Add A SUSTAINER SYSTEM to ANY GUITAR (New info in video description)
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- Опубліковано 6 кві 2023
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Whether it's a Sustainiac, or Fernandes system, or something else, I love the sustainer systems for electric guitars. The give unique sounds and abilities that you can't typically get any other way. BUT the issue has always been finding a guitar with one of these installed. Now there's a company that will custom build one of these systems for any guitar! Veyz Sustainer. And it's not even expensive! Let's check this out.
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Rubric: -5 points for Danzig references. -5 points for not reading the description. -5 points for not watching far enough into the video to answer your own question. -5 points for misquoting me in your comment. 20 points possible. Everyone starts with an A!
You need to put a sustainer on your Harley Benton custom 💯
Lmao Bruh … 😂 yeah tell him
@@demayoexperience6646 LOL I wasn't doubting it bro I just think it what sound pretty cool when focusing on instrumentals
I just ordered my RR JS32 the other day. It's oddly satisfying to see one, out of the blue, on a channel that I've been watching for months. Really enjoy the content, Max.
Boring.
I bought a Kramer Sustainer in 1989. I still have it.........I still love it...........and the built in Sustainer, is just pure genius. It`s the best guitar I`ve ever played, and I`ve played them all.
been using sustainer systems for years... I have one on my cheap project guitar whom I jam-packed with every possible upgrade I can find. I put everything, including an upgraded FloydRose with a stabilizer system, a kill switch, a toggle switch stacked in the volume pot, a coil split selection stacked in the tone pot, even an RGB backlight behind the tremolo cavity that changes colour according to what feature and what mode of that feature I have active. Lastly, I also stuck in a piezoelectric pickup behind the neck sustainer driver w/ it's own independent output and battery. it's a lot of things packed into one cheap guitar that I've grown with for years and I love it. It's only now that I noticed these sustainiac systems are getting pretty popular... great content! i love your videos! hope I see more sustainiac related content... I just love those. their a part of my playstyle now. I would also love to see some new guitar technologies or upgrades that I can add to the same guitar. again, I love your content!
Hey, Max you are the proof about nothing is more important to practice to become a great guitarist. I remember I stopped being a guitar snob the day I discovered your channel and saw you playing awesome well on a guitar that most of the people at that time used to say is a crappy brand guitar. I am awaiting my HB Guitar Max to arrive and am trying to keep practicing to play better day by day.
That’s awesome. It sounds like you’re playing in reverse when you use the delay. Such a cool awesome thing I need to get one to put in my Jackson.
HEY GUYS, I think the company website crashed because of the big jump in traffic. I've put some alternate links and contact info in the video description, with examples of their work.
Does it work directly with the amp with out any effect pedal?
Yes, @@chronox2 when powered on it is a feedback loop and physically vibrates the strings. Connect the guitar as usual.
@@timothyback4235 im trying to figure out mine.
I need one of these .... atleast for now
the site you listed is back to normal. I'm a Veyz Sustainer customer from America Texas Maxx 👍
Max, I installed (ok, my local music store tech installed) a sustainiac pickup, readily available, from the company in the good ole USA, on my 70s vibe squire strat. Easy to order, they needed make, model, pickup configuration, sent it pre-wired, only major hurdle was the router work for the battery box. Install kit was $225, tech charged me $80 for the work, and I gotta say I love it! Gonna take a while to figure out how to use it, cause it changes the whole personality of the axe, but it's fun as hell!
Cool that there's another option for these. Their website is kind of wonky at least on Android and I couldn't find any pricing at all.
As to buying from Indonesia, it can be a little tricky sending money from the US, but a little patience is all it takes. Indonesia is full of very talented craftspeople in all kinds of fields. Thanks for sharing this product. 🙂
Great video Max💯well explained as always, keep it up...you're the influence of many here🤘🏻
Gonna' consider this system. Awesome video as always, you deserve more subscribers!!
