Sustainiac Review
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- The Sustaniac Stealth Pro is a neck pickup that provides infinite sustain. Used by Synyster Gates of Avenged Sevenfold in several songs such a Save Me, Nightmare, So Far Away and more.
Buy the Sustainiac for $250 at www.sustainiac.com (Checkout only works on Internet Explorer (ie. no chrome, firefox, safari, etc.)
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korbanoMUSIC Change your damn strings😂
Imagine if this pickup and the Floyd Rose tremelo was around when Hendrix was?
Oh the possibilities of what could have been. I'm with you there.
but i'm here
dude he would be the god of gods
he wouldn't use it- its canned sustain... he was all about expensive guitars and touch harmonics lol - like Dimebag
Fenders were not expensive guitars in Jimis day. Production line units.
dude those strings are fAcked
Sins of the Martyr I’ve never seen strings that bad before.
black guitar strings that have worn..?
I wanted to ask too sup with those strings.
maybe theyre worn DR Black Beauties strings
They're BLACK. HOLY SHIT
I bet if you put a Sustainiac and a Fernandes Sustainer in the same guitar you could create a split in the Space/Time continuum!
its just an overkill
@@DomZone123 It's just a joke, mate.
@@terrypussypower but is it possible tho?
@@DomZone123 It's definitely possible, but not very practical.
A Break In The Matrix
For those who are concerned with the squeal, I suggest you purchase a guitar from Schecter that already has a Sustainiac in it. I recently bought one and there is no squeal at all. For those who want to put the pickup in theirselves, you can probably fool with the controls on the Sustaniac driver board so it is not as sensitive which should reduce, if not eliminate the squeal.
The guitar. Is it an ESP?
+metal9023 it's a jackson rr24
In the Installation Guide it says :
"If squealing happens when you turn down the volume: Put a 330 pF capacitor between volume control high and middle terminals. This will stop it and also make the signal sound better at low volume. "
Schecters feel like (and basically are) total fucking garbage. I hope nobody reading this ever buys one. Your squeal has fuck all to do with the brand, fyi
What gear do you have and why are you so against Schecter?
Best explanation of this product on CZcams. Awesome video thanks for explaining the three modes. I had no idea it was a single coil that loops through the bridge pickup
Gary Moore,Neal Scon,Paul Gilbert,Andy Timmons,EVHSatch,Vai,and loads more,have all used sustainers.
There r SO many shredders from the 80's and early '90's that used the ACTUAL sustainiac, and yes Brad Gillis and George Lynch were among the very first. Tony MacAlpine used it on studio recordings, I even think Nuno Bettencort used one on the beginning solo on He-Man Woman Hater from Pornograffiti. So the list goes on. Btw, I remember my brother and I thumbing through a guitar magazine as kids about 1987 or 88 (during the heyday of the guitar shredder gods) and finding the little black plastic sample record that would come inside the magazine back then. This time it was for the SUSTAINIAC! And all the rage and rave back then was about George Lynch using it! Remember this was about 1987. Gates is good, but way before his time...
Way after the times.
for that syn gates lick play C# instead of C
High piched noise is bad callibration
set it to the point it generates feedback and roll down the internal trimmer
I make these things as a hobby.
Great fun!
Do you sell them?
I wanna put one in a bass :P
That would be interesting.
blake coffey Wimpywolf You can do that, sounds pretty Alien like though o_0
Don't do that it will cause the earth to crack and the demons from hell will come out and will eat you and your bass
Oof
Peter Steele, of Type O Negative
You are mostly correct. It takes the string vibration from the bridge pickup and amplifies it and puts it back out through the sustaniac. You do need to have the strings muted but only when you pluck the note. The electromagnetic field created only lets the dominant note ring so you don't really have to try to mute it but it helps a little
Syn
Actually got me interested in the sustainiac system
, other guitarists use it too but syn really promotes it
Glenn Tipton uses one at the end of the first solo for "Beyond the realms of death" I think it's a pedal. But it sounds perfect.
Not all notes are meant to be sustained, in the wrong hands the Sustainiac sounds like bagpipes. It’s also hard not to sound like Joe Satriani if you’re a good player but there are some really cool things you can do with that pickup.
Imagine being named Darrel Lance Abbot and creating these sounds just with a floyd rose in the late 80s and early 90s.
I have a syn custom with the sustain installed bro its a joy to play with you can get some really cool sounds and noises with it. Steve Vai and Jeff Loomis use them as well
Ignore the haters, man.
Thanks for the video and info!
