Jackson sustainer driver pickup

Jackson usa signature phil collen pc1 satin transparent blue electric guitar. Theres also a pc1 sustainer driver neck pickup for infinite sustain. Neck pickup tone is important to me and im very happy with the sound of this. Essai sustainiac whaouhhh this feature is not available right now. 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. Dimarzio hs2 dp116 middle pickup and a pc1 sustainer driver as the neck pickup. It was followed by the short lived, guitar center only designated pc2. Solidbody electric guitar with mahogany body, quilt maple top, maple neckfretboard, 1 x humbucker, 1 x single coil, 1 x sustainer satin au natural. The dk2s is a killer guitar, having 24 jumbo frets and a floyd rose tremolo system. I imagine something like that would be a great hackson with the axe fx. It sounds the best as a pickup and seems to be the most controllable.

I still would like pickup driver height specs and such. A sustainer is the only effect that operates directly on the strings of the instrument. Phil collen unveils the new jackson xstroyer jackson. Hs2 dp116 middle pickup and a pc1 sustainer driver as the neck pickup. A switch is also included to choose between sustaining the notes or the harmonics, allowing for a wide variety of tonal options. Jackson dk2s dinky electric guitar with sustainiac youtube. Def leppard guitarist phil collen recently sat down with jackson to show. 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.

Make offer jackson usa pc 1 phil collen sustainer mocha. Luckily one of our tech guys scott miller was able to get his camera recording. Custom shop jackson pc1 limited edition phil collen. Jackson dk2s, production guitar with stealth pro installed no longer in production. 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. The kit contains a sustainer driver which replaces neck pickup on guitar and a circuit board that contains the electronics. If you want a sustainer in your guitar, you have to live with a shitty neck pickup.

Pickup equalization is is done on the circuit board. Sustain in the membranes the pc1 sustainer driver is a ridiculously cool creative tool. Sustainer performance suffers so much that you might as well not even have a sustainer. The dk2s comes with a builtin quickchange battery box for the sustainiac, which is mounted into the back of the instrument body. 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. The neck pickup is replaced with a sustainer driver. The jackson dk2s model contains our sustainiac stealth pro system. Jackson pc1 ninja ebony fingerboard jackson pc1 ninja maple fingerboard. A dozen stunning jackson custom models to celebrate our. The remaining two work essentially the same as a sustainer, but the.

Now that ive got my caps lock abuse out of the way for the day, lets talk about the pc1 sustainer driver pickup in the neck position and its propensity for prompting spontaneous outbursts of pure sixstring joy. I am fairly wellread on the differences between the two sustain systems, if anyone. If its anything like the fernandes or sustainiac, its both. If youre looking for crazy steve vai levels of sustain, then you definitely want a sustainer. The problem is the space thing again, between driver and bridge pickup. I have a custom guitar with the same sustainer as the pc1, but ive been having a problem with mine.

The sustainer circuit now amplifies the tiny driver pickup signal to a useable level. The asi sustainiac driver doubles as a single coil, so. Jackson usa signature phil collen pc1 satin stain killer. When the sustainiac is off, the sustainiac driver is used as an active pickup. Used 1998 jackson dk2s guitar sustainiac w ohsc for sale. Def leppard guitarist phil collen and jackson have enjoyed an alliance that has spanned more than three decades now. There is jackson sustainer relay that closes and allows you to operate the pickup selector and pickups when there is battery power. Fernandes sustainer fsk101 humbucker pickup kit black. The sustainiac is easier to install because the circuit board is smaller and easier to fit than the fernandes.

Pc1 phil collen signature jackson guitars wildwood. Jackson guitars pc1 phil collen signature wildwood. You cant run the signal from the neck humbucker through the sustainer it will always run the bridge pickup. The driver of the system looks a lot like a pickup, but its more than that. Refreshed in 2017, collens revered usa signature models keep up with his latest tastes and specifications. We need 3 inches minimum spacing between bridge pickup and sustainiac driver measured centertocenter. Contact your local dealer and order now while supplies last. This allows you to adjust the sustainer responsiveness in normal and mix modes.

