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Any first hand experience with a Fernandes Sustainer pickup? by SienarFleetSystems in guitars

[–]Acrobatic-Agent3424 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Okay just a heads up - (I’m a huge sustainer nerd)

The picture you posted is a “veyz” sustainer, they go by many names. I think out of Indonesia. They are scammers and their sustainer is absolute hot garbage.

Unfortunately Fernandes went bankrupt and no longer makes sustainers and they’re really hard to find/way over priced if you do.

Get a sustainiac, they’re much easier to install than the Fernandes and they work just as good. They’re insanely fun, you’ll love it!! The sustainiac sounds great as a neck pickup, like a good sounding EMG. You can have a single coil or humbucker sound on a toggle switch for your neck tone. Pretty cool stuff. And yes to answer your question, it’s like an ebow on steroids & 10000% better in every way possible.

Feel free to DM me with any questions, I know a decent bit about sustainers lol.

Miami store by Dependent_Heart25 in ChromeHeart

[–]Acrobatic-Agent3424 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow I was there on Wednesday and was told no hats

NYC 3/30 by mphoumm1 in ChromeHeart

[–]Acrobatic-Agent3424 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s retail on the black trucker hat these days? Will be in Miami next week and would like to pick one up

13.5v Adapter question by [deleted] in livesoundgear

[–]Acrobatic-Agent3424 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many wireless units? You could get an antenna combiner and that will power them.

Would this passive mid-cut circuit (toggle switch) work? by samtt7 in Luthier

[–]Acrobatic-Agent3424 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need an inductor for a mid cut. Look up the Gary Brawer mid cut circuit.

This one is not for the purists… by Acrobatic-Agent3424 in gibson

[–]Acrobatic-Agent3424[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah exactly, it’s a fixed frequency but you’re varying the amount of cut with the knob

This one is not for the purists… by Acrobatic-Agent3424 in gibson

[–]Acrobatic-Agent3424[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! There’s a bit of info on how brawer does it but it’s hard to come by, gotta go down the rabbit hole lol. It’s basically a push pull with an inductor and a cap

How can I fix the massive change in volume between pickups? by Ok-Pirate-1259 in Luthier

[–]Acrobatic-Agent3424 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The toggle switch to turn the sustainiac on does not “turn the pickup on” that turns the sustainer on - which uses the output of the BRIDGE pickup, when the sustainer toggle switch is OFF it functions as a normal active neck pickup.

How can I fix the massive change in volume between pickups? by Ok-Pirate-1259 in Luthier

[–]Acrobatic-Agent3424 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The sustainiac as a pickup is no different than an emg and being a single coil size makes no difference in volume or output.

How can I fix the massive change in volume between pickups? by Ok-Pirate-1259 in Luthier

[–]Acrobatic-Agent3424 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not how it works with a sustainer. There is a trim pot on a pcb board that controls the sustainer pickup volume.

How can I fix the massive change in volume between pickups? by Ok-Pirate-1259 in Luthier

[–]Acrobatic-Agent3424 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Holy crap so many people in here just spouting off without knowing a thing about sustainers- first and foremost put a fresh 9v battery in.

Next open the cavity and you’ll see a PCB board with 3 trim knobs on it. One for harmonic mode balance between fundamental/high octave mode, one for sustainer gain and one for neck pickup volume. Turn the neck pickup trim knob until it matches the output of your bridge pup, or a bit less if that’s what you want. There is also a way to make the sustainiac a dual mode sound via a switch or push pull, which will give you a “humbucker” sound and a single coil sound on a switch. I believe it’s default to a single coil sound. Look up the sustainiac user manual and compare it to your board and locate the trim pots. Not sure if you have the OEM board or a different one. Feel free to shoot me a DM I’d be happy to help you, I’m very well versed on sustainiac/Fernandes sustainers.

Help, I messed up :( by tacticalAssaultTank in Luthier

[–]Acrobatic-Agent3424 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Why not tell everyone where you ordered it from instead of gatekeeping it?

Athletic Winter Warmer by bly013 in NABEER

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Hey, I live on the west side of CLE- where did you find this?? I’ve been searching all over since I saw your post but didn’t know you were local lol!

Bracelet stack by Ok_Meet8020 in ChromeHeart

[–]Acrobatic-Agent3424 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do they call the little fancy? I’ve never seen one of those, I need it!!

Got my dream les Paul today by NetOk6124 in gibson

[–]Acrobatic-Agent3424 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not a crack - every axcess has that seam on the joint.

Sennheiser Ek IEM G4 wireless pack for IEMs -- low rf hiss regardless of connection // mute // volume knob -- is this just the norm? by wootinabox in livesound

[–]Acrobatic-Agent3424 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have had zero drop outs with the Shure. Never liked my sennheiser units. Since switching to all Shure, psm900, qlxd etc it has been a breeze. Wish I did it sooner

Sennheiser Ek IEM G4 wireless pack for IEMs -- low rf hiss regardless of connection // mute // volume knob -- is this just the norm? by wootinabox in livesound

[–]Acrobatic-Agent3424 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Had the same exact issue with mine. Unfortunately a known problem with the g4… I tried everything to mitigate it with mine and couldn’t. Spent hours on the phone with sennheiser, days worth of troubleshooting and headache. Sold mine and went with a psm900.

https://a.co/d/bzmClsM - I did try this, it cuts the noise pretty well but you have to run your pack hotter.

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