Sustainiac Pickups Are AMAZING! - Jackson DK2S
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- čas přidán 22. 10. 2022
- You don't really see Sustainiac pickups very often, but when you do they make guitar playing extra fun. Today on Restring Sunday we take a look at the Jackson DK2S
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The Fender EOB Stratocaster comes with a Fernandes Sustainer. I have one, and it seems to operate pretty much like your Jackson, with on/off, three sustainer modes, and an intensity control. It's a fantastic guitar.
Fender owns Jackson, so it is reasonable that they use the same implementation.
@@geoPhaze ..Your wrong fernandes sustainer and sustanac sustainer systems are totally different designs by different companies
it's not the guitar that sustains the strings it's the pick ups and they are not made by fender
@@theprogrammerrolandmc3039 Ok. thanks.
I have the same and it indeed is a fantastic guitar, a fantastic pick-up and sustainer. Also used with a little distortion or drive, it sounds like a new thing in our band!
Pretty wild fender bought pups from a company that was big with the lawsuit strats
Wow, another great video. This channel, Guitaristas out of the UK’s channel and the Trogly channel out of the US are like the “holy trinity” of guitar channels I watch every week. You guys do such a great job.
Never heard of guitaristas, will certainly check it out!
Crimson guitars is pretty amazing too if you are in to custom builds!
Anal guitars is the best
Phillip McKnight surely deserves a mention here.
I was just looking at these pickups yesterday. Amazing, basically a pickup that works backwards. Feed electricity, the signal from the bridge pickup, into the pickup, it then creates a magnetic field which in turn vibrate the strings which then in turn is picked up by the bridge pickup creating a positive feedback loop. edit: You can find the D.I.Y unit itself on reverb for about $500AUD.
Fun fact, Kerry King used to put a Fernandes Sustainer in his old BC Rich guitars, and the Dean 'earwig' Kerry King US signature has a Sustainiac.
It seems like a lot of artists like retrofitting them to their signature guitars.
@@KDH pretty sure his old high end signature B.C. Rich came with it, 2004 to 06 ish maybe?
Surprisingly, a Sustainiac pickup sounds really pretty good clean without engaging the circuit.
10K rail pickup ...?
@@idiotburns It's actually a single cloil pickup iirc.
That last string snipping just... Made my soul cry.
Oh man, I remember drooling over these at the music store back in a day. Ended up getting a Jackson DXMG few years later.
I'm surprised it wasn't mentioned but definitely Manson Guitars have been using Fernandes Sustainer in the very late 90's for Matthew Bellamy's guitars until they switched to the Sustainiac and they have been proposing that option on the guitars they were selling.
Nowadays you can get one from the new line up of more affordable guitars in collaboration with Cort that has a sustainiac stock from factory, although it's around a thousand euros that's still pricy lol
I love my Sustainiac pickup .. don't use it a whole lot, but when I do, it is just great for times when you need that kind of thing. Pretty cool stuff!
It's super fun to go in a good sized guitar or music store in Japan. They have some really cool stuff that you would never see anywhere else.
I remember Chris Rörland from Sabaton used to have one in one of his custom ESP 7 strings specifically just so he could have the harmonic sustains at the end of the guitar solo in "A Lifetime Of War"/"En Livstid I Krig"... but he only did it for a short while and now doesn't bother.
I have the Jackson DK2S in black cherry that I bought brand new in 2007 iirc. Got it at the Guitar Center in OKC. It really is a great guitar. Well built and Sustaniac system is a blast to use.
My Fernandes would stop feeding back when you lifted your fingers off the strings ,this seems perfect
I have a sustainiac on my Hellraiser....it is the single most fun guitar I have...next to my Mockingbirb.Loved the video. Very informative and entertaining.
As awesome as a sustainiac pup is I think my choice is always gonna have to be a Digitech Freqout pedal. It let's you do that sustainiac thing on every guitar and fine tune the process. Though I'm always gonna want that Radiohead guys signature Fender strat with a sustainiac in it.
Thank you for informing me. I'd rather spend money on a pedal I can use on any guitar. Than just one guitar. I was also planning on adding the sustainiac pup on a guitar but it takes alot of electronics and I would of had to route the guitar. I'd much rather get the pedal. And I think they're cheaper. I've been looking for this pedal for about a year lol
@@Sl33zytheclown damn man. You're welcome. Yeah the Freqout is perfect. It has way more controllability (if that's a word)... You can dial that thing in to make each note ring out like the amp is just turned up really loud or full on wild shit. You can dial in how sensitive the effect is and everything. It's a great pedal. I mean it definitely uses up a slot on a board but if thats a sound you love then it's worth it.