The Fernandes Sustainer has been available in Fernandes guitars for decades. Can be ordered from Japan or a lot of them on Reverb.
I love this. For a room setup, I got tired of batteries, so I wired a variable power supply (VPS) into the battery port. No more batteries. You also want to be sure the VPS is hooked into a power conditioner like a furman to reduce any outside noise.
Thanks for sharing this. This system looks amazing.
Been seeking such a system for years.
Dude! I was waiting for this too! Woot wootThank you MAX! 🤘
I laughed at the 90's website joke. If Sustainiacs website didn't suck so much i would have bought some. I have a Schecter with one and its a lot of fun. This is huge i've been waiting for these thanks man!
I'm with ya! If Sustainiac's site had some level of organization, and an actual web-based ordering system (email? Come on!) I'd have had one years ago. So confusing. I can see some people having installation issues, so fair play - but too much info is a turn-off. This Indo-system looks like a clone without the intensity option.
Glad I ran across your channel. You intelligently describe the topic and ... I see a sustainer in my near future!
What do you mean, Max? It's ALWAYS worth watching your videos!
I ordered from Sustainiac last year and had it installed on my JP6. Works wonderfully. Yes, the site is a bit dated, but the process was still pretty simple.
Max this is the best news I've heard about a sustain system... cool.. and ty
I want a Sustaniac soo bad. Absolutely love the tone and features.
Back in the Mr. Scary days I gave the "sustainiac" a go on I believe an ESP & one other guitar. It sounded great but I was afraid I'd get lazy & use it too much, sort of overly dependent on it, but as I get older, instead of working way too hard to get feedback, this is a good choice for the "greying" Mr. Scary aficionados!
Thanks Max, I've been searching for this for years as well.
I've owned two Sustainiacs and two Sustainers. I currently am down to just a Fernandes Ravelle Deluxe, which is an amazing guitar. I let the other guitars go way too cheaply. To the people that bought them, you're welcome...but I digress. In my opinion, these pickups completely change the dynamics of your playing and allow for versatility and creativity you wouldn't otherwise have. Thank you, Max, for making this particular video. I've seen these Sustainers on ebay and will now be giving them a closer look.
PS-I saw someone driving in my 'hood a few days ago. He had long hair and looked like Danzig. ;)
Sustainiac and Fernandez Sustainers are the same exact product. These are knockoffs.
@@justinvzu01 I'm pretty sure that 99.99% of the people viewing this already know that. I'm simply thanking Max for the review.
I was hyped to get one for years and it works even better than I hoped.
So cool you can plug a jack or headphone amp in and it still works acoustically.
Game changer
So is there a difference in quality between the 2 of them? Which one would you recommend?
How's the Fernandes, regardless of the sustainer? They're all Robert Fripp plays - tricked out the whazoo, of course...
you are one of the most talented guitar players I've seen in years. keep it up
Wow, thanks!
@@GuitarMAXMusic its nice to get your Ego stroked once in a while huh lol
@@mannyfragoza9652 Manny your playing has helped through hard times.thank you.
@@Stylus1 wow thats a great complement. Thank you so much.
Awesome! I am currently working with this company as well! Happy to see your video about them🤘🏼
You are "Working" with the existing company?
Bullshit.
Max thank you very much for the useful information! I ordered one of these sustainers. The manufacturer even made a good discount.
I will try to install this in my Steinberger Spirit.
That was a fantastic opening. Been watching for 3 yrs now
Thank you!
Nightfall in Middle Earth shirt! Well done Max!!
Wow man this is such an amazing sustainer pickup you’ve added to your guitar I love it. Shred on dude.😃👍❤️🔥⚡️🎶🎸
Years ago I got a Kramer Baretta that has a sustainer. I got it from MusicYo back in the early 2000s for $400. My sustainer also has an "Intensity" knob for better mixing of the effect.
I also have one of these Baretta's, was not easy to get back then. Very easy to play Vai's "Whispering a Prayer" on these.
