Checking out Schecter SUSTAINIAC guitars with Pete Thorn!

[@steinnbjorn7627]

And this was a tutorial on how to play Slayer solos

[@jacobbaldwin9707]

It's funny cause it's true.

[@daveleblanc3558]

8:15 sounds like Raining Blood.

[@kibadanghi]

This is the worst technical demonstration I have seen of this pickup... but certainly the most fun

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

+Esteban Cortes :)

[@Xiphos1349]

It's honestly really basic, as if it's a newbie trying it out. But fr if someones who's never tried a sustainiac, tries a sustainiac, does exactly this.

[@ranrjbneztnarf8932]

Glenn Fricker doing dive bombs? the fuck is going on here

[@DiminishingAugmentation]

When I recorded with him he told me "I bought a 27 fret Washburn with a Floyd in my 20s, and all I did was whammy shit." Then he played my guitar with a Floyd with pristine finesse. I was blown away.

[@unpleasant1338]

Schecter Magic!!

[@kellyjackson7889]

stfu Glenn can only play an e a and d

[@BrianBower]

I always found Schecter quality to be great.

[@retrorewind6042]

Yup, i had 2 and just ordered my hellraiser fr today. Solid guitars

[@Killstapp]

I just got a Wylde Audio in the mail yesterday. It is fantastic.

[@jackbootshamangaming4541]

I got a Demon-7, got me back into guitar. I'm looking at getting a 6-string right now and I've honestly thought about getting a schecter again, but for 6 string I'm looking all over as I wanna get another 7 and that'll be a Schecter again most likely atleast.

[@a_new_hourbandofficial9121]

Me too but I can’t get away from the Gibson and fender stuff but I had an s1 elite, a syn gates, and I had a silver mountain and each one was really fun to play Around on but I didn’t use them to record with….

[@javieralborna9511]

Wow... the end sounded like all of Slsyer's guitar solos!

[@wbspensfan28]

Schecter is amazing guitars. Anybody is a fool for not trying them especially with their prices

[@BigMikeGuitar]

I love the Sustainer - it is so much fun and so useful! The Sustainer makes your amp sound the way you wanted it too!

[@Aeronaut1975]

Pete Thorn is an absolute badass! been following him for a year or two on YT, and there's not a single person that I trust more for for honest, impartial gear reviews (Apart from you of course, Glenn!). He was Chris Cornell's guitarist FFS! badass. nice to see him on your channel! Winz!!

[@mrpeanut268]

Someone please make 2:31-2:39 a GIF

[@Patrick33194]

Colin Clay you can do it xD Google "youtube to gif"

[@carranen]

hey! sustainers are not only for diving bombs, there's a bigger world outside!

[@TomPark1986]

That Schecter is fucking beautiful.

[@MetalDeth777]

The Keith Merrow signature model is incredible. Schecter has really impressed me lately.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Yeah, I really want one!

[@AUGamerTV]

I have the KM-6 in trans-white, it is an awesome guitar. Love it too much.

[@isaacrumley]

I've got the Syn custom.... 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@KI6OFS]

Holy shit! It's good to see Pete here. I remember watching his series on "How to play Eruption" when I was first starting to play guitar and it helped me out so much. Much respect!

[@lance134679]

I think this is the first all dive bomb guitar video I've watched.

[@kospandx]

These are really cool. I have a 1990-or-so Kramer Sustainer, with the original hardware in it. It does exactly the same thing, but I think the design has been improved quite a bit in the last 25-odd years.

[@STORMBREAKER_250]

The sustain effect is great, but what I really want to know is how it sounds as a neck pickup. Aside from one video Synyster's masterclass solo, I don't think I've actually heard the pickup on its own. Of course, that's not the reason you'd buy one, but I am curious, nonetheless.

[@Goldarlives]

I don’t know if it’s your type of music, but insane shredder types like to use it for it’s clarity for fast runs. Look up Berried Alive, some of his guitars have the sustainiac and it has this really distinct tone when playing fast.

