orxris Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Hello everyone,I've been wondering for a good while now as to the possibility of fitting a sustainer (Such as the fernandes sustainer) into a JTV 89.Has anyone had any experience with this? The variax wizardy already takes up a large section of the body and i'm assuming cutting more of it away will detract from the sound - how much i don't know, i'm pretty sure I personally wouldn't hear the difference.It'd be good to hear of any experience on the subect, it's a mod i'd love to have especially on a guitar as versatile as the variax!Cheers Guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Doesn't really answer your question, per se, but the Parker Adrian Belew signature that they used to make came with the Variax guts and a Sustainiac pickup, so if they fit everything in that guitar, I'd assume it could be done with the 89. http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/FlyABvxOr/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay-man Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Doesn't really answer your question, per se, but the Parker Adrian Belew signature that they used to make came with the Variax guts and a Sustainiac pickup, so if they fit everything in that guitar, I'd assume it could be done with the 89. http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/FlyABvxOr/ If that had JTV guts in it, it would be the ultimate guitar, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I know the mags on regular pups may cause warbling in the modeling if the strings are too close, I wonder what type of weirdness you would get with a Sustainiac. Might be able to coax some unique sounds out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orxris Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 @Phil, thanks! It does help, if someone has done it before then it gives me confidence this isn't a bad idea. I hadn't found anything on Google nor this forum about it beforehand.I'll post again if i go ahead with it, regardless as to whether it works or not. Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandrio Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 If that had JTV guts in it, it would be the ultimate guitar, haha. ...The Adrian Belew Signature includes a complete Variax system that is nearly identical to that offered by Line 6 (25 stringed-instrument models, 50 presets, 10 user-definable locations). All of this is accessed via the traditional piezo-volume control and a five-way switch. The guitar can also be used in "magnetic" mode by lifting up the Variax control. This option bypasses the Variax, and offers, via the five-way: bridge humbucker, bridge hum/piezo, piezo, neck humbucker/piezo, and neck humbucker settings.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clay-man Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 If that had JTV guts in it, it would be the ultimate guitar, haha. ...The Adrian Belew Signature includes a complete Variax system that is nearly identical to that offered by Line 6 (25 stringed-instrument models, 50 presets, 10 user-definable locations). All of this is accessed via the traditional piezo-volume control and a five-way switch. The guitar can also be used in "magnetic" mode by lifting up the Variax control. This option bypasses the Variax, and offers, via the five-way: bridge humbucker, bridge hum/piezo, piezo, neck humbucker/piezo, and neck humbucker settings.... Exactly. The configuration is more in depth as well, something I don't get why they don't do on the JTVs, especially the ability to split humbuckers or use the piezos without modeling. Parker Flys are also really nice guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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