@@billburns2915 I bought a few of the Strikers from MusicYo. They were only around $180-$220 depending on pickup configuration and bridge setup. I always got the H-S-H with the Floyds. I had a nice Candy Apple Red and the Black & White Crackle. I still have my white one with the Red & Black "Splatter" paint. They all came with the EVH D-Tuna. I also bought a white Steinberger Spirit GU Deluxe for $230. Had I known MusicYo was going to shut down, I would have bought more of those and the Barettas w/sustainers. Prices for the Spirit GU series are insane these days. If you can even find one.
@@billburns2915 great song. got a vid of you playing? that would be cool!
I have a Kramer V that’s looks similar to the Jackson in this video, only the headstock looks like a hockey stick, unfortunately. I got it from Musicyo for something like $300. Then I put KFK EMG’s in it.
I bought a Fender Ed O'Brien Stratocaster when they were first released in 2018. It came from the factory with a Fernandes Sustainer in the neck position & two switches (on/off & harmonics). Love it! It's a great guitar all-around, built to Ed's specs, with a Texas Special in the middle and a Duncan JB Jr. in the bridge. The only gripe I have is that the battery compartment is so tight it is mighty hard to remove an old battery. But it's a keeper!
Ed O'brien, as in Winston Smith from 1984, and Vic Pardo from White Heat movie fame?? 😊
@@spookybaba Um...no...
@@texanfournow Radiohead maybe???
@@edwardmorford2202 Yep
Great guitars! One of the best value guitars for your money under $1,500 USD!
I saw Vai play recently and I was blown away by it. later that night I decided I wanted one... still do. ☺️🤘
Agreed maxx, I swapped out my Jackson bridge for a schaller lockmeister, was totally worth it. Came with a 32mm brass block too. Stays in tune a lot better and swapped the humbuckers for dimarzio Evo 2 bridge and Evo neck. Middle pickup damaged a few months ago and got a warman middle pickup. Really compliments the humbuckers. Will look into this sustainer system when I have the cash.
Great and informative video, I have been looking for one of these forever as well. I may have to order one now.
Exactly what I’ve been looking for.
Definitely gonna look into this.
Great video, Thanks for the information. I'm planning on getting one for my fender strat. Nice playing.
Great vid!! Really appreciate your ability to speak plain english. It really helps amateurs like me. Thank you!
I was waiting for you to make a Nigel Tuffnel/Spinal Tap reference regarding the sustain. Still a good video, glad to see that there is a company that is making this to specs.
Very nice guitar. Sounds fantastic and the system works too.
Awesome! I am totally going to build a parts superstrat and put this box of tricks in it. Thank you Max!
🤘🏻😎🎸
I see they have a Hot Rail version. Going to order one myself.
Finally a review I trust on this kit!!!
That's kinda cemented my decision to buy one now 😅
Killer tone indeed Phil Collin has them on most of his Jacksons defines his great tone! love the Jackson and the mods you did to it 👀 proof you don't need to spend big money on a guitar to make it great, you can play!🙏🤘 🔊⛓🦇
He used them on his records with Genesis.
I too have flirted with finding sustainer pickups and discovered there aren't really any available retail. This is great news and I'm going to look into them. Great intro demo btw. Edit: I guess I need to be a registered Instagram member to look at their products. Bummer
i have an original Fernandez sustainer from 15yrs ago LOVE IT !!
I was thinking of ordering one of these for my Stratocaster. Since the bridge pup on a Stratocaster sucks anyways I was thinking of getting a single coil version and putting it there. Would be cool for some blues...
I just received my Ibanez prestige like a month and a half ago and it has fluence moderns and with a little reverb and gain they sustain almost as good as that sustainer lol.
cool guitar man and great video. If you're ever in Madison Heights we should jam some time....
Thank you fore this info, I have the original dino version Sustainiac and it is bulky as all getout! Nice that there is another company continuing on with these!
