Homemade Sustainer KEEPING ALL the guitar's original pickups

[KillianNZ]

Any update on selling these or releasing details on how to build your own? Maybe we could trade schematics :D

[peskywinnets]

@KillianNZ I'm not actively working on Sustainers until I finish some existing projects...I've some fairly innovative ideas wrt sustainers, and will be applying further R&D around feb/mar towards selling them

[slmnv5]

@peskywinnets I saw your cool LED effects - nice! I like the idea of AGC in sustainer. Did you think of D mode amp (pulse mode) and using CMOS logic? Current of 50 mA from 9V batteries is not cool. Also what prevents using normal PU as a driver, e.g. with a step up transformer?

[peskywinnets]

@slmnv5 Class D...on my to do list, but not without a few hurdles (not least most class D are ridiculously small for someone to work with manually!). Re using a transformer to step up....yes that would work (but most guitarist would baulk at the prospect of 100V AC on their pickups - no matter how small the current!)

[slmnv5]

@peskywinnets Is there an IC with class D amp inside and is the schematics available as of now? Mostly curious ... no time for it ...

100 volts could help to speed up playing if properly applied.

[peskywinnets]

@slmnv5 There are a lot of Class D audio amp chips available - ut nearly all are 3mm wide...and that's for 8 pins!). Checkout something like the MAX9716.

[emil057]

schematic please 

[peskywinnets]

@emil057 If you look, you'll see it it was on breadboard (not PCB) ...I never put this version onto schematic. I'll be revisiting with a view to selling this solution in a couple oif months thoigh.

[CsaptukEst]

Awesome!

Please post the schematics!

[briandavidsinger]

Very cool I'd love to get one without changing my pick ups so how can I get more information and buy one ? Briandavidsinger@me. Com

[askwho69]

its incredible man! i like the way it sustain and the harmonics! wow! i dont need a year of sustain this is enough! hope to see some schematics :D

[jsrnf]

So whats the option ?

[peskywinnets]

I'm not actively working on Sustainer projects right now - they've not been abandoned, more put on hold (I expect to restart up again in September - a sustainer for seven strings isn't a problem)

[estevan086]

hey can you do a tutorial on how to build one?'

[tapslore]

don't mean to be a stalker or anything, but I'll be waiting for that variax sustainer kit you proposed :)

[100roberthenry]

i;d like to seeit sustain for longer...and on all notes..not just resonant ones like c...

[peskywinnets]

@100roberthenry oh yee of little faith! That puppy sustained all over the guitar fretboard (including the two thinnest open strings - the hardest for a sustainer to get decent sustain on) - the reason I didn't hold the note for longer in the vid is cos erhm...a note being held for ages is tedious for a youtube viewer. The circuit has moved on from the version seen on the breadboard - I'm presently PCB'ing it up. Watch out for a new video on my channel soon - it'll be a good 'un!

[100roberthenry]

@peskywinnets cool....

i was messing around with this....don't think my ruby is up to it though...

or my driver...lol..

[peskywinnets]

@100roberthenry

Everyone follows the internet's sandard DIY sustainer doctrine - 0.2mm and a fetzer ruby - but that combo really isn't a great one - at best, the combination was stumbled upon & gave 'some' sustain of sorts .... but not dependable even sustain ....lie ike the commercial sustainers - that takes a lot more intricacy vs the 'standard issue' recommendation on forums (by those who like to milk the ego trip for all its worth!)

[100roberthenry]

@peskywinnets

yeah the ego stuff..know what u mean..read a few long boring threads on this...

all i ever see is the ruby etc...i agree i think the circuit needs a  little vamping..

are you using some kind of hex pickup setup then?...

[BigFriendlyNinja]

how long does the sustain last?

[peskywinnets]

@BigFriendlyNinja Put this way -if power is maintained to the sustainer, then you will expire before the note does!

[themusic928]

could you put something up on how to make one

[themusic928]

could you put something up on how to make one

[peskywinnets]

@themusic928 Alas, I won't - this is on account I've had some major runins with others who dabble in these kind of things - I wouldn't want them to see how I've achieved this as they'll only claim my work as their own!

[boxmouth1]

@peskywinnets So do you sell these things or what? I'm having a bitch of a time finding a seven string sustainer.

[CrazyDaddy420]

why is the switch on the board and not on the guitar ??

[peskywinnets]

Becuase when I made the video, I was still dabbling with the circuit -& when dablling is in progress, the best way is to use breadboard - and that includes the switches.

[alkex944]

Hey this is awesome! I plan to hook 6 transducers to a PIC to vibrate the strings moog style. What transducers are you using? will the 5v out of the pic be enough to vibrate the strings? Thanks

[peskywinnets]

Well, remember to post up a video of your results. Alas, the 5V out of a PIC will not be sufficient ...I think PICs are only rated for something like 20mA per output pin (& you'll need something in the order of 100mA per transducer).

[lightyagarmi]

hey can i have any help with a schematic that i can put on a strat , i want to get a sustainer but i cant replace my neck pickup as it sounds too awsome so your way is probaly the only wat i can get a sustainer

[peskywinnets]

I haven't made a schematic - plus this variant is quite an involved circuit using PIC (which you'd need the Hex file for). There are plenty of DIY sustainer circuits about on the net - Google a circuit called the Fetzer Ruby (or Marsha Ruby) - a lot of folks use that one for their sustainers . I may soon design a sustainer coil to work well with that - I can make the coils custom in most sizes required-in fact I just measured my strat up two nights ago to get the dimensions for a Strat Sustainer

[Zemael]

Fantastic! I need one!

[decodine]

can i have the schematic?:) awesome one:) great sustain sir:) i love this one:)

[TENACER]

awsome.