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Extremist

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  1. Excellent! Too bad you didn't get a chance to stop is sales lol - I like being militant when needed. So now your mission is to turn the POS body into a BAD-ASS guitar that is beyond what is expected for that body. Turn it into a zombie!
  2. darren - that is a good point, the midi could produce just as good an acoustic sound too. Hey you have a gt 6? I just got rid of a gt 5 because i was downsizing to a simple amp (line 6 spider) just to be simple for now...and I am focusing on the guitar itself. Mine rocked! perhaps the midi would be fine, I'm loving the stuff that i hear from Vai on the roland...only till recently did i even know it was midi and not just awesome processing. So darren - i saw on the sustainias page they use a blocker piece that goes at the null point of the driver to the bridge pickup allowing a higher amount of driver power without creating cross talk even on a single coil. Likewise, if the power on the driver wasn't needed to be too high, wouldn't this allow the pickup to be moved closer too? This isn't to big of an issue, just curious. Also, you mentioned series and parallell - i recall what they mean in electronic circuitry from physics, however I am not familiar of there application in guitar circuitry - can you prep me on the role they play here? thanks
  3. The sustainiac does look better indeed. I think it was the poor website that initially threw me off. So, another major "issue" I've had is that, because of the magnetic driver, you must function the sustainer with the BRIDGE pickup. My problem is that I wish to be able to function it whenever I want. The way to solve this is to have a bridge pickup that will meet my needs for both distortion and acoustic sounds. You know what I mean? I'd like not to have to use the sustainer only when the sound from the bridge is otherwise what I want. Currently I have two hums and a single -not that I need this to acheive my sound. Does anyone here use a bridge pickup that solely produces excellent sound for both high end soloing and a nice soft acoustic sound? Keep in mind if I also had a piezo, I suppose that'd function for my acousticness. Anyhow - here's another question. What if my bridge pickup wasn't so close to the bridge? Like, half-way between where the mid and bridge pickups usually are? What's the real distance needed to not cause an issue? I am building my model with the entire pickup area gut out - so I can arrange positioning of my pickups, drivers, midi, mic etc... however i wish
  4. Hmm ok. I think someone mentioned something about it being able to "mimic the sound of a large amp" and what I had heard sounded similiar to feedback. I will end up putting a fernandes in, accept the problem is, I do not want the harmonic portion, and I also do not want the console replacement they run their chips through - so I really can't use it unless I had an electrician to remove all that crap. Anyone know if those are removable or do they smash them all in together to stop reverse-engineering?
  5. Hey that's exactly what I needed to hear. I am quite sure I want to put one. It's on the list - basically my pickup slot is a giant opening so pickups can be dropped in at will, and can "slide" around to switch positions for testing.
  6. Thanks lovekraft - I hated to ask without looking first, I usually don't, but here is such a massive amount of information here. I am taking notes on all I read and I'll get back to you to make sure I understand.
  7. Gorecki. In my time I learned a bit of miltant action. If all goes decent with this return then you're good. If not, here's what I did. I told the person that I would use the eBay search function DAILY and search for every item they buy or sell. I would contact every bidder/buyer and tell them he was a scam, and that they should NOT go through with the transaction at all. This scares them. You could continue to ruin every single auction he goes through FOREVER. It's militant but useful!
  8. A sustainer (specifically meaning a device that magnetically moves the strings longer) is something I want to put into my custom body. The problem is that the concept behind most of them (Fernandes) is to emulate the sound of a large amp. What I really want is something that will sustain the string vibration, perhaps two to three times as long as normal. I just want to be able to hit my high notes and have them not die out for perhaps ten seconds. I am not looking for the feedback form of sustain, I would want it to be clean - but not infinite and not out of control. I saw some information here about some custom ones. Is it possible and reasonable to make one that will do this? I read about one on the site but it seemed feedback based. What would be the parts involved, and would the fit into a one-two size slot or need additional pieces like a battery etc..? I need some direction on this, thanks guys
  9. I can't find anything that real helps me learn more about piezos. My primary questions are - what are the parts of it, and where are they located? Some seem to have an EQ, some don't - and some are larger than others. Where is the pickup portion of it? Also, can someone provide an audio sample of how one sounds? I am building an electric solid with an entire space-out for pickups to be filled in, (the whole region will be open for easy position change, and for multiple pickups and a midi selector etc..) and I am considering this as an option - but I really don't know how they sound, and if it's a unique enough sound to need one? Thanks!
  10. Hi there. For a long time I've taken issue with many traditional aspects to the electric guitar. In most cases I have found models that handle these - but never found a guitar that had all these modifications. Never found "the one". I have pretty particular needs and dislike most traditional parts. Anyhow - I was recommended here by one of Steve Vai's friends, and am so glad to find a place with people who are interested in these things. Currently I am finishing up some electrical decisions (basically the wire scheme) and body design for a custom model. I have the tools available and someone to help - and most of it's drawn out. Some of the customizations are so unique I wasn't sure how to find out how to do them, but many of them I see people here doing which is awesome. I am sure I will have many questions people here can help me with. TTYL!
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