Hello and thank you for the video 👍
I own a Fernandes Retrorocket Elite guitar with a 3 mode sustainer (normal, harmonic and harmonic mix) 🤗
The sound is very good for gothic style music, thats the one I play.
However I find the sustainer is hard to control compared to an ebow 🤗
The advantage is that u still can play with ur mediator and u have infinite sustain but you need a really precise action as any string hitted will ring infinetely 😅😅
great video and love the Hysteria backing track
i learn something today, the beginning play which remind me DEF LEPPARD back to the 80s. thanks Max.
Great video as usual.
Just ordered one. I'm in the uk and only cost me £80
Thanks for the vid! Keep on rockin' 🤘
Very helpful! Thank you Max.
Love your shirt! Great taste !
I have had 3 actual Jackson DK2S guitars, and each one needed costly repairs more than once. Even when it had already been repaired by the inventor of the Sustainiac(A. Hoover). Try getting a hold of those guys on the phone or through email when you need help. Very difficult and not the friendliest individuals. There's a reason Eddie Van Halen didn't work with them, and there's a reason most of the big name guys were with Fernandes or Hard Driver. Veyz is a very friendly guy, and I was happy to do biz with him about a year ago.
Bonus: One of those Jackson's came back with a giant ding/chomp when they shipped it back to me after the first repair. So the system got fixed, but I got some free damage to my guitar 🙂...and then the system failed again not even a year later. I'll never use a sustainiac again, never do business with them again, and will stick to the hard driver ones in my PC1's, my old Fernandes guitars, or a Veyz.
Very cool! I don't have anything like that installed on any of my guitars, but all my axe's can do those sounds, & more. A few years ago, I bought a DigiTech FreqOut pedal. A fantastic toy, especially for getting useable feedback in the studio, even while recording without a cabinet! You can tweak the feedback pitch, rate, & strength giving you total control! Too much fun!
I've got one too. The only thing is that it doesn't do is the infinite sustain thing that a sustainer will do (eventually the pedal has nothing to listen to once the note dies). I go back and forth on if it'd be worth it to sacrifice my favorite neck pickup just to have that one feature (sustainer drivers don't sound like a classic alnico neck pickup at all), and I almost come back with the answer no, so the freqout does a fantastic job for those passages in songs where I want the amp in the room sounding and still going through a silent digital rig.
@@Aaron-zh4kj if you set it up as I have, it's quite sensitive. Mine is set to hold & gradually feedback when I step on it, & just the slightest vibrato under my fingers will keep it going strong for a ridiculous amount of time. It's insane, lol!
I’ve also had the DigiTech Freq Out pedal for about 3 years, and when playing my Schecter Sun Valley with the “Sustainiac” with different settings on the FreqOut pedal, it is mind blowing how many other harmonics (somewhere between a dozen different harmonic setting, plus 4 pots that adjust time to come in, depth, etc) I’m able to add to the Sustainiacs 3 settings... After I purchased a 16-20 pound Schecter a couple years ago, I decided that between the weight, and the fact that I was able to do so much more with the infinite settings from the FreqOut, ( only difference was it lacked any way near the amount of infinite sustain as the Sustainiac) but through my agent I was offered a rediculace deal on my “Sun Valley” and only weighing a mere 10 pounds, I couldn’t resist. So now I’m adding a Sustainer to my “John Pettrucci” Music Man, which is my favorite player of my 13 guitar collection!
@@robertellstrom9938******* I too have a Freq-out and a Lespaul 7 with a sustainer, however Lespaul is hard to get to at the moment. I have wanted to both hear and experiment with the COMBINED Freq-out with a p.u. Sustainer System!! I have toyed getting a Veyez Sus Syst for awhile now. IF They are as good as being presented I would Put These systems in at least 4 of my guitars and also deciding if I should install one in my Donner HushX Travel 6!!********
Anyone put these in a Travel Guitar??? I've already done about 4 Mods to this Donner thing.
