Comments on: DIY Sustainer

By: dony nomad

dony nomad — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:02:49 +0000

I have Ibanez JEM with DiMarzo pickup.
I guess I have to remove the neck evolution pickup and replace it with piezo coil
I already understand how to make piezo and driver fetzer/ruby
the pickup wiring diagram is standard HSH.
how the wiring diagram to install fetzer/ruby driver to my guitar.
the fetzer/ruby circuit diagram i found it at your DIY software
what is the scheme? I mean where the wire goes from driver to pickup/5 way switch?
can u draw and send it to my email?

thanks for the great job

By: Bancika

Bancika — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:02:59 +0000

nope, blue wire goes to guitar ground and white goes to the bridge pickup output. You will also need a switch to turn the sustainer on and off, probably the best way would be to cut the voltage out.

By: Freaky

Freaky — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:39:14 +0000

Thank you very much!
And what about white and blue wires? I have a dual humbucker guitar with 4 knobs (gibson like), my idea is to replace neck pickup with an 8 ohm “single coil” driver (even if the hole) … should white and blue wires have to be connected where the old nec kpickup was?

One more time, thank’s!

By: Bancika

Bancika — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:50:52 +0000

Hi,

orange and green would go to red and blue on the right side of the board. That’s the output of the amplifier. In between you will probably want to have a DPDT switch that changes polarity (green to red, orange to blue and the other way round). That way you’re changing between sustain and harmonic modes.

Cheers,
Bane

By: Freaky

Freaky — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:46:11 +0000

Hi,
nice job!
Where does the driver pickup is connected?
Looking at your driver, i try to guess orange and green wires connects to the blue and white,and then ?
I’m really frustrated please help!

Thank’s
Bye

By: whoathere

whoathere — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:51:28 +0000

Thanks for this! A few questions though…
1. No thoughts on how well it worked?
2. How did you wire it to the guitar?

By: Bancika

Bancika — Mon, 31 May 2010 23:28:49 +0000

Hi,
the circuit is Fetzer/Ruby (you can find it on http://runoffgroove.com/). As for the coil, check out the photo gallery on this page. There’s description under each photo. Also turn calculator program I referenced under links will be helpful…
Cheers,
Bane

By: Gabriel Cichero

Gabriel Cichero — Mon, 31 May 2010 23:13:32 +0000

Hello,

Thanks for your work in the sustainer proyect.

I would like to make one, but i need instructions and info to start, where i can find information to do the circuit and coil/magnet?

Regards,

Gabriel.