DvS Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Hello everyone, i have spent way too much time going to webite after webite and reading thread after thread and pages upon pages of the now infamous DIY sustainer pickup i have a couple of questions and i hope i joined the right website for this and also for my future guitar tinkerings. Id love to hear from PSW but anyone with skill in the matter will be great. 1. i see many "kits" on eBay for lm386 amps. i am wondering if one of these would work? there are at least three different amp kits so if anyone could recommend which kit would be better suited that would be great. i have my eye on one but i don't want to post a link just yet since i am a noob on this forum. 2 i understand that the heart of the system lies in the construction of the driver. i have found a very great video in Spanish mind you but you can get the idea. in the video the man shows how he make a rail out of a knife cut to size but he also recommends a 3mm wide rail.....ok here is the question. can i make two rails? one idea i am considering is makeing two 16 ohm rails that are copper wound and then put those is parrall with each other and make an 8 ohm load for the amp to see. has anyond tried anything like this and if so any suggestions on if this idea will work or....well any advice on making the best driver i can. i have done tons of research on the subject and read the patients and heard about the fanning of the pole pieces and then i read about them using rails too. so i am wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this or just helping me make the best driver i can. 3. i play pretty much nothing but metal so tonally speaking that is what i am needing. i have many guitar in which i can put this but the one i do not have is a strat unless you can help me create a sustainer driver for a 7 string??? all and all i own around 16 electric guitars and 5 acoustics. i really know my way around a soldering iron and i am not afraid to put in the reading. i will not criticize you or your ideas and i am respectful. you won't need to spoon feed me. in closing, sorry if this is in the wrong spot but the other MEGA thread was locked and i am totally wanting to make this project. i can provide links to all the materials i plan to use if you can tell me if you think it will work and then like i said, help me a lil bit in the creation of the driver. this looks like a great forum and i hope to find tons of useful info on here about the various projects i will be tackling such as refretting and other ideas i have for mods and such. i hope i can find so amazing guitar guru on here that can help guide this eager guitar gadget builder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripthorn Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 I have not built the sustainer yet, but I would imagine two coils could have an adverse affect, as you are changing the inductance in addition to the DC resistance, which will affect frequency response. Any of the little lm386 amps will likely work, really all you need is something that will amplify your signal. Less signal coloring is better, but about anything is likely to work. You do not need a strat, just someplace to stick the driver. You could get a single coil mounting ring that fits a humbucker slot and that will work fine. A driver for a seven string and a driver for a 6 string will not really differ other than form factor. It may be slightly weaker as the wraps are distributed over a larger area, thus fewer wraps to get the same resistance. Hope this helps in some small way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 You're pretty much correct about the whole "taboo" thing, although really it shouldn't be. Various characters just get defensive over their own ideas and far too opinionated about others. Very not cool. There's more than one way to do many things as I'm sure you've noticed. A new sustainer thread done well is more than welcome! :-) A 7-string driver might be a little more problematic as Ripthorn pointed out. It might be worth considering not driving the lower strings unless that is specifically what you are after. A shorter driver might yield better results if you want to drive say, five strings out of the seven. Just an idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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