I gotta give you credit for putting it in yourself! Don't listen to these idiots ,that squeal problem is be cause of he way it was installed ,just get someone to look at it! I have 2 of them ,1 of course on the Syn Schecter and my Steve Vai Jem . If you really want to see what kind of crazy stuff you ca do ,check out Steve Vai or Me ,I have put out a couple videos on trying to use it in different ways ,but usually end up making crazy noises! Rock on man,and good choice of guitar ,Randy was a friend of mine and I took a few lessons from him ,but mainly he hooked me up with Jackson before there was A company and they made me my first custom built guitar that I still have today
does the rest of the guitar still function normally when the battery dies?
The bottom half of the pickup is a single coil
The bottom half is actually just an empty hollow fake coil. The sustainiac works as a single coil when off though.
Yes the bottom pickup still works normally. I believe the sustainiac will still work as a single coil pickup if even if the battery dies
it doesnt because its an active pickup
The bridge pickup isn't active so it'll work always
Great video.
Thanks for the information.
I didn't like it but I was always curious about it's function.
Harmonic mode is ear piercing Ffs. Like the sustainiac tho
said no one ever
I have been playing music my whole life and studied a vast range of guitar players the second people actually try figuring out syns work you will find out it is ridiculously difficult to play and he is a very talented guitar player not just in terms of technique but also song writing listen to how different yet great the acoustic solo in sidewinder is to seize the day then listen to buried alive all unique yet brilliant in their own way i also urge you to listen closely to the rythym guitar pattern and how perfect syn makes the melody match the rythym patterns and also harmonizing multiple lead guitar melodies
How called this v?
I don't know how the sustaining works but it seems to me that the sustaining produces an electro magnetic field that causes all strings to ring unless muted. Then the pickups on the guitar that are selected pick up the vibrations of the string in the usual manner, save for the lack of decay.
That guitar is fucking beautiful
3:47 he started playing so far away
Theres several thing can can cause that squel sound when wolume is down or almost down. The info for that is on the website. Maybe your bridge pickup is off balance outputwise to the neck?
Nice Review Laddie Buck! Short, Sweet, To The Point! Not A Big Syn Fan But Love My Sustainiac. Nice Job....
"It's used by synster gates a lot" why is he the only guitarist people mention when they talk about sustainiac he's alright but I think he's a bit over rated
they could mention jeff loomis yo
Joe R Correct. And with the new millenial generation, their short attention spans won't look any further back than the year 2000.
He was one of the first major guitarists to use it and probably the first to have it come with his custom guitar
Who used it before him?
I don't know what your definition of major guitarist is but I think having a net worth of over $16 million and getting songs in Call of Duty and having his own custom guitar from Schecter and having a master class with Guitar Center qualifies
If i have an ibanez grg120ex can i go to guitar center and add all the controls for the sustainiac pickup?
If am using Bridge Pickup for riffs and solos, how do we use the sustainiac?
How is the pickup when not using the infinite sustain? Is it a good normal sounding pickup, or should it be a niche only type of pickup?
Doctor Infallible it acts as a single coil and it usually sounds pretty decent
Doctor Infallible I like it I have the syn oem version and it's really nice
You can kind of play chords but only the most dominant (loudest or easiest) note for it to sustain is the one that it will. I don't recommend playing chords with it. It's really for one note at a time.
Thanks for the review!
Does Sustainiac have a website I can buy this pickup from, I like Schecter Guitars but I really don't want to have to buy a certain guitar only for a single component, and while I actually am going to buy a Sustainiac installed Schecter in the next couple months (2-3 at most) at the moment I just need a Sustainiac; In taking my first guitar, that was only $60, a red Spectrum AIL95RD, and turning into a proffesional guitar. At first it was supposed to be a backup guitar I could take to gigs and/or other places I wouldn't want to take my regular guitar, but now it seems like when Im done with it it'll be the better guitar, so that plan is out of the question, even if I didn't mess with it apart from only istalling a Sustainiac, I still probably wouldn't want to throw it around after that
also does anybody know how much this thing cost if you get it from the official website as opposed to other places
Chris Brown I believe they do. Try the sustainiac website. I remember seeing it a while ago
Tru I can never find it on their website
Hey yall this is old but a heads up you can get them built into the cort matt bellamy guitar and fernandes sustainers are very similar along with the Ed O brian strat
The fifth is the harmonic but the six is a higher harmonic
Invaders with Sustainiac 👍🏼 exactly what I have on my guitar
I want to see emg bridge to sustainiac neck
that squealing sound you have when not playing is down to your wiring and interference between your signals in the cavity
I just got a Schecter E1 FRS and I'm not impressed with the sustaniac at all. Most of the time the pickup interacts with the other strings too much and creates tons of noise. I noticed this guy would stop playing once he felt that happen.
thanks Man, I know i want one now
The middle switch, which I think is the mix mode isn’t making any noise anymore. It just acts like the sustain switch. The harmonic switch still works though. You think the guitar’s battery might be the problem?
