Jackson sustainer driver pickup

Custom shop jackson pc1 limited edition phil collen. Jackson charvel 40th anniversary double neck hot rod flame. There is jackson sustainer relay that closes and allows you to operate the pickup selector and pickups when there is battery power. Cant believe they ship this guitar without an operation manual for the sustainer. When the sustainiac is off, the sustainiac driver is used as an active pickup.

Neck pickup tone is important to me and im very happy with the sound of this. That works fine, if they give you the sound youre looking for. If you want a sustainer in your guitar, you have to live with a shitty neck pickup. Jackson usa pc1 phil collen electric guitar sells the. The dk2s comes with a builtin quickchange battery box for the sustainiac, which is mounted into the back of the instrument body. It functions as an active neck pickup when the sustainer is off.

Chris cannella of autumns end demonstrates the jackson dk2s dinky electric guitar w sustainiac. Collens pc1 dinky was one of the original jackson signature instruments and continues to stand out in modern times with its staple exotic woods and unique jackson sustainer driver. It was followed by the short lived, guitar center only designated pc2. Most sustainiac users choose the popular toggle switch option for both sustainiac onoff and also harmonic mode selection. Hs2 dp116 middle pickup and a pc1 sustainer driver as the neck pickup. Theres a toggle so you can turn the sustainer on or off, plus a switch that lets you choose whether the fundamental notes are sustained, or the harmonics. Jackson usa signature phil collen pc1 satin au natural.

Choose black or white driver black only for new 7string driver. The sustainer has toggleswitch controls for the onoff and harmonic mode selection functions. Contact your local dealer and order now while supplies last. Jackson usa signature phil collen pc1 electric guitar. Essai sustainiac whaouhhh this feature is not available right now. Jackson sustainer driver i can compare relative specs, but am interested in hearing how overall quality compares for these two lines of guitars. Where to buy aftermarket sustainersustainiac driver. Jackson dk2s, production guitar with stealth pro installed no longer in production. Refreshed in 2017, collens revered usa signature models keep up with his latest tastes and specifications. Jackson usa custom pc1 phil collen signature played and signed. First, the pc1 has enough sustain when i vibrato especially the lower strings the sustain goes on and on until i release the vibrato. Jackson usa signature limited edition phil collen pc1. Theres also a pc1 sustainer driver neck pickup for infinite sustain.

Jackson s dk2s dinkytm electric guitar features an alder body with bolton maple neck and compound radius rosewood fingerboard. We need 3 inches minimum spacing between bridge pickup and sustainiac driver measured centertocenter. The jackson dk2s model contains our sustainiac stealth pro system. But when you turn on the sustainer driver itself, it defaults to the bridge pickup. Dimarzio hs2 singlecoil in the middle and unique pc1 sustainer driver pickup in the neck. Jackson pc1 shred limited edition namm 2016 phil collen. My neck pickup sustainer driver wont work when the sustainer is off. If youre looking for crazy steve vai levels of sustain, then you definitely want a sustainer. Used 1998 jackson dk2s guitar sustainiac w ohsc for sale. Watch def leppards phil collen demo his new limitededition. The official fernandes sustainer kit with a humbucker size sustainer driver and an affordable basic configuration. It has dimarzio pickups, a floyd rose tremolo with fu tone titanium block and saddles and a jackson sustainerdriver pickup same as i have in my jackson pc1s. Sustain in the membranes the pc1 sustainer driver is a ridiculously cool creative tool.

It sounds the best as a pickup and seems to be the most controllable. Def leppard guitarist phil collen and jackson have enjoyed an alliance that has spanned more than three decades now. Def leppard guitarist phil collen recently sat down with jackson to show. See note on driver height and bridge pickup height, and how this relates to sustainer. Now you can have the power of infinite sustain in any guitar with a neck humbucking pickup configuration. The jackson dk2s electric guitar is both a looker and a screamer. Jackson guitars pc1 phil collen signature wildwood. The driver of the system looks a lot like a pickup, but its more than that. Mahogany body with quilt maple top, bolton quartersawn eastern hard rock maple neck, compoundradius flame maple fingerboard, licensed fender strat headstock, dimarzio pickups with jackson sustainer driver in hss configuration, floyd rose original tremolo, gold hardware. Jackson usa signature phil collen pc1 satin stain killer. I imagine something like that would be a great hackson with the axe fx.

Equipped with master volume, master tone and intensity control knobs, as well as a fiveway blade switch to tweak and refine tone, a floyd rose original tremolo with diecast tuners and satin gold. I have a custom guitar with the same sustainer as the pc1, but ive been having a problem with mine. Jackson usa signature phil collen pc1 satin trans amber. But, when you turn the sustainer on, it functions as a magnetic string driver. If its anything like the fernandes or sustainiac, its both. Leppards signature model and features the jackson sustainiac system in the neck pickup. I am fairly wellread on the differences between the two sustain systems, if anyone. Sustainers are a pickup system that do exactly what they sound like they do give you virtually unlimited sustain. I had originally planned to do this, but i found that the tone of the sustainac neck pickup driver is good enough on its own. Phil collen unveils the new jackson xstroyer jackson. Please give yourself a refresher on the forum rules you agreed to follow when you signed up.

