I recently purchased Jackson Dk2S - Sustainiac model. It's a H-S-SU configuartion.
When I first got it, I noticed the bridge pup was super weak (Duncan Designed JB). But it wasn't until i started fooling around with it that i noticed a potential (large) problem.
Keep in mind it has a 5 way selector. Sustainac (used as neck pup), middle position, bridge/middle, and bridge position--all with sustainer OFF.
When you activate the sustainer, it automatically activates the bridge pup.
So here's the problem. When the sustainer is ON, it sounds AWESOME. Pinch harmonics really come out, sustains forever, and just sounds super clean/crisp. When it is OFF, however, it is terrible. You cannot hit a pinch harmonic whatsoever--ANYWHERE.
So, I was messing around, just hitting random cords, when I noticed that, with the sustainer OFF, I could tell no difference whatsoever in sound/tone when I switched the selector back and forth. The bridge sounds completely the same as the middle (which btw is lowered very low b/c I hate hitting it with the pick). So what I'm thinking is, the wiring is all a'd up so that when the sustainer is OFF, only the midle pickup is on. Because when it is ON, you can really tell a difference, not just in sustain, but sound/tone as well. I don't think the selector is actually activating the bridge pup when sustainer is deactivated.
Please tell me what you think is possibly wrong here. Because even if the DD JB is shi**y, I should still be able to tell the bridge is selected and not the middle (which is practically flush with the damn body.
Please help