[@dantesaliba8533]

Rob Chapman has a video of some schecters with sustaniacts in it from a few years ago where they demonstrate the neck pickup

[@selftitledalbums.t.a.4138]

Pretty clean tones on its own

[@VOYAGEUR-YT]

I just bought the Schecter Banshee Elite 6 frs. Same as the one Glenn's playing but in Cat's Eye Pearl. It's awesome. I haven't really found much use foe the sustainiac yet but for recording it could make for some really cool background layers to add some more dynamics to songs. I like what Synyster Gates does with it on Dose. You can also get cool feedback from it. I'm just not good enough to work it into a solo effectively.

[@stefanjankovic9075]

RealGamerManz Banshee honestly looks like the finest instrument ever.

[@VOYAGEUR-YT]

Stefan Jankovic Lol that's exactly what I thought when I first saw it. It had all tue specs I wanted for my next guitar too. I can't think of anything I'd rather have besides maybe a Musicman Majesty.

[@gkisscovers5320]

Stefan Jankovic yeah You are right bro. It’s like an organ among pianos.

[@mudkatz48]

I own a Schecter Kenny Hickey model and a C1 Hellraiser, both with a Sustainiac, and they fucking ROCK!!!!

[@Viscardi26]

These guitars are made for season in the abyss

[@hexcellerateofficial]

I got a Diamond Series Hellraiser Solo-6 about a year ago. Best purchase I ever made.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

+HEXcellerate they're great!

[@magneticintrusion]

I just recorded a solo for a new song using the Sustainiac that's on my new C7FRS Red Reign. I played a series of slides and taps up and down the neck on the low B, three tracks using the one of the three harmony positions per track. With a touch of effects, it is truly a one of a kind sound that cannot be described easily. Most people that have heard it, and didn't know what I used, assumed it was either synthesized voices and/or a combination of synthesizer sounds. The guitar in general is absolutely perfect for me. But, I think the pickup is like super frosting on the best cake ever. I expect to see them show up in a lot of recordings/ videos in the near future...

[@sunnys3325]

I own a Super Shredder and i think ita a badass guitar. I love it!!

[@darrenbraemer6213]

Have owned many C-1’s always happy black jack was my fav can’t beat the consistency at the price.

[@tomthompson1170]

I have a BlackJack FR S and it's simply the best guitar I own! It's my go to, everyday guitar, just feels great in my large hands. Better feel and sound and lighter than the Banshee Elite FR S shown in this video. I may sell the Banshee, but would NEVER part with the BlackJack.

[@sixstringswl]

Dive bomb at 4:50.... LOLOL!!! Made me think of Billy Squire. Everybody wants you. Good vid guys.

[@therealcrspy508]

At the end I swore you guys were going to bust into reign in blood...SLAYER!!!

[@jrthomson1001]

I need one of those omg! I have a schecter blackjack ATX FR, but no Sustainiac......it's amazing

[@ernieflanaganstingraybassm1463]

Great Job my friends !!!

[@kenanblairmusic]

Glenn what is your opinion on guitar/ vocal harmonizer pedals Such as the boss Harmonist series for use in live situations or in the studio, would it be a good solution for iron maiden style guitar harmony on lead's or would you pan them differently, in the track, most of the leads that i do i generaly pan the solos dead center in the mix. so would the same principal apply for harmonized lead parts? could i get away with using something like the boss harmonist in the center of the mix or would it throw the lead channel out of phase?

[@BenevolentMutation]

I love my Hellraiser Special, but damn I want the sustainic pickups so bad. Killer stuff. Schecter is my favorite guitar.

[@diablilloperdio]

Got some crazy sustain out of my les paul straight through a marshall recently. I like the hellraiser model. Will have to play one next time im at GC.

[@kellybrincks]

I own a Hellraiser PT Hybrid. It's the love of my life

[@valuedcustomer5022]

You get the coolest people on your channel bro.

[@emanuelcrepinkoo5037]

Can I buy just the pickup?