Also if you get it... you can put it anywhere in your signal chain. (Ya know... just try shit... no wrong answers)... but it does constitute a "Pitch Shifter" in form if not in full function... so the closer it is to the guitar the better its gonna work. Say you have a classic fuzz, tuner, Overdrive, Distortion, chorus, delay, tremolo, and Reverb.
You go Fuzz. Tuner. Freqout. Overdrive. Distortion. Chorus. Delay. Reverb. Then Tremolo.
Just so ya know.
Which it's still a taste thing so you can move that however you want.
I’ve never heard of that pedal. Definitely gunna look it up and probably get one for my other non sustainiac guitars.
@@imoffendedthatyouareoffended It's big time underrated. Also way more control than the pickup.
Not quite correct. The Sustainiac will actually keep the string vibrating whereas the Freqout pedal only modifies the incoming signal - it doesn't actually do anything to the sustain of your note(s).
This is an awesome guitar. Thanks for the video!
They are a lot of fun, I don't use mine a lot but it always puts a smile on my face when I do use it on my Schecter Apocalypse.
Have a 1992 Jackson Professional Fusion SS with the amazing Takeuchi FR bridge and the "Hotrails" bridge pickup. Fantastic guitar and was around AUD $400 or £200 new. 30 years later, neck straight, plays a treat, stock singles too. Not very many bought them back in the day and missed out.
Robert Fripp, founder and only continuous member of King Crimson, plays a Fernandes Les Paul-style guitar with a Sustainer.
You forgot the Ibanez JS 2400 series Satriani model which sports a Sustainiac. And if I recall correctly, Satch's inclusion of the Sustainiac system and his usage of it in fact predates the current resurrected popularity of the system. You can go back and check the release date of the Ibanez JS Sustainiac model to perhaps confirm this theory. And yes, it is super fun indeed! XD
1:40 citation needed
I see everyone and their nan parrot this "fact" about how the dinky is "smaller" than the soloist; yet it's the exact same body, albeit bolt-on construction.
For real? Interesting. I have a DK2m, similar to the guitar in this video. I didnt know that it was the same size, I always resented the idea of " dinky" being Smaller. I love my Jackson. I need to upgrade the floating trem like he did, for now its blocked.
it's smaller to your wallet
I just got a 2003 Jackson MIJ DK2 in Eerie Dess Swirl and been thinking of upgrades and this gave me some good ideas. Fantastic guitar!
Thanks for sharing the details of the Sustaniac.
KDH with the “eat the rich” riff! Keep up, bud! Great video as always
Some Ibanez JS guitars have Sustainiac pickups too! Was lucky to play a Chromeboy with one in, was the most fun I've had in a guitar shop before lol
The sound you created in the begging of the vid sounded flawless,goutmet picking.
I got a Schecter Banshee Mach-7 String for my 18th birthday last year and said guitar came with a Sustaniac.
love it to bits and is now my secondary axe for Downtuned riffs and solos.
This episode is strong with 80's hair metal... 😁
Sweet! Thanks for the info.
this is the most we've seen kdh dripped out that fit is crazy
Kramer back in the late 80's had the FloydRose sustainer. I happen to own one. It haas been upgraded to the sustainiac with a EMG81 at the bridge!! Very fun to play with.
I have a Schecter Helraiser Hybrid FRS with a Sustainiac and i agree completely about how much fun it is. I would also point out that the Sustaniac humbucker in the neck position has a BEAUTIFUL, warm,creamy, almost single coily sound when the sustainer is off!
Sustainiac is actually a single coil pickup, you have the ''humbucker'' version that fits to a humbucker cavity.
I love my Schecter Apocalypse 7 string with a Floyd Rose and Sustainiac in Red Reign. So much fun!!!
I liked it so much that I picked up a Boss FB-2 Feedbacker/Booster so I can do similar things with my other guitars.
And, contrary to popular opinion, it's not just for 80s metal; the Sustainiac (and the FB-2) sounds good clean to get that Smashing Pumpkins, or Muse, or Radiohead, or etc. etc. etc. (My Bloody Valentine type sounds are amazing played clean with a sustainiac or FB-2!), lush symphonic violin / e-bow sounds.
