In short, sustain refers to the length of time a note audibly resonates. That's why you'll hear such amazing sustain from heavy, dense instruments. For example, the Les Paul electric guitar is known for its incredible sustain largely because its heavy, solid wood body doesn't absorb the vibration of the strings.Feb 9, 2018
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.Feb 9, 2018
How do you make a guitar Sustainer?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS7wQ_ajo7o
How do you make sustainer pickups?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ArNRNK6wR8
How do you create sustain?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5aZRSYNuFQ
How do sustainer pickups work?
Here's how it works. When the Sustainiac is turned on, it takes the signal from the bridge pickup, amplifies it and then uses that to drive the driver instead of a speaker. The driver then generates an electromagnetic (EM) field around the strings causing them to vibrate.Jan 6, 2021
Does Steve Vai use a Sustainiac?
"For instance, of course, I have stock PIAs and they're fine, but I've adopted a sustainer - I love the sustainer, I had been using the Fernandes Sustainer for many years.Jun 6, 2020
What pedals did Steve Vai use for the love of God?
He uses a Boss DS-1 for distortion, as well as his amp's gain (I think). It's all from the Legacy. The DS-1 is a boost for heavier rhythm sections and he used to use a TS9 for leads. He's been using his prototype Ibanez Jemini pedal, which is basically a DS-1 and TS-9 in a twin-pedal housing.Dec 9, 2007
What is a Fernandes Sustainer?
The Fernandes Sustainer is a specially designed electronic system for electric guitar that creates controllable sustain of any single or group of notes in the instrument's sound range.