Sustainiac Stealth Pro Install

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  • This is how I went about installing a Sustainiac system in an Ibanez guitar. I am not able to give estimates on installs without the guitar in hand.
    Please note that I am not a dealer in Sustainiac products.
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  • @lostinpa-dadenduro7555
    @lostinpa-dadenduro7555 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Your workmanship is excellent. 👍

  • @TheLowest
    @TheLowest ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Swear I've seen this video like 3 times whenever I'm suddenly interested in a sustainiac, but I'm always impressed by just how perfect of a job is done here. The control cavity being that neat is just so satisfying and i really like the extra step in covering the sustainiac electronics. Just a perfect job

  • @emmanueltamayo9821
    @emmanueltamayo9821 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This is amazing. I’ve been looking for videos to give a better idea of what goes into an installation for a sustainiac, so thank you so much for the demonstration!!!

  • @mightyhammerhead
    @mightyhammerhead 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Beautiful job! That looked like a tight fit.

  • @acalora123
    @acalora123 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very professional work and excellent tutorial. It's great to see craftsmen still taking pride in their work.

  • @patrickkem689
    @patrickkem689 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love how Ibanez rounds their frets. Makes for such a clean look
    Your work is top shelf ,,,all the way! Love the video. Thank you for sharing.

  • @ralphbyers6136
    @ralphbyers6136 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent work!! Very well done, Sir!!

  • @richardjewett7702
    @richardjewett7702 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dude, You did a great job there!

  • @ivancardozoserrano
    @ivancardozoserrano ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant work.

  • @paulystark2890
    @paulystark2890 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It would’ve been great to see you actually route the battery cavity and the pick up cavity as well, what approach you used bit, etc. installing all that stuff is the easy part cutting the wood on your guitar would be the challenge for most

    • @jeffwagner2707
      @jeffwagner2707 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just bought a Schector explorer with a sustainiac pickups

  • @LightWingStudios
    @LightWingStudios ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great and CLEAN job. :)

  • @maggot6639
    @maggot6639 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I've actually wanted to install one into my RG for a few years now, but man is that some work!

    • @gabren6141
      @gabren6141 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too. But doing such a procedure on my RG prestige seems pretty scary...

    • @ibanezrg320fm
      @ibanezrg320fm ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm here for the same reason. I have an unnamed 7 string Ibanez which I'm assuming is some sort of RG made in 2003 and I want to install an Sustaniac system in. I'm not afraid of working on it because when I was a teenager, I did one hell of a job refinishing it so I'm thinking I might as well redo the paint job while I'm at it. I have a router and a Dremel but I'd have to buy the proper bits. The gears in my head are turning haha

  • @beyondmywildestdreams6942
    @beyondmywildestdreams6942 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing work, good luck 👍

  • @stanmcclure229
    @stanmcclure229 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is an excellent video!!!!!

  • @danvelgtr
    @danvelgtr ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Good video but would have liked to see the tuning in of this unit , they rarely work first time when fully connected up.

  • @SirKoltran
    @SirKoltran 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent job here!

  • @kellypeterson2625
    @kellypeterson2625 ปีที่แล้ว

    beautiful job

  • @adamhusaini5534
    @adamhusaini5534 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great video . ive always wanted to install it to my stratocaster . but theres not much information about installing sustainiac into strats . could you someday make a video about it . love your video man

  • @aidyleemusic300
    @aidyleemusic300 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video! Just installed a ghost piezo kit, don't think I've enough room for this board too :(

  • @Bash.Senn1
    @Bash.Senn1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I live in minneapolis and I’m planning on getting a sustainiac for my birthday in April

    • @MillCityLutherie
      @MillCityLutherie  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      If you're commenting because you're looking for someone to instal it, my contact info is under about. Otherwise I have another video coming soon. They are typically not a DIY level thing.

  • @Spaceman-jo5mz
    @Spaceman-jo5mz ปีที่แล้ว

    Looking forward to installing the Vega term on my EOB Strat

  • @dondinoy
    @dondinoy ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s a lot of work. I wish they invent something that wont took the same effort for it. Btw, nice tutorial dude.

  • @j.a.rodriguez3838
    @j.a.rodriguez3838 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was hoping you would show the routing process. Cool vid either way.

  • @ma2perdue
    @ma2perdue ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wooo thats a pretty bass.

  • @Spaceman-jo5mz
    @Spaceman-jo5mz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice 👍

  • @donjoseph73
    @donjoseph73 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would use a ESD mat and bracelet.

  • @DarthPew
    @DarthPew ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am looking to install some Sustainiacs in an older Schecter Blackjack ATX from the late 2000s. It is my work horse, but agter years of using EMG Xs, I want to get more „modern“ picks: Sustainiac for the neck and Fishman Fluence for the bridge pick up. Is that at all a possible combination to have?

    • @chrisboller46
      @chrisboller46 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is but you'll need room for two 9v batteries, one for the Fluences and one for the Sustainiac. Really wish these didn't take up so much space.

