[Richard]

Hi please help...I have saved up a lot of money and have been thinking of fitting a sustainer to my Jem... I wanted it to be like Vai's so I want a fernandes sustainer...please tell me weither he uses the fsk 401 or 101...(I think its the 101 but i dont want to buy till im sure its the right one)
Also...this is my only guitar, its the most beautiful guitar I will ever own and I couldn't afford to replace it for many years(perhaps like 10 or something ) so could you please say -in your opinion weither this is actually a worthwhile modification....any help would be very greatly apppreciated...thankyou...

 

[DavejWeiner]

If you're asking me...

I don't know the specs of the sustainers. However, from what I've used them for, I do think they're neat and can be useful in many ways. For example, if you have my cd, in the song "Long Run" right before the main riff, the first verse and the very end, you can hear 3 guitars feeding back on different notes. To do this, I borrowed Flo from Steve (which is fitted with a sustainer) and used the different feedback options to get the sounds I wanted.

 

[Stupidhead2005]

I have a Fernandes Sustainer its cool.
Basically. the difference is, the Fsk 401 is for Single Coil spaces, whereas the 101 is for humbucker sized spaces.

However - you get more for your money with the 401, the 101 seems to be half a kit.( No Tone pots or anything)
On Flo Steve has a single with a cover for the extra space - that id recommend.

Check Out - www.fernandesguitars.com

 

[Richard]

Thanks guys i'll look into it...om only worried about losing the vesitility of my jem by taking out the neckpickup so i'll go and have a chat with my local guitar guys and prob get it fitted soon thanks for your help