hi there!
I have a question for all sustainer users, either Fernendez or sustainiac.
I bought the Sustainiac and send it to install it on my Godin Xtsa. My bridge pickup is a TB-4, so it is totally 'compatible'.
this is the problem i have with the sustainiac: It works fine, but it is not even. The G string has much more intensity than the others. I have the intensity pot, but that happens at any level. Alan Hoover (owner of sustainiac) told me it is because the more the mass, the more effect the sustainer has. Makes sense, since the is the thickest of the 3 flats strings.
But when I see videos of people with sustainer, i do not 'see or hear' that.
Does it happen to you?
Alan also told me I can lower the pole of the G string of the Bridge PU. I think that is wrong, since that would give uneven pickup output when the sustainer is off.
The other problem I have is when used in 'fundamental' mode (no harmonic).
When I play hi notes on the Hi E string, the notes do not sustain in the fundamental mode, but start to sound their octaves/fifths. Once again, this is with the fundamental mode.
Do you think my sustainer is malfunctioning? Is this normal? How does it work for you?
Thank you very much for your responses!
Danny Bullo
I have a question for all sustainer users, either Fernendez or sustainiac.
I bought the Sustainiac and send it to install it on my Godin Xtsa. My bridge pickup is a TB-4, so it is totally 'compatible'.
this is the problem i have with the sustainiac: It works fine, but it is not even. The G string has much more intensity than the others. I have the intensity pot, but that happens at any level. Alan Hoover (owner of sustainiac) told me it is because the more the mass, the more effect the sustainer has. Makes sense, since the is the thickest of the 3 flats strings.
But when I see videos of people with sustainer, i do not 'see or hear' that.
Does it happen to you?
Alan also told me I can lower the pole of the G string of the Bridge PU. I think that is wrong, since that would give uneven pickup output when the sustainer is off.
The other problem I have is when used in 'fundamental' mode (no harmonic).
When I play hi notes on the Hi E string, the notes do not sustain in the fundamental mode, but start to sound their octaves/fifths. Once again, this is with the fundamental mode.
Do you think my sustainer is malfunctioning? Is this normal? How does it work for you?
Thank you very much for your responses!
Danny Bullo
. You could try adjusting the trim pot on the actual Sustainiac circuit board. I'm not sure if that's what you meant by "intensity control", so maybe you've tried that already?
