What is a Sustainiac?

The Sustainiac Sustainers make controlled feedback sustain. It’s like playing in front of a loud amplifier: If you hold your guitar near the speakers, the intense sound will blast the vibrating strings of your guitar. Then, instead of the string vibrations dying out like they naturally do, they often keep vibrating.

Are Sustainiac pickups worth it?

Fernandes sustainiac pickups are nice. They cost about 200 bucks on Musician’s Friend. and yes they are worth it. but it’s just not worth it on a guitar that doesn’t have a floyd-rose type bridge.

Who makes sustainiac?

1. Who makes the Sustainiac pickup? Schecter Guitars.

How much is a Sustainiac pickup?

The Sustainiac Stealth PRO kit price is $229.00 plus shipping for the 6-string version, or $249.00 for the new 7-string version. This includes all parts, controls, driver, and circuit board.

How do I adjust my Sustainiac?

To increase sustainer response, raise both the driver and bridge pickups closer to the little E-string, and not so close to the big E-string. If the sustain is too strong for your playing style, or if it fights you, lower both the driver and bridge pickup a little under both strings.

How long does a Sustainiac battery last?

A. When the Sustainiac is active or “on” the battery will last around 18 hours of continuous playing. When the Sustainiac is inactive or “off”‘, it draws much less. Similar to most other active pickups the playing time on the battery is days.

How does a sustainer pickup work?

Sustainer is a cool little device originally designed by Fernandes®. In a nutshell, sustainer works exactly the opposite from a regular guitar pickup. Instead of picking up the vibrations of the strings, it is causing the strings to vibrate.

Can you coil split a Sustainiac?

The Sustainiac will function with a bridge humbucker having a coil-tap switch. BUT REMEMBER: When we ship a circuit board, we ask the customer to specify whether the guitar has a humbucker or a single-coil pickup.

Does pickup height affect tone?

Pickup height is a critical element of your guitar’s tone. Set too low, and your pickup is inefficient and weak. Set too high, and your pickup will cause all sorts of problems for you.

What is a sustainer pickup?

Introduction. Sustainer is a cool little device originally designed by Fernandes®. In a nutshell, sustainer works exactly the opposite from a regular guitar pickup. Instead of picking up the vibrations of the strings, it is causing the strings to vibrate.

What happens if my pickups are too high?

Setting Pickup Height Too High: Setting your pickup height too high will cause your magnets to push and pull your strings out of tune. Here’s a quick way to tell if this is happening to you: play the Low E string at a high fret (15th fret is a good one to start at). You might hear a “warbling” sound.

What’s a good pickup height?

What should be the determining factor for your guitar’s pickup height is what sounds preferable to your playing style. Start by setting all of your guitar pickups to 3/32” (0.093”, 2.38mm) on the bass side and 2/32” (1/16”, 0.0625”, 1.98mm) on the treble side.

When was maniac music in Music Trades magazine?

MUSIC TRADES MAGAZINE ARTICLE ON HISTORY OF MANIAC MUSIC From December, 2017 issue of Music Trades Magazine. EMAIL ORDER FORM Copy and paste this page into an email addressed to us.

When did Sustainiac come out for electric guitar?

We have been revolutionizing the electric guitar for thousands of players since 1987. Intense, predictable, infinite feedback sustain for guitars and other stringed instruments. Make easy, infinite, effortless dive bombs, change to cool-sounding harmonics during solos. Indespensible for the recording studio.

What do you need to install a Sustainiac guitar?

If you choose the optional TOGGLE-SWITCH controls to control the Sustainiac, you will likely have to drill holes in the guitar body. If you are familiar with electronics assembly, soldering, and following wiring diagrams, you can likely handle the installation.

Why is my Sustainiac not working on my guitar?

The problem was signal crosstalk due to improper wiring. The Aux boards won’t fit into smallish cavities. But for many guitar models this will produce a superior Sustainiac installation and save hours of labor. Three Aux board types for easier installations