Had to sub your channel. Your topics and observations are on point and the wife and I love your accent. Good content,keep it up!
I've got no clue when I started watching your vids (on the algorithm's recommendation), it must have been around spring this year, although your face was familliar to me so I must have watched something of yours before. Anyway, what I'm trying to get at is that I really enjoy your vids, even the ones that aren't really on topics directly alligned with my interests! Keep up the grat work!
Mad nationwide vibes from this video
Really Really intresting pick-up, and you describe it very well! Cool!
Cool vid KDH. Thank you. 👍🏻
Looks beautiful honestly.
I love my Sustainiac guitar! Great video!
The Ed O’Brien strat has one. I would love to get one of these Jackson’s, though. Seems a lot of fun.
Enjoyed the vid. Got a sustainiac on my baritone, Love it!
I had the chance to buy one when this was still in production and to this day I regret not buying it. I might actually pick up a second hand model at some point. Very solid instruments for sure.
I have one on my Schecter six string. It’s awesome and I’m glad I bought it. Highly recommended,
I love my Manson MA-2 EVO with its Sustainiac. It's a great sounding pickup in its own right, too - great for Tom Morello-esque riffs and glassy cleans.
Sick! Thanks for the video - sub'd!
Love and success, London 🙏🏻❤
Having a Sustaniac in the neck meant I could finally play that John Sykes solo for 'Is This Love' without that sustained vibrato note dying too early on me. You know the one I'm talking about.
Thank you for the video sir
Mine from 2002 or so is still kicking ass
I have one of these that the previous owner had the sustainiac switched to the middle position and he had a sd lil 59 put in the neck and it all still works including all the sustainiac electronics!
I was unaware that alot of these players played with sustaniacs. The only guy I knew for sure played them was Kenny Hickey of Type O Negative who is definitely a very big user them, so much so, that it is a staple of Type O Negatives sound. He has two signature baritone Shecter models that both come equipped with a sustaniac, really cool guitars!
I use an EBow when I want to controll my sustain. Its a little tricky to get into but when you get the feel of it, you can have as long sustain you want.
I just bought a Schecter with a sustainiac; Purple Regin. I can't wait for it to get here.
Just picked up one of these used yesterday. The one I got is a flame maple top in wine red. After seeing this video, I went on a hunt for one and found a good one with the actual Seymour Duncan pups in the bridge and middle. The "Duncan Designed" don't have a good reputation from what I have seen. I may follow your lead on the Floyd Rose bridge and maybe put a Gotoh in there to replace the Jackson one - we will see how it behaves when I get it. A couple people I talked to don't seem to have any issues, others don't like them. BTW - the bridge pickup is typically a TB4 JB model (Jeff Beck), which is still made today.
The Signature Strat for the guy in Radiohead has a sustainer in it. They look like A LOT of fun!
I love my Schecter sustainiac, I don't use it as much as I'd like to but when I do, its amazing
I absolutely love that Jackson especially with the sustainiac that is an awesome guitar dude I would buy it from you if I lived where you live
I have one in my Schecter Banshee, and I love it. It adds an extra element of expression for sure.
I have the Schecter Sun Valley “Super Shredder” Tele with a sustaniac. Very cool indeed!
That Jackson has a lot of style, love the red floyd on it.
I believe Mansons have some in their guitars as Matt Bellamy uses one.
I picked up one that's Metallic Purple for $500 in 2019. It's a lot of fun, and works well as a "normal" guitar too.
Bro i love my dk2!!! Best guitar I've ever purchased! I got the hot pickups though instead of the sustainiac. But I actually really like the Jackson branded floyd rose. I've heard complaints about them but mine has been stellar. And the price range is killer on these things too. Plus the satin finish on the neck make it the smoothest and fastest I've felt. Only thing is mines a little better because it's got the reverse headstock lol!
Jackson FR are great, only difference is block and in some saddles but base plate is harden SS for sure, so all Jacksons stay in tune well even JS30 old MIJ. I suppose His FR was ruined. BTW Duncan Design are imho equal to SD, it may sound strange but SD pickup import pickups and parts and that factory in Korea makes awesome pickups.
