Rough 'n ready self designed Sustainer...

Self designed - this first part just illustrates how strong the sustain is that plucking isn't required! The second part is just me random 'tapping' harmonics (a sustainer will normally try & gravitate back to whatever mode it is in - eg with normal sustainers .... if in fundamental, the tap won't last becuase the fundamental will shoot right back, in harmonic mode the wanted 'tapped' harmonic wil be swamped by the dominant harmonic in that mode, but with this design a player can tap out manual harmonics as required & they'll hang right on in there!).

Note: There is no circuit/schematic to share here & this self designed circuit *AND& Driver combo is unlike anything 'DIY' you may hear about on the net - in fact I wish to distance myself from any perceived similarities by those who SHOUT a lot on forums (& 'claim' everything as theirs!), specifically...

My driver coil does *not* use 0.2mm wire (fwiw: most enamelled wire CAN be made to work within reason...the one in this video uses thicker wire at something like 0.25mm from recollection)
my driver coil is not 8 ohms (it doesn't have to be...but it does need to match your circuit's paramaters))
my circuit design does not use an LM386 (that's an awful IC!)
The driver coil does not *have* to not potted - laziness on my part established this oft quoted misnomer! Granted, you may squeeze a little more performance out of your driver with it potted, but potting is not gonna make a poor driver sustain well.
This implementation has zero pops or clicks at switch on/off (the DIY offerings on the net will shock you with the pops & bangs at switch on/off!)
I use an AGC....but most (not all) DIY sustainer offerings omit that
I make no use of JFETs (eg like a fetzer ruby)
the driver in the video is about 4mm tall (*not* 3mm)....actually from my own testing I established that driver height makes very little perceivable difference to the sustainer performance, the reason I use one 4mm high, is becuase my guitar has about 5mm of 'string to body' clearance, and a 4mm tall driver fits in that space nicely!

There's nothing magical about the low height/profile of the driver ....I've made driver coils 12mm tall ...they all work just as well. (it's the circuit you mate your own design of driver with that counts)

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[sumina13]

heya. have u got them for sale. i say on your variax forum posts that these would be ease to put on the guitar, ie. any guitarist with the manual could do it. if this is true, and u got these guys for sale, please let us know as soon as it is ready!

[peskywinnets]

@sumina13 Unfortunately not for sale yet (a long stpry...not a technical problem, just a case of life bowling me some curvballs) ...but certainly things will be happening this year!

[peskywinnets]

hmmm....life, without boring you about my personal life ...a lot of unexpected stuff (bad stuff) came my way....sustainers slipped down the pecking order by some magnitude. So the short answer is no I'm not selling, I'm presently workjing on other projects...but sustainers hold a place close to my heart...the bad stuff is almost behind me, so I'm now getting more time...once I finished my other projects (have a look at my other videos to get a flavour) then I'll be back onto sustainers

[100roberthenry]

bump!...you selling these yet?...

[peskywinnets]

@100roberthenry Hi Rob....oops, your comment must have slipped by me - no, not selling yet, I parked the project up, pending finishing off some other guitar related projects - I'm recommencing work in the new year...it will *not* have a zobel network ;-)

[JerseyBean1000]

how the hell do you make one?

[peskywinnets]

@JerseyBean1000 You spend a couple of years worth of evening honing the art! I can't gift such info away...the videos are just meant to inspire - there are plenty of forums which will get you the basic sustainer...but that's all it will be....be prepared to put an awful amount of time into it to make a great sustainer!

[hethetmama1]

Great job. Can't wait until you start to sell these. I'm in.

[100roberthenry]

@peskywinnets what!...no zobel are you mad... :) cool.

[JerseyBean1000]

@peskywinnets thanks. i will give it a go, but i doubt it will be as good as yours!

[peskywinnets]

@JerseyBean1000 You spend a couple of years worth of evening honing the art! I can't gift such info away...the videos are just meant to inspire - there are plenty of forums which will get you the basic sustainer...but that's all it will be....be prepared to put an awful amount of time into it!