Larry Holden
Hmm... if the harmonic switch still works then the battery isn’t completely dead. Maybe the mix mode uses more power than the harmonic mode so it won’t do it so you might want to try to replace the battery. Also try playing different notes. The sustainiac works better with some notes than others. How loud is your amp? Is it possible that the battery is completely dead and you’re hearing regular amp feedback and not the harmonic mode? If none of those work, you might want to check your wiring to make sure none of the wires came loose especially on the switch.
No, only when it is switched on, in the last mode I demonstrated, and no strings are vibrating does it make the high pitched squeal
I am thai where to buy a pickup where can i get this one ? I really like it. thank you.
6 year old video but thanks. It helped me decide to go with the Schecter with Sustainiac instead of without.
Glad I could help. The sustainiac is definitely worth it to me
No they did not. I think you can pay like a hundred dollars extra for a "drop in" kit meaning all the wires are already connected and all you have to do is put in the pickup and switches. Honestly, it's not very hard to install. I am 15 and I installed this myself. If you know how to soldier then you should be fine. It's not hard, there's just A LOT of wires but it's worth it. Tools needed: Screw driver, drill, soldiering iron, and soldier
do you want to change string?
I don't get the necessity to "murder out" your strings? Doesn't make the tone better. If you want a cool look then why not paint them red?
Do you have to have an active pick in the bridge or can you have a non active or does it work with either or?
Vixen Vendetta the bridge pickup can be anything. But if it’s active, then you need 2 batteries (one for the active pickup and one for the sustainiac). And if the battery dies in the bridge pickup, the sustainiac won’t work since it uses the input from the bridge pickup
Thanks you!! =)
What height is the sustainer pickup from the strings? Just wondering if it would work better if the sustainer was closer to the strings or further away from the strings.
Pretty sweet huh? They're DR Black Beauties. I just changed them to DR neon green strings which look even cooler
What about the strings height? Must be high action or it's possible to use a lower action?
You can adjust the Sustainiac up and down for different actions just like a regular pickup. I have a regular action on my guitars and the Sustainiac works with it.
Where do you buy one I couldn't find any online?
would it be hard to remove a sustaniac on a KM7FRS and replace it with a SD sentient in the neck position?
@korbanoMUSIC, is the modes the same on all the pick ups?
Mine vibrates like crazy all strings is that normal ..just got one
You have to play a note and switch it off when you’re not playing a note
Cool bro, amazing.whats your signal chain?
I have a question. I planning on buying a guitar with an EMG 85/81 configuration and a Sustainiac at the neck. So, the neck pickup (EMG 85) is essentially a single coil pickup with the sustainiac turned off, right? Won't that effect my tone while using the neck pickup? Aren't single coils noisy?
The EMG 85/81 pickups are both active double coil pickups. The Sustainiac completely replaces the neck pickup so you would only be able to have the EMG as the bridge pickup. If you flip you pickup selector to the Sustainiac then it will use the Sustainic like a single coil and won't use the EMGs at all.
Thanks a lot
You woke Gary Moore up from the dead!
Very cool, love your guitar. You have black strings? I like that to
What guitar and tuning are you using? Doesn’t sinister gates use a 7 string?
That guitar is a Jackson Rhoads Guitar Center Limited run and I’m in drop D in this video. Synyster Gates uses a 6 string
korbanoMUSIC awesome thanks for the answers.
How long doez the battery lasts? Where to buy a new one? :s
Usually a few hours and they take 9v batteries which are pretty easy to find
hi bro, after long shot experience would you keep the sustainiac or it was just a fun factor for short time but ended useless in the long term ?
I’d definitely keep it. A couple years after this video, I bought a Schecter with it built in and it’s well worth it. I don’t regret it at all
Ive been wanting a guitar like this but the ibanez shape
Also used by Kenny Hickey.. guitarist of Type O Negative.. -_-
I don't expect people to know an ACTUAL metal band though..
also used by steve vai and joe satriani
i dont expect people to know GOOD music though
HES BASICALLY USING SYNS OLD SETUP
would it be hard to disemble thr sustaniac if I didn't enjoy it?
Do you still have this guitar? Did you leave the cavity size the same or did you have to expand it?