This was a great video. You had my attention from the opening playing some Phil riffs. I know that isn't just the guitar tone. What was the supporting gear you used to drive those tone examples. Great Job! Keep it up!!
I had actually years of wanting the same configuration LOL THANKS!
Sounds sick ! I really want one !
Il have to check this out.
Been dying to get a Sustainiac for for years and got one recently on my schecter apocalypse.
Its actually better than I thought it would be and I had alot of hype for it.
Great Video Max.. that sustainer is very well installed and sounds great and looks awesome on that Jackson .
I ordered two of those groove guitars you did demo on and I think installing a sustainer on one .. hoping to find some help doing the battery holder cavity professionally .
P.S. Ibanez does a great job too with Sustaniac in JS2480 but ..quite pricey . Schecter C1 Apocalypse is a pretty sweet guitar
Can't wait to order mine I have an old original Sustainiac guitar from a long time ago
great video Max. I want one and Im looking for a used jackson right now lol. Thanks as always
I love it! Thanks for letting us know!
Wow! Super Maxed Jackson! amazing!
Good stuff. Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.
Thanks for this Video... I am also looking for another sustainer system. I have a Kramer Baretta that has one and Sustainaic systems are FAR complicated to even order and this system is by FAR easier. Loyal watcher for years. Many thanks.
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Sustainiac sells their system as an aftermarket upgrade though, You just have to get a dealer. But its cool that there are new options on the market.
a great sustainer and a floyd are hours of pure bliss when put in front of a Marshall and delay!
really like the upgrade and the guitar you chose to add it to. I have a couple questions about the upgrade which has to do with my jackson roads JS32. Whie i wont be adding a sustainer.I will be upgrading to active pick ups and adding the floyd rose 1000 to mine. My questions are,1} adding the active pick ups do you think the battery will fit in the control cavity without having to route out the cavity{would it be too tight of a fit }. 2} The floyd rose 1000,did you run into any problems changing over? Love the video and the guitar by the way too.
the sustaniac pickup is a lot of fun to play.
Nice system, good review!
I just want to also point out that the physical size of the electronics parts seem to be smaller than that of a regular sustainiac which is great. My friend is going to have me put new pickups in his guitar at some point and we'v been talking ideas and he wants a sustainiac where his middle pickup is but I was looking at how large the electronics are on an actual sustainiac and I wasn't sure it would be doable without routing wood which I wouldn't want to do since his guitar is from the 80s and I don't want to remove any wood on it.
Thanks for this Vid, it is very informative. Great playing. Thanks.
Does it still require a giant control cavity? Or is it a little smaller than the sustainiac setup?
I’ve been looking for a sustainer and I saw this company a few times but now that u reviewed it I’m definitely going to get it at first it just looked sus idk but if u like it I like it
Love you videos thanks man
Thx been looking for one as well building a Kramer Holoflash out of a Jackson Dinky
I built my first sustainer system in 1982. Tried to patent it and found that “heet” of elbow fame had also patented an onboard device. I buy them now.
this is nice.... but bruh....... you should have done the whole install process video.... that what have been a huge help
Follow factory diagrams. The diagrams they get me were a mess. I ultimately had to multimeter it and cross reference with a fender switch pin out.
