theblueark

Hmm ok I see. Oh could you answer this? My exams are almost over and hopefully I am able to find shops which sell the parts I need for experimenting over here (Singapore).

I'm sorry I'm not too well versed in electronics. Why does the preamp section prevent loading? Is it because of the 1Mohm at the input? And about the humbucking sustainer, it appears that the floyd rose sustainer I mentioned in my earlier post is using that. Here's the link to the site again:Kramer sustainer guitar Some interesting bits from that page:

I did a bit more research and found these: Kramer Sustainer Kramer Baretta Infinity Sustainer Japanese sustainer? The Kramer Sustainer page has a manual for download and a schemetic on how to hook it up (not for how it works though). Apparently it's a humbucking sized sustainer and can work as a humbucking pickup also.

I've spent the week reading this whole thread, till my eyes went all criss-crossed heh. I am amazed at the amount of work and dedication you have put into your creations. Very impressed by everything. Have you ever thought about working for some bigger company's Research and Development? Since the way I see it, you, like most diy guitarists, are more interested in finishing the creation than in owning the license and stuff like that. Could this be a solution to many of your problems? You'll have access to more parts than you'll have on your own, you'll get paid doing what you're doing everyday now anyway, and although you won't have the license to the product, you'll probably be credited with the invention of it. Would some kind folks volunteer emailing the more trusted 'ethical' companies and point them in the direction of this thread? I'm sure if they read through carefully they will see how dedicated you are and what a valuable employee you would make. Some questions, of which I wasn't able to find the answers in the thread. 1) I got lost somewhere in the middle as to why you abandoned the hex x series drivers. Was it because of the string bending? Or was it that it is simply easier and that it works better in this magnetic coil method? 2) How do you split the signal? 1 goes to the driver and 1 goes to the output. Do you have a buffer before the split? I understand the Ruby amp circuit but I'm not sure how to connect it up to my guitar and still have an output to my output jack. It seems in Ansil's circuit, he just takes the output from the pickup and directs it into the amp. So pickup --> output and pickup --> amp. Won't that cause any problems? I always thought you had to have a buffer before any splitting of a signal, instead of just using a Y cable, or the signal would be weaker, and the the 2 loads will affect each other. 3) What will happen if we wind the driver like an inductor? As in coiling the wire around the width of an object roughly the length of our pickups and with the thickness similar to what we've been working with (3-6mm) Like so: I'm gonna participate in the experimenting once my exams are over, around the December period. Hope my questions aren't too silly

Tim, how do you shape the magnets? I wanna make some narrow ones too.