Comments on: DIY Sustainer

By: kenny harris

kenny harris — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:05:26 +0000

could you please send me the diagram and instructions. i would love to build one for my new ibanez guitar.
thanks!

By: Angus

Angus — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:12:36 +0000

This is great help and everything, but no one yet has been able to tell/shw me where the wires from thie driver hook up to the p/u and the rest of the guitars control system. Any further help with this bit would be of great help.

By: ake

ake — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 02:49:23 +0000

Wow, lots of NFO here thanks! how I wish to see a useful diagram for the complete project.

By: bono

bono — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:31:05 +0000

you bro banchika,
please send the diagram and instruction wiring to my mail benny_wibowo@yahoo.com
I would be really appriciate that

thanks a lot bro

By: bono

bono — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:27:00 +0000

are this really works ?
I doubt it ….
really I’ve trying to build but it doesnt work
could you please give me the wiring include instruction of winding pick up ???

By: pepi

pepi — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:58:39 +0000

hello, my sustainer does not work on strings g, b and e or on the wire strings. In fibrous strings does not matter. Any suggestions for this problem ….

By: viantd

viantd — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:38:52 +0000

my sustainer working on E string, A and D but the strings g, b, e the sustainer does not work at all. I just use a simple LM386 preamp but do not use a FET transistor. Whether it is the cause. Thanks …

By: Bancika

Bancika — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:47:21 +0000

You’d run into noise issues if used with the middle pickup because of proximity to the driver

By: viantd

viantd — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:27:40 +0000

thank you, but why the sustainer only work with bridge pickup. Sorry for my bad english

By: Bancika

Bancika — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 07:39:40 +0000

Hi, the diagram isn't correct. The sustainer does not stand between your guitar and amp, but rather branches into another signal path. It's effect on sound is through the driver. You need a 3PDT switch that does the following when ON

Changes whatever pickup you have selected on your guitar switch to bridge pickup, sustainer only works with bridge pickup
Connects the sustainer circuit to the battery. This is important because you'd drain the battery fast if it was on all the time.
Connects the sustainer input to guitar output.

Hope it makes sense, Bane