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Sustainiac® Stealth PRO prewired system ready to drop into your guitar!

 

Timeframe: 1 - 2 weeks after order is placed.

 

We do 90% of the work. We mount a completely wired and TESTED set of electronics for your guitar, including Sustainiac circuit board and controls, pickup selector, volume and tone controls. These are mounted onto a whiteboard replica of your control cavity. You simply remove all of your existing guitar cavity parts as a "glob", after disconnecting your output jack and pickups. You can then save this "glob" of parts to restore your guitar to its original condition if desired with only a small amount of work.

 

We can also do pickguard installations where the entire pickguard is wired and tested. We replace your neck pickup with our Sustainiac driver transducer.

 

SUSTAINIAC DRIVER: The Sustainiac driver replaces your neck pickup, it's available in black or white, and in the following options:

 

- Humbucker

- Threaded Single (For Strat or pickguard)

- Direct- Mount Single

- 7 string Humbucker (Only available in Black)

 

The single size driver is 84mm x 18mm x 22mm.
The humbucker size driver is 84mm x 35mm x 22mm.

A threaded pickup is to be mounted onto a pickguard or pickup ring.

A direct-mount (or wood-mount) is mounted or screwed directly onto the guitar's body.

 

SUSTAINIAC MAIN CIRCUIT BOARD: The Sustainiac circuit board can be installed into most electric guitar electronics cavities with little or no routing. Measures 90mm x 30mm (without connectors).

 

There are 5 different types of main boards, depending on your bridge pickup type:

 

- Board for Passive humbucker (Such as Seymour Duncan JB - Most common)

- Board for Passive single coil or P-90

- Board for Active EMG

- Board for Active Fishman

- Board for Bass

 

In most configurations, the Stealth Pro has an ON/OFF control switch and also a 3-position MODE control switch (standard, mix and harmonic modes).

 

We offer 3 types of Auxiliary control boards:

 

The Aux-TT board (most popular) is 1.8 in. (46mm) wide x 1.8 in. (30mm) tall. (Requires 1.35 in. (35mm) cavity depth). The two toggle switches are spaced 1.00 inches (25.4mm) apart.

 

The AUX-RG board is the smallest Sustainiac switch board, to be positioned horizontally, while other Aux boards are placed vertically. Measures 40mm by 25mm. About 1 inch of depth is needed inside the cavity.

 

The AUX-JS board (Joe Satriani signature) has a sustain ON/OFF push/pull pot (also works as your tone pot) and a sustain MODE toggle switch. Measures 55m x 35mm.

 

Auxiliary boards are not required, you can use loose toggle switches, or push/pull pots for turning sustain On and Off, and to switch between modes.

 

Operation of Push/Pull pots:

 

Pot 1 (Volume):
- Pushed in: Sustain Off.
- Pulled out: Sustain On

 

Pot 2 (Tone):

- Pushed in, knob rotated full clockwise = Normal mode.
- Pushed in, knob rotated full counter-clockwise = Harmonic mode.
- Pulled out, knob rotated full clockwise = Mix mode.
- Pulled out, knob rotated full counter-clockwise = Harmonic mode (with a few harmonics being different than pushed in).

 

USING A "SUPERSWITCH" FOR SUSTAINIAC CONTROL (one single control):

If you are making a custom guitar, you might want to consider using a Superswitch for sustainer control. This one 5-position lever-type switch can be wired to completely control the Sustainiac. The guitar will have two selector switches: One for pickup selection, the other for Sustainiac control. Use a Superswitch that you buy from us. The switch has to be modified slightly to insure non-shorting operation during ON/OFF transitions so that no loud POPS occur.

 

Superswitch sustainer control operation:

Position 1: Sustainer off
Position 2: NORMAL mode
Position 3: MIX mode
Position 4: Harmonic mode
Position 5: Sustainer off


The easiest positions to reach from the two OFF position are the #2 and #4 positions (NORMAL and HARMONIC modes). These are the most used positions. You can easily "slam" down to position #5 OFF from the #1 OFF, then one step back to the #4 HARMONIC mode. If you find two OFF positions inconvenient, we can possibly come up with a way to put a STOP screw in the switch to make it a 4-position switch.

 

We modify these switches to have "break-before-make" (NON-SHORTING) operation when turning the sustainer ON/OFF. (The switch is normally SHORTING (make-before-break) in operation. We also pre-wire the jumpers to make it operational. Therefore this switch sells for $30. You can select it on the ORDER FORM.

 

USING A "SUPERSWITCH" FOR SUSTAINIAC CONTROL AND ALSO FOR PICKUP CONTROL:

This is for a "minimal control" type of setup on a 2-pickup guitar. You replace your existing 5-way selector with the Superswitch (or VLX-91 switch). There is no position to blend the neck/middle pickups since the switch only has 5 positions.

Superswitch sustainer control operation:

Position 1:  Sustainer off, neck pickup
Position 2: Sustainer off, bridge pickup
Position 3: Sustainer ON, NORMAL mode
Position 4: Sustainer ON, MIX mode
Position 5: Sustainer ON, Harmonic mode
Positions 1 and 2 cannot be interchanged. If Sust. = ON is entered from Neck PU selected, then loud pops will occur.

 

Package includes:

- Sustainiac driver
- Stealth Pro Board
- Aux Board of your choice, or loose switches, or push/pull pots
- Wiring Harness set and connectors
- Battery connector
- Mounting screws and springs
- Stereo Input Jack
- Installation manual and wiring diagram

 

Battery compartment available separately.

 

For active pickups we recommend using the Gotoh® BB04W Dual battery box.

 

We offer Sustainiac kits with different configurations, including white drivers and spare parts. Feel free to ask questions!

Sustainiac® Stealth Pro Semi Installation

$445.00Price
  • The Sustainiac® Stealth PRO sustain system drives the strings of an electric guitar into infinite feedback sustain of string vibrations by electromagnetic feedback.

     

    You control the feedback sustain by simple hand muting. Also, you don't have to blast your ears with dangerous sound levels of a large amp.

     

    The Stealth Pro doesn't change the tone of your guitar pickups or output signal, since it operates directly on the instrument strings. 

     

    This system is used by many renowned guitarists, including Joe Satriani, Matt Bellamy, Kerry King and Synyster Gates.

     

    MADE IN USA 🇺🇸

  • We offer a 10-day return policy. Return shipping not covered under warranty.

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