I sold this guitar several years ago but I did not have to expand the cavity at all. The only modifications to the guitar were the two small holes drilled for the switches and knob but the electronics are fairly small and fit perfectly inside the cavity
Is that $250 installed?? Or $250 plus 100 for them to install? Thanks
$250 for just the pickup. But it’s not too difficult to install yourself
@@korbanoMUSIC k thanks man..
Where we can buy that sustainer pick up set?
www.sustainiac.com/
Price please,..
Whats the difference between the Fernández sustainer and this?
They're basically the same thing. The sustaniac is a newer design, however, and it tends to be a bit better. Based on other reviews the Sustaniac sustains better.
+johan valdez the sustaniniac is actually good
Great demo, thanks!
Best pedal to mimic the sustainiac? I guess its like a hold delay with pitch shift?
Hi. Simple question. The driver, when its of, its actually a humbucker right?
It is a single coil pickup and i believe it is active
Ohh thanks. But as in www.sustainiac.com "When the Sustainiac is OFF, the Sustainiac driver is used as an active pickup. The sustainer circuit now amplifies the tiny driver pickup signal to a useable level. Pickup equalization is is done on the circuit board. Two wires are provided to allow switching between single-coil (SC) and humbucker (HB) sound." But i just wanna ask you as you have this pick-up. Does it really can gives that humbucker sound?
Fadhil Qayyum It kind of sounds like a stratocaster
Ohh thank you korbano! Please check-up my video and leave your comments!
I wonder if that hight picth squel would go away had a pro installed the pickup., Not downing your ability, just saying maybe theres a hack to prvent that or something, Theres a song we do where I have Fought to get sustain feedback almost everytime we do it,Ive used 5 diff guitars, High gain, low gain, Outdoors,indoors, Just a luck oif the draw wether or not I will get it right at that point in the song where I need it. .... However, this lil gadget would illiminate that issue. But 250? ouch
what do you think is more worth it just buy this pickups and put them on my guitar or just buy a schecter 7 string with a sustainiac??
I highly recommend buying a schecter with it built in. If you do it yourself, you will either have to mill out a new cavity to put a battery holder or just put the battery sitting loose inside the main compartment. If you buy it from schecter, they install the battery holder for you and their wiring is much cleaner.
@@korbanoMUSIC Ohh thanks dude i really cant w8 till the quarantine is over hahahah
I have that same exact guitar with the same bridge pick up! lol
Noice strings m8
Hey, is this still available?
How do chords sound with it?
Have you used effects pedals to add a different sound to the Sustaniac? Will it work using pedals.
It absolutely works with effects petals. I usually use it with a delay effect which sounds really cool but of course you can use any petal
what line 6 u using?
In this video I'm using a Behringer V-amp 2 into a PA but I do have a Line 6 Micro Spider for portability
did u install this your self
Yes they sell it as a kit to install yourself but some Schecter guitars come with the Sustainiac
Could have planned that review a little better, man.
Where can you buy a sustainiac? maybe iam stupid but i searched online and haven found anything
www.sustainiac.com the link is in the description. Their order form only works on internet explorer last I checked. You can also buy a schecter with the sustainiac already built in
Ah yes i just found it in the description. Im sorry for not looking there. thank you anyways :D
can you have sustainiac installed on a guitar that doesn't already have it?
Yes you can put it in any guitar that meets the requirements which are on their website
Yes
did the company install the pickup themselves?
Two things
Do you think he will look back and cringe at this
And
CHANGE YOUR STRINGS
Almost 6 years later and I won’t watch the video so I can’t cringe. And those are still the coolest strings ever. But I changed them for regular strings and sold the guitar
No. It's a great vid. Helped me decide to go with the Schecter with Sustainiac instead of without. Figure out your anger issues.
Which guitar is this Mate ? did it had the sustainiac already on it ?
It's a Jackson Rhoads and it did not come with it, I put it in myself. If you would like to purchase a guitar with it built in already I suggest one of the Schecters that come with it. Plus when you buy a guitar with it built in it's only $200 extra whereas it's $250 to do it yourself
korbanoMUSIC
What is a marine?
When does the harmonic get activated?
You have to flip the switch and then it will be activated
korbanoMUSIC
Because it always looked like it would "kick in" a bit later.
Sauercrafter XD yeah there’s some lag. You can control the lag with the knob but there’s always about a second of lag before it starts.
Ummmm....two words: Mr. Scary
CHANGE THE STRINGS
Where are you from bro?
Ever think of changing of your strings?
can i use a marine instead?
Oh. I meant solder. Funny joke though
just yankin yer chain. good info
cool.
soo... no neck pickup? i guess this is cool if you cant do these techniques on your own...
City Treasures it has a great tune as a neck pickup... worth it! even SVai uses it