[@NiacinWaterTaffy]

Zephyre it would be expensive to install and I don’t think all guitars can adequately house it.

[@joshuatyler4657]

$250 if you install it yourself. About $400 plus shipping to get them to install it. It's a tricky install, so if you haven't done guitar modding yourself, you'll have a hard time installing it yourself. The owner is a really cool dude, and he'll help you install it yourself over email if you're having trouble.

[@VOYAGEUR-YT]

Zephyre That would be a fucking mess of a job if you don't know what you're doing. If you're paying for it to be installed you might as well save a bit more and buy the guitar.

[@daniolus]

Is it really much harder than soldering a normal pickup? Wouldn't it just be a few more wires? I don't deem a pickup swap to be difficult to do...

[@dhruvverma6938]

Dan, you have to add a bunch of switches as well. To switch the settings on the sustainiac. It'll be messy for you to control it if you want your guitar to look good but it can be done and it will work.

[@skywalkerLDP]

Don't let the guys in Sunn to get ahold of this.

[@colemanoverbey1184]

Glen, what's your opinion on Synyster Gates and A7X?

[@owenlacroix133]

Quiverworm Play was gonna ask the same thing loll

[@colemanoverbey1184]

LaCroix Productions! Xd

[@TheShinyShow]

Say what you like about him, but he's one of the few 'guitar heroes' of recent times. Even modern guitar heroes like Jeff Loomis are still not that young. Synyster Gates is inspiring a lot of young guitarists, a lot of popular music these days just doesn't have bitchin' guitar solos and lovely lead lines, (he has riffs too obviously). He's a Van Halen type figure in a soundscape that's losing them. Great musician and stage guy to boot.

[@colemanoverbey1184]

ScottishCunt Fuck yea man. He's the best guitar is of the 21st century by a landslide

[@abovehuman1434]

Quiverworm Play..Synyster gates is nt even the 20th best guitar player out of the 21st century by a landslide...Synyster Gates is also pushing 40 yrs old...jus sayin....also A7X hasn't been good since City of Evil and I might even say Sounding the 7th trumpet was better

[@brandonc2859]

Awesome video thanks Glenn!

[@justinvzu01]

This explains why the lead player for Black veil brides uses the Sustainiac OEM SYN. He does really long divebombs.

[@UnveiledShadows]

Well, I know what I'M gonna try out on my next trip to the store.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

+Evan Prowse cool

[@billyboardman8101]

I have a schecter hellraiser c1 fr s diamond series, its the best guitar I've ever had in my life man

[@tedgerard333]

Glenn your expressions where priceless. Funny stuff.

[@danmar007]

The elephant thing (Elephant Talk) is Adrian Belew not Eddie. This is my favourite Guitcon video. :-) I'm surprised no one reacts when Pete mentions he worked with Michel Polnareff. A huge French star for decades.

[@SpiderBatProductions]

sounded like they were gonna go into Raining Blood at the end there

[@user-db9kb9cn3h]

Dank video and Pete Thorn!!!! yeah

[@PapaHett]

Pete Thorn is a machine!

[@The_Absurdistt]

Reminds me of the famed Fernandes Sustainer kit....

[@Dirtydrock001]

I’m an idiot that I never really paid attention to Schecter guitars A because I’m lefty and they make almost every mode lefty I played once recently I think the banshee and I was like holy shit I need to save up because I want like 4 models

[@prorenzo]

Does the sustainiac pickup still work when the sustainer mode off and the battery is flat?

[@seeseees2798]

Does a phone still charge if the charger is unplugged?!??

[@RundFyrkant]

Best episode ever!!!

[@markviereck4547]

Steve Hackett uses those pickups. In his Hernandez.

