This is how I went about installing a Sustainiac system in an Ibanez guitar. I am not able to give estimates on installs without the guitar in hand. Please note that I am not a dealer in Sustainiac products.
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@lostinpa-dadenduro7555Ай бұрын
Your workmanship is excellent. 👍
@TheLowest Жыл бұрын
Swear I've seen this video like 3 times whenever I'm suddenly interested in a sustainiac, but I'm always impressed by just how perfect of a job is done here. The control cavity being that neat is just so satisfying and i really like the extra step in covering the sustainiac electronics. Just a perfect job
@emmanueltamayo98212 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. I’ve been looking for videos to give a better idea of what goes into an installation for a sustainiac, so thank you so much for the demonstration!!!
@acalora1238 ай бұрын
Very professional work and excellent tutorial. It's great to see craftsmen still taking pride in their work.
@patrickkem689 Жыл бұрын
I love how Ibanez rounds their frets. Makes for such a clean look Your work is top shelf ,,,all the way! Love the video. Thank you for sharing.
@mightyhammerhead2 ай бұрын
Beautiful job! That looked like a tight fit.
@paulystark2890 Жыл бұрын
It would’ve been great to see you actually route the battery cavity and the pick up cavity as well, what approach you used bit, etc. installing all that stuff is the easy part cutting the wood on your guitar would be the challenge for most
@jeffwagner2707 Жыл бұрын
Just bought a Schector explorer with a sustainiac pickups
@maggot66392 жыл бұрын
I've actually wanted to install one into my RG for a few years now, but man is that some work!
@gabren61412 жыл бұрын
Me too. But doing such a procedure on my RG prestige seems pretty scary...
@ibanezrg320fm2 жыл бұрын
I'm here for the same reason. I have an unnamed 7 string Ibanez which I'm assuming is some sort of RG made in 2003 and I want to install an Sustaniac system in. I'm not afraid of working on it because when I was a teenager, I did one hell of a job refinishing it so I'm thinking I might as well redo the paint job while I'm at it. I have a router and a Dremel but I'd have to buy the proper bits. The gears in my head are turning haha
@danvelgtr Жыл бұрын
Good video but would have liked to see the tuning in of this unit , they rarely work first time when fully connected up.
@richardjewett7702 Жыл бұрын
Dude, You did a great job there!
@stanmcclure229 Жыл бұрын
This is an excellent video!!!!!
@Bash.Senn16 ай бұрын
I live in minneapolis and I’m planning on getting a sustainiac for my birthday in April
@MillCityLutherie6 ай бұрын
If you're commenting because you're looking for someone to instal it, my contact info is under about. Otherwise I have another video coming soon. They are typically not a DIY level thing.
@ivancardozoserrano2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant work.
@LightWingStudios Жыл бұрын
Great and CLEAN job. :)
@aidyleemusic300 Жыл бұрын
Great video! Just installed a ghost piezo kit, don't think I've enough room for this board too :(
@beyondmywildestdreams6942 Жыл бұрын
Amazing work, good luck 👍
@ralphbyers61362 жыл бұрын
Excellent work!! Very well done, Sir!!
@adamhusaini55342 жыл бұрын
great video . ive always wanted to install it to my stratocaster . but theres not much information about installing sustainiac into strats . could you someday make a video about it . love your video man
@dondinoy2 жыл бұрын
That’s a lot of work. I wish they invent something that wont took the same effort for it. Btw, nice tutorial dude.
@Spaceman-jo5mz Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to installing the Vega term on my EOB Strat
@shmoneyryk799 Жыл бұрын
How much does a job like this cost?
@ma2perdue Жыл бұрын
wooo thats a pretty bass.
@kellypeterson26252 жыл бұрын
beautiful job
@DarthPew2 жыл бұрын
I am looking to install some Sustainiacs in an older Schecter Blackjack ATX from the late 2000s. It is my work horse, but agter years of using EMG Xs, I want to get more „modern“ picks: Sustainiac for the neck and Fishman Fluence for the bridge pick up. Is that at all a possible combination to have?
@chrisboller462 жыл бұрын
It is but you'll need room for two 9v batteries, one for the Fluences and one for the Sustainiac. Really wish these didn't take up so much space.
@NostalgicGuitar2 ай бұрын
Great job man! One question, the sustainiac humbucker can split? I mean what happened in the second position of the pickups selector? When it splits the neck humbucker and plays it together with the middle single pickup. Thanks!
@MillCityLutherieАй бұрын
It's not a humbucker at all. One side is just a plastic shell to make it look like a humbucker so it can replace a humbucker without looking weird.
@NostalgicGuitarАй бұрын
@@MillCityLutherie what?🤯 Do you wanna tell me that they're all single coils? The sustainiac humbucker that I have on my schecter is actually a single coil? So in conclusion you're not "losing" the second position? Thanks for the reply!