  • @NostalgicGuitar
    @NostalgicGuitar 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Great job man! One question, the sustainiac humbucker can split? I mean what happened in the second position of the pickups selector? When it splits the neck humbucker and plays it together with the middle single pickup. Thanks!

    • @MillCityLutherie
      @MillCityLutherie  8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It's not a humbucker at all. One side is just a plastic shell to make it look like a humbucker so it can replace a humbucker without looking weird.

    • @NostalgicGuitar
      @NostalgicGuitar 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@MillCityLutherie what?🤯 Do you wanna tell me that they're all single coils? The sustainiac humbucker that I have on my schecter is actually a single coil? So in conclusion you're not "losing" the second position? Thanks for the reply!

  • @Qliphirot
    @Qliphirot 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What's the difference between the Sustainiac humbucker from the single-coil?

  • @johnroeser7407
    @johnroeser7407 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m in Duluth, I’ve got a Schecter solo 2 black Jack that I want to install this kit to , I couldn’t find information to contact you . How can I get in touch with you ?

  • @stanmcclure229
    @stanmcclure229 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, I am also in Minnesota. Where do you order the Sustainiac from? I am building a guitar in which I would like a Sustainiac like my Schecter...

  • @shmoneyryk799
    @shmoneyryk799 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How much does a job like this cost?

  • @jesterraj
    @jesterraj ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Which router I used to router the space?

  • @randygray8273
    @randygray8273 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does this particular sustainiac bypass the selector switch?

  • @metallicaspiker16
    @metallicaspiker16 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’d like to do this with both of my Jackson Kellys. I have EMG 57/66 pickups, but one of them already has a battery cavity for an AB220 boost controller that I had installed from Sweetwater. How much would a job like this cost? I’m very interested in getting this done 😊

    • @metallicaspiker16
      @metallicaspiker16 ปีที่แล้ว

      Edit that may make the install a bit less complicated:
      Instead of using EMGs, I’ll be going back to Seymour Duncan with both guitars. I’ll be using a PATB-2 Distortion Parallel Axis in both guitars.

  • @nyx_jupiter-trash
    @nyx_jupiter-trash ปีที่แล้ว +1

    is it possible to remove those switches from the board and run them to the board via some separate leads? i have two switches on a soloist im trying to replace that arent the same locations as the board.

    • @MillCityLutherie
      @MillCityLutherie  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's possible, but I would ask Sustainiac directly if they could sell it to you that way. Without proper soldering tools you could damage something.

  • @FlyingSquirrelTony
    @FlyingSquirrelTony ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to do this, but I have a single master volume and a 3 way LP toggle, and the only drilling I want to do is the on/off switch. I can have the mode just set to mix without a switch.

    • @MillCityLutherie
      @MillCityLutherie  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Contact Sustainiac directly. They will draw up a wiring diagram for your specific layout, and if the switching can be done they will let you know.

  • @wadeguidry6675
    @wadeguidry6675 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How much for the labor?

  • @The_Kirk_Lazarus
    @The_Kirk_Lazarus 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is it possible to custom make a different color cover on the sustainiac that would incorporate the metal strip from the original?

    • @MillCityLutherie
      @MillCityLutherie  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Contact them. I think they make white ones as well.

  • @keithcarman5381
    @keithcarman5381 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    how much do you charge to install one of these if I sent you the guitar? and where you located? thank you!

    • @MillCityLutherie
      @MillCityLutherie  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Please contact me directly using the contact information provided.

  • @RafahProject
    @RafahProject ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi. Is there a link where I buy Sustainiac Pickups? To you ship to Brazil???

    • @MillCityLutherie
      @MillCityLutherie  ปีที่แล้ว

      They sell direct to customer. I don't do these often enough to inquire about becoming a dealer.

  • @treborkciddur
    @treborkciddur ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been wanting to do this to my 540s but I think its too thin of a guitar...

    • @jordanhillis1315
      @jordanhillis1315 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Check out the veyz sustainer pickup it has a much smaller footprint and smaller board

  • @hockeyman2274
    @hockeyman2274 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Id like to put a sustainiac in a les paul with a floyd rose..

    • @MillCityLutherie
      @MillCityLutherie  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Les Pauls and Floyds don't go together well. LP is too thick of s body and the trem needs to be too high off the body. A modified LP design would work.

  • @khamhthawng7461
    @khamhthawng7461 ปีที่แล้ว

    Never paired sustainiac with passive pickup they won't work well
    I have a schecter elite with fishman fluence modern active pickup and work great but I install dimarzio don't work well then reinstall emg active work great then reinstall seymour duncan won't work well

    • @MillCityLutherie
      @MillCityLutherie  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The driver needs to be wired differently for active or passive pickups. Their polarity is different. Consult the sustainiac website for what to do.

  • @treaceeames4697
    @treaceeames4697 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where do u buy one

  • @tomn4656
    @tomn4656 ปีที่แล้ว

    You didn’t show the process. Clicked off due to that. Just not informative enough.

  • @ifly65
    @ifly65 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Neck PU is an odd choice that the customer wanted. Thanks for showing this. Im getting a Bridge version. What is the measurement between the two switches for your holes? Winona MN native.