I've got a black DK2M from 2008, the two humbuckers/maple fretboard version of this guitar. I love it! I changed the pickups for a set of SD Blackouts because I didn't like the SD Jazz on the neck. Now I'm considering re-installing the original pickups, I still have them around. I'm also considering changing the bridge for an original floyd, because the one included from factory only does it's job if you don't touch the whammy bar at all.
I have the 08 white Dk2m with the maple fretboard. I took the JB Jazz set out as well and put in Dragonfire screamers. I should get rid/ upgrade the pots. Did you do that? I read that a lot of the stock MIJ pots were not so great.
@@saltpeter7429 I think I didn't, TBH I don't remember very well, I didn't do the change myself. I did check the cavity recently and I think they are the standard pots. Changing the whole thing might be a good idea!
Absolutely killer
Great video
Good stuff, you mentioned the quality of MIJ guitars, in 2020 I managed to get an RG550DX from the genesis collection reissue for £930 which I believed was a steal considering the workmanship was on a par with the Prestige models from the Hoshino Gakki workshop.
While judging a guitar by country of origin is usually a stupid thing to do, if you're going to force me I would pick an MIJ over any other
@@martyshwaartz971 Right! Fender & other significant US brands must have good reason to have premium models MIJ.
@@martyshwaartz971 Lmfao states a point and then disproves it in the same sentance
Wow what timing. Just pulled out my DK2S with the Sutaniac to get worked on
I've wanted one of these Jacksons for a very long time. I've already got a Fernandes 7 string with a sustainer installed and it's pretty cool I'd just prefer it in a 6 string.
That’s a cool Dinky, I never knew any of them came with Sustaniac stock.
Sir I have that exact same Jackson Dk-2s as you do.....AND I took your advice (sort of) and replaced the old "licensed by Floyd Rose" tremolo with (as far as I am concerned) the finest (design-wise and superior materials double locking system by "TREMOLINE" This tremolo system is unsurpassed....alleviating all of the problems inherent with the Floyd Rose system (like difficulty adjusting string saddles when setting intonation...and other issues...I simply can not overstate the materials and craftsmanship of the Tremoline system and my Dk-2s now plays like a high end custom shop guitar. Now this Tremolo was not cheap $300 but it turned a "student level" that I could only play for a short time before needing to re-tune into a pro level guitar that feels more like "neck through body construction....even better. I am so glad I tuned into you broadcast that day and was encouraged to trust that this guitar could be brought up to a "Pro" performing level. I now am considering replacing the bridge and middle pickup with something more like I use in my other stage guitars but at least I am thoroughly convinced I have a solid platform to build on...So once again thank you. PS....I know that if i were to sell this guitar I would probably not get anything near to what the going price for these is considering the upgrades....But that's just the point....Now that this plays and performs soooo well I will never have the idea that I need to sell it because..."I just don't play it that much"...Because now...I DO...AND WILL!!!!
Question for you on the Tremoline...I took a look at the product and it looks really well engineered. The only concern I have is the height of the trem block. Gotoh sells them with different height blocks as some guitars are thinner than others and therefore you don't want too tall a block or it will stick out the bottom of the guitar. It looks like the Tremoline only comes with a 33 mm block - was this a problem with this particular guitar? I know when I put a Gotoh replacement on my HM Strat, I had to get the shorter block from Gotoh.
I played a les paul with a floyd rose and one of these pickups in my local guitar store a few weeks ago, it sounded so COOL
Was it a Burny?
@@JoeR203 indeed it was
@@judythepunk461 Burny is hard to come by in the US. How much were they asking for it?
@@JoeR203 Yea it was quite a pricey penny, i think it was up for around 2500 bucks
@@judythepunk461 Damn. You can get it cheaper from Japan on eBay.
the fender ed o Brien (radiohead) signature Strat has a Fernandez sustainer build in, and is still for sale, also Ibanez have a couple of models with a sustainiac (satriani and one or two others)
Back when MusicYo was around, I bought a black Kramer Baretta for $400 that had a sustainer. I still have that guitar.
I bought a blood splattered kramer from there. Around 2000. Paid like 170 for it. Amazing guitar for the price. Even came with a d tuna
@@scottlee7458 I bought a few Strikers from there also. I had a Candy Apple Red one and a black and white Crackle w/ reverse headstock and I still have the Splatter one with the red and black paint on a white body. I added white DiMarzio pickups to it. A Breed in the bridge, ToneZone in the middle and I wanted an Evolution in the neck but they were on backorder so the guy talked me into getting a PAF PRO instead. Great guitars for $170-$190 depending on p/u configuration. I also bought a Steinberger Spirit GU Deluxe for $229. I regret selling that one because I want one again and can't find it in white and the other colors I do see for sale are all priced over $600.