However, you can replace the bottom dummy pickup cover and install another pickup adjacent to the sustainer driver. Jackson usa signature limited edition phil collen pc1. Now you can have the power of infinite sustain in any guitar with a neck humbucking pickup configuration. Sustainers are a pickup system that do exactly what they sound like they do give you virtually unlimited sustain. Leppards signature model and features the jackson sustainiac system in the neck pickup. 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. Jackson usa signature phil collen pc1 electric guitar. 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. Bridgemid pickups to go with sustainiac 08112009, 10. Please give yourself a refresher on the forum rules you agreed to follow when you signed up. Jackson s dk2s dinkytm electric guitar features an alder body with bolton maple neck and compound radius rosewood fingerboard. No v e l c r ono fingerprintusps domestic shipping options. Watch def leppards phil collen demo his new limitededition.

Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. Jackson usa signature phil collen pc1 satin au natural. Jackson usa custom pc1 phil collen signature played and signed. The original fernandes sustainer also has an active pickup which can be used as a conventional neck pickup when sustainer. Jackson pc1 shred limited edition namm 2016 phil collen.

After chatting for some time, he started showing them the infinite sustain guitar and talking about how the edge got his tone in such famous songs like with or without you. Where to buy aftermarket sustainersustainiac driver. Dimarzio hs2 singlecoil in the middle and unique pc1 sustainer driver pickup in the neck. Custom dimarzio dp427 bridge pickup, custom dimarzio fast track 1 middle pickup and pc1 sustainer driver neck pickup. Jackson sustainer driver i can compare relative specs, but am interested in hearing how overall quality compares for these two lines of guitars. Jackson charvel 40th anniversary double neck hot rod flame. Cant believe they ship this guitar without an operation manual for the sustainer. It takes the bridge pickup signal, amplifiesprocesses it, and sends the amplifiedprocessed signal to the sustainiac driver. They will not authorize any onsite repairs concerning the sustainer. The dk2s features duncans sustainiac driver pickup in the neck position. Choose black or white driver black only for new 7string driver. Middle pickup dimarzio hs2 dp116 neck pickup pc1 sustainer driver p.

Now, there are other ways of getting more sustain, but they work differently from sustainer pickups. Personally, i love shoegaze music like my bloody valentine, and i. Of course, the sustainer driver pickup isnt just a tool for hairmetal mayhem and tomfoolery. Your pc1 phil collen will arrive packing a sustain pickup in the neck position, ready to give you sustain for days. 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. That works fine, if they give you the sound youre looking for. But when you turn on the sustainer driver itself, it defaults to the bridge pickup.

And, how does it sound as a regular pickup i ask because, again, ive always been curious, and second, i love this new schecter that has one. Collens pc1 dinky was one of the original jackson signature instruments, and. Jackson custom shop usa signature limited edition phil. 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. It functions as an active neck pickup when the sustainer is off. The sustainer has toggleswitch controls for the onoff and harmonic mode selection functions. Jackson usa pc1 phil collen electric guitar sells the. First, the pc1 has enough sustain when i vibrato especially the lower strings the sustain goes on and on until i release the vibrato. But, when you turn the sustainer on, it functions as a magnetic string driver. Is the jackson sustainer driver a pickup and a driver, or just the latter. 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.

Featuring a seymour duncan humbucking bridge, singlecoil middle and sustainiac driver neck pickups, jackson lowprofile doublelocking tremolo and black hardware. Long story short, the culprit is the yellow transformer on the sustainer circuit board. The sustainiac has an onoff control and also a harmonic mode control. Jackson usa signature phil collen pc1 satin trans amber. The jackson dk2s electric guitar is both a looker and a screamer. I had a few older ones no third knob, and quilt fingerboards. Jackson usa signature phil collen pc1 satin trans red. The official fernandes sustainer kit with a humbucker size sustainer driver and an affordable basic configuration. The fernandes sustainer driver in the neck position expands the guitars traditional sonic capabilities by creating nearinfinite single or multistring sustain. 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. Chris cannella of autumns end demonstrates the jackson dk2s dinky electric guitar w sustainiac.