Fernandes sustainer fsk101 humbucker pickup kit black. The neck pickup is replaced with a sustainer driver. A staple in phil collens signature instruments, the sustainer driver features a sustain neck pickup that offers unending sustain, plus a toggle to turn the system on and off. Bridgemid pickups to go with sustainiac 08112009, 10. You cant run the signal from the neck humbucker through the sustainer it will always run the bridge pickup. The problem is the space thing again, between driver and bridge pickup. Luckily one of our tech guys scott miller was able to get his camera recording. Jackson custom shop usa signature limited edition phil. I believe the sustainer in the jackson pc1 is the same thing as the floyd rose sustainer made in the 80s, so anyone with the pc1 should be able to help and give you more details about it. Sustainer performance suffers so much that you might as well not even have a sustainer. Is the jackson sustainer driver a pickup and a driver, or just the latter.

Most sustainer installations including the ones on both the fernandes and jackson guitars use the sustainer driver as a neck pickup when the sustainer isnt engaged as a driver. I had a few older ones no third knob, and quilt fingerboards. A sustainer works by taking the signal from the bridge pickup, amplifying and maintaining it, and then feeding it to the driver in the neck position, which then works as an electromagnet to move the strings. The sustainiac is easier to install because the circuit board is smaller and easier to fit than the fernandes. Solidbody electric guitar with mahogany body, quilt maple top, maple neckfretboard, 1 x humbucker, 1 x single coil, 1 x sustainer satin au natural. A switch is also included to choose between sustaining the notes or the harmonics, allowing for a wide variety of tonal options. A sustainer is the only effect that operates directly on the strings of the instrument. Middle pickup dimarzio hs2 dp116 neck pickup pc1 sustainer driver p.

Phil collens pc1 dinky was one of the original jackson signature instruments and continues to stand out in modern times with its staple exotic woods and unique pc1 sustainer driver. The kit contains a sustainer driver which replaces neck pickup on guitar and a circuit board that contains the electronics. Your pc1 phil collen will arrive packing a sustain pickup in the neck position, ready to give you sustain for days. Jackson usa signature phil collen pc1 satin trans red. This allows you to adjust the sustainer responsiveness in normal and mix modes. My xstroyer has a very thick neck, which also helps the tone.

The dk2s features duncans sustainiac driver pickup in the neck position. The fernandes sustainer driver in the neck position expands the guitars traditional sonic capabilities by creating nearinfinite single or multistring sustain. The sustainiac has an onoff control and also a harmonic mode control. Custom dimarzio dp427 bridge pickup, custom dimarzio fast track 1 middle pickup and pc1 sustainer driver neck pickup. It takes the bridge pickup signal, amplifiesprocesses it, and sends the amplifiedprocessed signal to the sustainiac driver. Dinky style with a jackson sustainerdriver pickup in the neck position, dimarzio hs2 stacked humbucking pickup in the middle position, dimarzio super 3 humbucking pickup in the bridge position, floyd rose original locking tremolo and goldplated hardware. Featuring a seymour duncan humbucking bridge, singlecoil middle and sustainiac driver neck pickups, jackson lowprofile doublelocking tremolo and black hardware. No v e l c r ono fingerprintusps domestic shipping options. Collens pc1 dinky was one of the original jackson signature instruments, and. The remaining two work essentially the same as a sustainer, but the. Make offer jackson usa pc 1 phil collen sustainer mocha. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at.

Pickup equalization is is done on the circuit board. Jackson dk2s dinky electric guitar with sustainiac youtube. They will not authorize any onsite repairs concerning the sustainer. The original fernandes sustainer also has an active pickup which can be used as a conventional neck pickup when sustainer. However, you can replace the bottom dummy pickup cover and install another pickup adjacent to the sustainer driver. Long story short, the culprit is the yellow transformer on the sustainer circuit board.

I still would like pickup driver height specs and such. Dimarzio hs2 dp116 middle pickup and a pc1 sustainer driver as the neck pickup. Of course, the sustainer driver pickup isnt just a tool for hairmetal mayhem and tomfoolery. Jackson pc1 ninja ebony fingerboard jackson pc1 ninja maple fingerboard. The sustainer circuit now amplifies the tiny driver pickup signal to a useable level. Personally, i love shoegaze music like my bloody valentine, and i. Now, there are other ways of getting more sustain, but they work differently from sustainer pickups. Jackson usa signature phil collen pc1 satin transparent blue electric guitar.