@johnroeser74072 жыл бұрын
I’m in Duluth, I’ve got a Schecter solo 2 black Jack that I want to install this kit to , I couldn’t find information to contact you . How can I get in touch with you ?
@donjoseph73 Жыл бұрын
I would use a ESD mat and bracelet.
@SirKoltran2 жыл бұрын
Excellent job here!
@j.a.rodriguez3838 Жыл бұрын
I was hoping you would show the routing process. Cool vid either way.
@metallicaspiker16 Жыл бұрын
I’d like to do this with both of my Jackson Kellys. I have EMG 57/66 pickups, but one of them already has a battery cavity for an AB220 boost controller that I had installed from Sweetwater. How much would a job like this cost? I’m very interested in getting this done 😊
@metallicaspiker16 Жыл бұрын
Edit that may make the install a bit less complicated: Instead of using EMGs, I’ll be going back to Seymour Duncan with both guitars. I’ll be using a PATB-2 Distortion Parallel Axis in both guitars.
@jesterraj Жыл бұрын
Which router I used to router the space?
@Spaceman-jo5mz2 жыл бұрын
Nice 👍
@wadeguidry6675 Жыл бұрын
How much for the labor?
@FlyingSquirrelTony Жыл бұрын
I want to do this, but I have a single master volume and a 3 way LP toggle, and the only drilling I want to do is the on/off switch. I can have the mode just set to mix without a switch.
@MillCityLutherie Жыл бұрын
Contact Sustainiac directly. They will draw up a wiring diagram for your specific layout, and if the switching can be done they will let you know.
@Qliphirot Жыл бұрын
What's the difference between the Sustainiac humbucker from the single-coil?
@stanmcclure229 Жыл бұрын
Hi, I am also in Minnesota. Where do you order the Sustainiac from? I am building a guitar in which I would like a Sustainiac like my Schecter...
@RafahProject Жыл бұрын
Hi. Is there a link where I buy Sustainiac Pickups? To you ship to Brazil???
@MillCityLutherie Жыл бұрын
They sell direct to customer. I don't do these often enough to inquire about becoming a dealer.
@keithcarman5381 Жыл бұрын
how much do you charge to install one of these if I sent you the guitar? and where you located? thank you!
@MillCityLutherie Жыл бұрын
Please contact me directly using the contact information provided.
@nyx_jupiter-trash Жыл бұрын
is it possible to remove those switches from the board and run them to the board via some separate leads? i have two switches on a soloist im trying to replace that arent the same locations as the board.
@MillCityLutherie Жыл бұрын
It's possible, but I would ask Sustainiac directly if they could sell it to you that way. Without proper soldering tools you could damage something.
@MajorGRecordingАй бұрын
What kind of router did you use for this to be able to get down into the tight compartment space? Router bit on a drill press or some fixture on a Dremel tool?
@MillCityLutherieАй бұрын
Just a long router bit.
@The_Kirk_Lazarus10 ай бұрын
Is it possible to custom make a different color cover on the sustainiac that would incorporate the metal strip from the original?
@MillCityLutherie10 ай бұрын
Contact them. I think they make white ones as well.
@randygray8273 Жыл бұрын
Does this particular sustainiac bypass the selector switch?
@treborkciddur2 жыл бұрын
I've been wanting to do this to my 540s but I think its too thin of a guitar...
@jordanhillis1315 Жыл бұрын
Check out the veyz sustainer pickup it has a much smaller footprint and smaller board
@hockeyman227410 ай бұрын
Id like to put a sustainiac in a les paul with a floyd rose..
@MillCityLutherie10 ай бұрын
Les Pauls and Floyds don't go together well. LP is too thick of s body and the trem needs to be too high off the body. A modified LP design would work.
@khamhthawng7461 Жыл бұрын
Never paired sustainiac with passive pickup they won't work well I have a schecter elite with fishman fluence modern active pickup and work great but I install dimarzio don't work well then reinstall emg active work great then reinstall seymour duncan won't work well
@MillCityLutherie Жыл бұрын
The driver needs to be wired differently for active or passive pickups. Their polarity is different. Consult the sustainiac website for what to do.
@treaceeames4697 Жыл бұрын
Where do u buy one
@MillCityLutherie Жыл бұрын
From Sustainiac, I'm not a dealer.
@tomn4656 Жыл бұрын
You didn’t show the process. Clicked off due to that. Just not informative enough.
@MillCityLutherie Жыл бұрын
My videos are promotional, not tutorial.
@ifly65 Жыл бұрын
Neck PU is an odd choice that the customer wanted. Thanks for showing this. Im getting a Bridge version. What is the measurement between the two switches for your holes? Winona MN native.