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Re:Re: Looper's Essential Infinite Sustain



I adressed my concern regarding this to Axel
and he is puting a switch in the back of my guitar
which bypasses all active electronics,he also gave me
the option of powering the sustainer through a custom
external 9v compartment powered by an adaptor and feed
the sustainer through the cable,we will see...
Luis
--- mark sottilaro <zerocrossing2001@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I don't like to think of it as dead, I like to think
> of it as the robot in Lost in Space when Dr. Smith
> pulls his power pack out.... 
> 
> but seriously, the guy who did my installation
> (http://www.brawer.com) in my Steinberger did a
> great
> job where he installed an additional battery so now
> I
> use 2 nine volts and if the Sustainiac dies I still
> have main power.  Of course when that dies it's
> over.
> 
> Mark
> 
> --- Luis Angulo <labalou2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > also beware that they are quick battery suckers
> and
> > once it has drained your guitar will be dead!
> > Luis
> > 
> > --- mark sottilaro <zerocrossing2001@yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > The sustainiac does have a special pickup that
> > > mounts
> > > in the neck position, however, it does operate
> as
> > a
> > > regular pick up too.  Actually, I kind of dig
> it's
> > > tone.
> > > 
> > > --- a k butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Infinite guitar sustain
> > > > 
> > > > >  From what he's said, there are some
> > electronics
> > > > that do the same 
> > > > > job as standing in front of a very loud amp
> > and
> > > > controlling the 
> > > > > feedback (like Fripp on "Heroes") that
> > produces
> > > > infinite sustain, 
> > > > > as opposed to alternating magnets vibrating
> > the
> > > > strings, which is I 
> > > > > think other devices get huge sustain.
> > > > 
> > > > I think I saw a description once.
> > > > One of the guitar pickups is run "in reverse".
> > > > i.e. the amplified guitar signal is sent to
> the
> > > > pick-up, which 
> > > > vibrates the string.
> > > > 
> > > > I don't know if you need a special pickup for
> > > this,
> > > > but certainly 
> > > > some regular pickups would burn out rather
> > > quickly.
> > > > 
> > > > If that's right, it would be a fixed position
> > > ebow.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > andy butler
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >
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