[@BIGLOU2025]

That shit was sick as F**k! I would love to fk with that guitar thru a Digitech Rp5, or any of the Rp models. Badass! Thanks for sharing the video. Love & Metal Horns Up High! 🤘🏻👽

[@BigRed4231]

Im building a guitar, and i am defintly putting a sustainiac in there

[@davidmurray9193]

Spinal tap. But the striker t to for a coffee, come back and it will still be going....lol. Can't wait to get my schecter

[@saddad6601]

I didnt know Cable Played guitar!

[@blindspotbeats9728]

Hey Glenn

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

+R0BO1 hey Rob!

[@ianalderman9290]

Glenn are you playing through that PRS Sonzera behind you? Sounds killer man!

[@rev.j.chriswallace642]

"That sounds like noise, Mr. Vai!"

[@sinking1902]

Butchery of the whammy bar. :) Leave it to Satch, Vai and Dime.

[@smashallpots1428]

they make a lefty of the one petes playing that looks just like my strat i was thinking about trying it out having the Floyd rose and the sustainiac might be kinda cool to play around with

[@gw2934]

What a slap in the face to great tech, ,think heroes Bowie riff,,Steve via Satriani, ,not space invaders ,

[@sheevthewireless110]

This is my new song people. I call it epileptic! Wuuuuuuuuheeeeeeeeeeuueuueuee

[@petarmilic9729]

Welcome back to high school. It still sounds awesome though

[@patrickshannon4516]

I don't know but I've tried Gibson fender,esp Ltd, Jackson Kramer, Ibanez, and every time I just keep going back to schecter they are just like on a total different level or something. It shocked me how good schecter guitar's are. Is that white one in the video a sun valley super shredder or a banshee?

[@currentphonograph1734]

Trip me out Rogers. They create psychedelic sound-scape. Very metal indeed

[@coreybray9834]

So, you mean I can make the cat screaming while its intestines are being ripped out back alley fight go on forever? Damn!

[@rb343]

Dimebag woulda had some fun with this!

[@dillon3433]

What song did you use for your backing track? It stole my attention, and I need to know!

[@noeffnwaypal]

How quickly does the sustainer kill the battery with abuse of the use? I've heard that the Phil Collen sig goes through batteries like crazy quick.

[@kenconify]

Noeffnwaypal the battery drain isn't that bad. You just gotta remember to unplug the guitar after use. Leaving it plugged in will drain the battery even if the sustainiac is off but I've had my 9v in for like a month now and I abuse the crap out of it.

[@mrpres17]

I heard you can use it for about 10 hours. I'm installing one in my guitar next week

[@Havanacuba1985]

Mrpres17 I thought it was about 15 minutes with constant use. 10 hours would be acceptable

[@jams4218]

that is fucking amazing

[@mattpoop1249]

Need an opinion, I have only the electronics of a Line 6 Spyder 4. I run the output to a Peavey KB 60. It has a this wierd thing with the volume through either channel. I can either have it set low to no sound or too loud and distorted. Anywhere in between crackles and sounds like the speaker is being punched. Is what I'm doing my own fault? Love the channel!

[@anggeragungendarko8267]

hey glenn how about solid state amp review.?

[@AeponViroth]

Instant Steve Vai mode on :D

[@Deniz_1637]

AeponViroth dont forget santana 🔥🤘😀

[@MathRTD]

Was Glenn actually using the sustaniac? Wasn't the switch on the bridge?

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Yes

[@camtheham13]

thats pretty awesome

[@levgtz8158]

Kinda Beavis and Butthead ! (inverted) I mean, when you gone crazy with sustainer.

[@AudioAtmos]

Pete Thorn is awesome, but if I was Schecter I would pull this video. This is the worst demo of the Sustainiac and what can be done with it imaginable. I don’t blame PT because I don’t think he knew anything about it, but the other dude should have.

[@dirtyharry1881]

This is like 20 years too late for us Satriani fans, but OK...

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

+dirty harry1881 lol

[@nolandailey3362]

Not all of em. I dig him and it aint too late for me

[@wido123123]

Glen! you've always talk about vintage 30, have you ever tried any eminence speaker, like the man-o-war? do you have any comments?

[@jamesbarros950]

Wow!

