How does a sustainer pickup work?

They work by creating a magnetic field that forces your strings to vibrate. This vibration gets picked up by your bridge pickup and leads to unlimited sustain.

What kind of Sustainer does Steve Vai use?

The Terminator FLO System is the same as installed in Steve Vai’s legendary guitars FLO & FLO III. The Terminator FLO System is designed to integrate with the Fernandes Sustainer system.

How much does it cost to install Sustainiac?

Click on the link to this new page of the Sustainiac website. Most of our customers prefer toggle controls, and also push-pull for ON/OFF and toggle for Harmonic mode. The new Aux boards accomplish this with greatly simplified installation process, at a cost option of $10.00.

How do you get infinite sustain on guitar?

All you have to do is press and hold the footswitch to create instant, natural sounding feedback and sustain for as long as you’d like. Like the previous option, you also won’t be investing in a one-trick pony, as a clean boost is a must-have for any guitarist.

How does Steve Vai get so much sustain?

Vai uses a compressor to keep his levels consistent as well as help him deliver that smooth sustain he is well known for.

What is a Fernandes Sustainer?

Produced by Fernandes Guitars, the Fernandes Sustainer is an electromagnetic driver/pickup, designed to vibrate the strings of a guitar indefinitely, giving the effect of infinite sustain, or simulating amp feedback.

How long does a Sustainiac battery last?

You will get about 15-40 hours on an alkaline battery, depending on how much you actually use the sustainer. Hold one long note for 10 hours. Don’t use the cheaper “dry-cell” or “long-life” (actually just a dry cell).

Does Floyd Rose affect sustain?

FR’s are used by guitarists to change the pitch of notes to get different sounds (vibrato, divebombs etc.) and with the FR’s locking system the strings are kept in tune. A Floyd Rose can affect sustain but it’s probably not very noticeable.

What gives a guitar sustain?

In order for a note to sustain past its initial attack, the string must continue to vibrate and push sound waves into the guitar body. For that to happen, the material of the instrument must be dense and rigid enough that it doesn’t begin to vibrate along with the string.