I've got a white jackson RR with black stripes. I swapped in 2 golden seymour duncan blackouts active Pickups. Its a beast! (Cavity is quite little)
Sounds awesome 😎
Excellent. Shared it with my cuz for his guitar
Love my Sustainiac, I have 4 Schecter guitars 1 of them is a C1FR Platinum with a Sustainiac and a Floyd Rose. Mine has 2 toggles like yours, 1 for on/off the others is an octave switch with 3 settings regular octave you're on and 2 more higher. If you record there is so many things you can do with this, the possibilities are endless. You can get organ sounds/Hammond B3 type.. your cello sounds we have been doing with the volume knob for so long .. just got easier. Sitting down with one by yourself just exploring makes your creative self come to life.. they are incredible. Once you have one you will always find a use for it , bottom line it's a must have. Thanks Max .. Rock On People
all u need now is a fishman fluence rechargeable battery pack. i'll be installing on my C-1 FRS no more batteries or loose wires
@@onecrazyhopi Batteries last a long time in it .. never been a problem to put in a new battery, which is easier than recharging, in fact you only have to do it 3 or 4 times a year. Maybe less depends on how much you use it. I have more than 25 guitars and I play them all, the Sustainiac is used for specific things so compared to some of my Strats, Les Pauls and other Schecters it really doesn't get much play time compared to them. Tc bro God Bless
@@BillnYou1 I wish mine did. But I play mine a lot usually at least 2-3 hrs a day. I just ordered some new rechargeable ones for my other single battery schecter and main reason I'm going with Fishman is I have 1 wire come loose re solder and it it will come loose after a few battery changes. Replaced the whole battery holder with new one from Schecter same issue. Even we switched it around did sane thing. But just a suggestion. Have a good day Happy Easter
@@onecrazyhopi I see, that's a bummer, and sounds like you have a good solution. I don't have any wires that show, mine has 2 doors that open and I just drop 2 new ones in, close the doors and I'm ready to roll. Thanks for the info if I ever have that issue, now I'll know what to do.. Thanks Bro Take Care
Phil collen has these on all his guitars . His tone is awsome 💯
Man that track and solo was so 80's. so Def Leppard-esque!
Finally? Sustainers have been available since the '80s and yes you could get them in your guitar.
That's a sharp guitar dude!
I'm surprised the system doesn't come with a replacement TRS 1/4" jack that would disconnect the negative side of the battery when unplugged the way most effects pedals do. I have a Burny guitar that came with a Fernandez Sustainer pre-installed and when there's no cable plugged in the system is off. I suppose that's a mod we could do ourselves. Great to know about this company though as I'd like to add a sustainer to one of my other guitars.
Nice video bro🤘🤘🤘 that's a nice jackson dude. Always wanted a jackson I watched n subbed 👌 Can you get this system for active pups? Would love this on my custom blackastrat with 2 Seymour D Blackouts. Do you think that might b a bit expensive for this?
I just realized that I've been watching your videos since the red quad rail kramer striker review. Not sure if you remember that one lol
That thing is great! Thanks for the info. Product link is broken though so what’s the point.
Great video as always. I just want to see how these pickup itself, the neck pickup, sound like. Are they usable tone, or pretty garbage? Can you comment or make video example? Thanks!
Thanks for the video and pointer to this system. My Jackson PC-1 is my main guitar and I use the sustainer in it all the time. It also works as a neck pickup. So I am curious if their single coil option also works this way? Like others have noticed, their website has cool pictures, but not a lot of information. To those that have already ordered one, what is the process, just email them?
Just got my unit in the mail, but it does't include a wiring diagram. Can anyone that has already installed one, please share the wiring diagram they used?
I have an old original Fernandes from the eighties . Great guitar. I bougt it a log time ago. Mainly to do all brad gillis speak of the devil live. And night ranger.....its annawesome device . I always looked for a sustainer. And could not find an after market
Any idea how it works ? Is it an oscillator that excites the strings; or the signal from a pickup amplified going thru the exciter coil ? I did the signal thru method. I went into a tape recorder w an amp and speaker and used the line out to excite an old coil from a Japanese old school cheapo guitar pickup. I just used it left hand only for violin type lines which didn't make me want to do a permanent install; but hearing it used here to just lively up response seemed very cool.
Have you ever compared a sustainer system to the Digitech Freakout pedal? I am interested in your opinion.
Need this!!!
That sustainer sounds as good as the two existing versions to my ears. Although, leaving the battery active seems like a silly way to wire it. Couldn't you clip the 9v ground/black and wire one side to ring & other to sleeve like an EMG? It just makes a break in the ground that the cable reconnects. I could see myself forgetting the switch easily.
I love sustainers as well!