Sustaniac was originally an idea of Hamer guitars, at the same time Kramer guitars released their version , The Sustainer. The last one had 3 modes. The hamer was just on/off.
Cool pick ups, like the ammo box too. Like to experiment one on an acoustic.
Thats what I was thinking too. you must be really super smart lol.
I have a Jackson PC1 Phil Collen signature model. It has a sustainer in it and it screams. It’s a US made beast.
The sustain, listen to it!
I'm not hearing it?
You would though, if it were playing because really, it's famous for its sustain.
It still has the ol tagger on it?
Dont.
Dont even look at it, in fact look away.
" you cant dust for vomit".
Wow. The sustainiac is actually really awesome!!!
One of the Joe Satriani Signature Ibanez comes with a stock susteniac
DK2 did sell very well. It is one of the best-selling and most common MIJ Jacksons ever. The only downside is the Takeuchi JT-580 tremolo bridge.
The pickups are Seymour Duncan TB-4 JB, Classic Strat stack and the Sustainiac pickup, so it's a medium - hot setup
Beautiful..............always wanted the sustainiac pickup......but no longer play.....still think it would be fun though..
DUDE! just picked up a similar Jackson. Although it’s a late 90’s DK, same color, but 2 hum buckers and a reverse headstock
I need a guitar like that for solos and harmonic pitchs❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
There is a video here on yt of Evh using a sustaniac live, I believe in 1995. It sounds incredible I’d highly recommend watching it
I think Fender released a Strat with a Fernandes Sustainer on the neck and a Seymour Duncan JB Jr. in the bridge not too long ago, as the signature model for Ed O'Brien from Radiohead
Haven’t drooled over dinky Floyd in a while 🤘🏾
The Manson MBM-1 has a sustainiac option. Great fun!
i love sustaniac , its got very cool clean tone , as well i like that's single coil and have option in humbucker.
i guess im gona buy as well one more for 7 string :)
basically, a sustainiac system is a pickup fed into an op amp circuit and then a second pickup is used on the output
please don't snip. use the allen wrench and then roll up the strings in a coil for a rainy day. i used the same strings on my guitar for 10 years plus, recorded 7 records with them, and only had to replace a couple that broke in the middle or got too short to shuffle. didn't have money or a convenient string supplier. my low E was bald where i picked and it sounded great. old strings sound great, new strings sound like springy garbage for at least a month.
thanks- string manager karen karengton of karenville
nice i like it colour and neck
I know Kerry King also uses a sustainiac in the neck on some of his BC Rich guitars, not sure if it comes stock though.
I had one that I just sold (a lefty DK2 without the Sustainiac). The pickups are a JB and STK-1.
The Duncans are a STK-1 Single-Coil mid, and JB TB4 bridge
Yeah the Sustainiac is wonderful sounding.
I have had just about every DK out there. I had a DK2S, sustainer was great. The stock 580 trem had the same issue as yours. I didnt have the money or interest to buy a floyd, so I sold it. Should be a JB and STK1 if stock pups.
I have TWO DK2S guitars. One is "Steve Vai" branded on the truss rod cover. My favourite has a DiMarzio X2N in the bridge...
First experience with sustainiac for me was when i tried an Ibanez Joe Satriani signature model, which was a lot of fun! Unfortunately it was just a bit out of my price range
Lmao that intro rocked bud .I find sustainiacs make me laugh in a good way like I mean their sick and just rock.
@KDH Hey man, i was wondering what you thought of the sustainiac as a pickup. I recently got hold of a schecter SVSS. It's a little misleading because they put a false cover on there, and make it look like a humbucker, but essentially you have a neck single coil. And for me it's just kinda a meh pickup. I mean i have had a lot worse single coils, but I dunno, the alnico 4 singles in my chapman sound really good, and I just kinda wish this sounded that good at least. BTW you should try a set of earnie ball cobalts, or msteel strings on that thing. It's almost violent the way the sustainer gets the cobalt moving. So my thoughts are that the sustainian is cool as a sustainer, but as a pickup leaves something to be desired.
I had the sustaniac on my Schecter Synyster Gates , it's pretty sick!!!