[@FairyCRat]

And I'm still wondering if those can be drop-tuned.

[@forever3797]

I have not seen anyone use the Sustainiac with chords - does it work?

[@aarond4072]

Looks at possibly the most useful tool for guitar the sustainic pickup and only does a dive bomb.

[@44435444]

Hey Glenn, a quick question about tracking. Unfortunately for the moment I don't have access to recording real drums, but I have a drum track on my DAW. When I add more tracks (guitars, bass, vocals etc) the mix clips--not the individual tracks. Is that something to worry about when mixing, or do I need to turn all the tracks down?

[@ariskaraiskos8079]

Know any metal songs that use sustaniac guys?

[@Sniffsnoff69420]

Glenn is the Alex Jones of the metal community

[@Tarkus406]

ALEX LIFESON IS A GUITARIST GUITARWARS.COM

[@deafforever3534]

SniffSnoff Alex plays plenty of metal on his fucked up retarded show, I wish he'd stop.

[@silverdragon0000120]

No way you can’t even compare Alex to this guy. Alex is great.

[@TomPark1986]

If you want to hear superb master-class vibrato technique, listen to Adrian Smith and Andy LaRocque. han

[@wupme]

Meh, rather Steve Morse

[@jaohantan]

Thought I was listening to a nascar race at first

[@zebi62mr]

Hey Glenn, me and my band are soon switching to in-ear for live performances. What guitar amp would you recommend for this? We are currently looking at the laney IRT-studio SE. Is this a smart option or is there better bang for the buck?

[@derpimusmaximus8815]

God damn it, now I want to buy another guitar, just for that.

[@tomclark9917]

Would a sustainiac affect the quality of your current tone?. I have a great tone already on my setup. I run a Boss Gt 100 multieffects into powered speakers and it has a built in option to increase the sustain but it decreases the tone quality. This could probably be a better solution though just want to know your thoughts.

[@Zarag0d]

The tones of pickups aren't effected at all, the sustainer just reads the strings and sends the signal back into them. The sustainer itself has a modest tone itself as a pickup.

[@Zarag0d]

I.e. Feedback you can get in headphones and not drive the neighbor's dog nuts.

[@tomclark9917]

@@Zarag0d Yeah nice. Just didn’t want to install a sustaniac and ruin my current guitar tone.

[@andrewdeck7945]

Sick

[@nashmiller2499]

Do you have a favorite brand of guitar when it comes to recording? Like are some easier than others or does it all depend on the electrical aspect of the guitar (pickups)?

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Not really. As long as it sounds good and stays in tune, I'm in.

[@OzziePete1]

Glen, being Canadian, does your bi-lingual schooling help get gigs like Pete Thorn was talking about in France?

[@garretthibdon]

Gotta do it like dimebag

[@jjs8426]

I love schecter but I don't like EMGs

[@ItsSupposedtobeloud]

Can someone tell me what that white schecter is!? That’s going to be my next guitar!!!

[@jman2102001]

Volumes Sun Valley Super Shredder FR S Gloss White

[@InTheSh8]

they forgot to mention the tonewoods used!!!

[@truedarklander]

Andreas Nold sh, tonewoods don't work on electrics.

[@Patrick33194]

Miguel Laurito yeah

[@InTheSh8]

Guys, I made a joke! I give a sh.t on tonewood! It mostly depends on scale length and bridge and the PU itself! THX! So, Irony Mode / ON

[@Evilwhiteclownpunk]

Kinda pointless when you're playing 64th notes at 360 bpm though...

[@randorider2801]

Thanks for getting weird with it. Best demo for sustaniac!

[@ethanaubrey858]

Hey Glenn, what is the best in ear monitoring system in your opinion?

[@JayCrafton]

Shure SE215s are really solid. Give those a serious look!

[@ethanaubrey858]

Jay Crafton Thanks :)

[@RapjackLP]

can confirm, they are really good

[@dustinbrooks4397]

LEO!!!!!!!