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Title: Has anybody tried making a DIY sustainer?
Post by: stringman on July 28, 2011, 03:40:16 PM
I just finished refretting my Fernandes strat. I got this strat more than 2 years ago and it had the provisions for an active pickup. I don't want to install active pickups but makiing a sustainer project has got me going. Has anybody here tried one? Been looking for schematics at the internet but none that I found complete.

(http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/6188634/img/6188634.jpg)
Title: Re: Has anybody tried making a DIY sustainer?
Post by: Musikerochan on July 28, 2011, 04:52:49 PM
there are sustainer projects at DIYSB which used a transducer (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=83559.0) and another using a "pickup driver" (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=83738.0), havent had time to build one myself pa :-(
Title: Re: Has anybody tried making a DIY sustainer?
Post by: stringman on July 28, 2011, 05:37:07 PM
Hey, thanks for the links. Will check them out!
Title: Re: Has anybody tried making a DIY sustainer?
Post by: Al_Librero on July 28, 2011, 05:44:42 PM
Someone from projectguitar.com had a similar project. I followed his progress for months. So much trial and error went on. He got it to work to some extent, but I don't think he got close to where he wanted to be. Considering the time, effort and money he invested on the project, I'd rather just buy a Sustainer kit.  :lol:
Title: Re: Has anybody tried making a DIY sustainer?
Post by: stringman on July 28, 2011, 06:40:12 PM
The sustainer kit could be more expensive than this project build he he he..........
Title: Re: Has anybody tried making a DIY sustainer?
Post by: Al_Librero on July 29, 2011, 09:54:01 AM
Depende rin kasi sa intention mo... do you really want a usable guitar within a short amount of time which you'd be proud to play on stage, or do you just want to tinker and practice your DIY skills without minding too much even if the project turns out to be an epic fail?

Regardless of the guitar itself, that should gauge a real Sustainer kit's worth to you, hahaha....
Title: Re: Has anybody tried making a DIY sustainer?
Post by: stringman on July 29, 2011, 10:31:06 AM
More of the DIY route. I don't play nowadays except when I have the time to go to Pete's.
Title: Re: Has anybody tried making a DIY sustainer?
Post by: rolexm on July 29, 2011, 10:36:52 AM
Quote from: stringman on July 29, 2011, 10:31:06 AM
More of the DIY route. I don't play nowadays except when I have the time to go to Pete's.

Friday's at Pete's place?
Title: Re: Has anybody tried making a DIY sustainer?
Post by: xelalien on July 29, 2011, 10:43:06 AM
found this schematic around the web:
(http://spaceryerson.com/sustainer/images/FRS_Schematic.jpg)

now the prob is, walang indicated na component values. LOL :-D
might as well trace it from a Sustainer Kit, though...