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Re: Transducers and Sustainiac



About the sustainer,

Yeah, Alan is a very very nice person..

and the sustainer is great... but I think it is much better with a 
Humbucker
in the bridge position than a SC pickup.. I find the SC a little weak for
sustainer operations...

I was just thinking about that yesterday: Jennifer Batten (Jeff Beck's
second guitarist) got a "String damper" on ther guitar to mute the strings
when she does 2 hands tapping...

It must be great with the Stealth, you don't have to always mute the 
strings
with your 2 hands (can't be hard with some positions or notes)...


----- Original Message -----
From: "K. Michael Odnaloc" <billowhead@hotmail.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: Transducers and Sustainiac


> Seeing as I just went through this whole process myself a few months ago,
I
> think I can give you a pretty good opinion.
>
> I tried out a Fernandes model first and was pretty underwhelmed with the
> performance of the sustain.  It seemed too tame for my tastes and you 
>also
> have to be aware of which version you buy as not all guitars come with 
>the
> same circuit (some only give you fundamental and harmonic feedback while
> some give you those plus a mix mode).  I returned my Fernandes shortly
after
> I tried it and ordered the Sustainiac system instead.
>
> IMO the Sustainiac is just a better system, it sounds MUCH better than 
>the
> Fernandes.  Its much more robust and the sustain was a lot stronger and
more
> varied in its sound.  The Fernandes may have been a touch better at doing
> the imitation E-bow thing, but the Sustainiac pickup is far wilder and
more
> powerful (and can do a fair ebow as well).  The sounds that I can get 
>from
> this circuit are really fantastic, from screaming feedback to very (VERY)
> hypnotic drones.
>
> And on top of that, Alan Hoover has been really helpful.  I installed the
> Sustainer myself and had some problems getting everything tweaked 
>properly
> and he's been really fantastic in answering my questions and getting
things
> working properly.
>
> In my opinion, it sounds MUCH better than the Fernandes model I tried.
>
> I highly recommend the Sustainiac and Maniac Music.
>
> Hope that helps
>
> Kevin
>
> PS  According to Alan, Fernandes has their patents and he has his, they
are
> NOT the same circuits.
>
>
> >
> >Hey thanks for reminding me about something that I've been meaning to 
>ask
> >the list. How do the Sustainiac and the Fernandes Sustainer compare?
Anyone
> >got an opinion? Is the big difference that the Sustainiac is a kit and
you
> >have to get the Fernandes on one of their guitars or do they also have a
> >kit. I'm intrigued by the concept, but not sure which way to go.
> >
> >-skully
>
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