SUSTAINIAC
STEALTH PRO
INSTALLATION
GUIDE
Page 1: ...SUSTAINIAC STEALTHPRO INSTALLATION GUIDE...
Page 2: ...CONTENT 1 HOWITWORKS 2 RETROFITINSTRUCTIONS 3 SUSTAINIACCIRCUIT INSTALLATION 4 PRIMARYINSTRUMENTCHECKOUT 5 SUSTAINERCHECKOUTAND ADJUSTMENT 6 TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE...
Page 3: ...or about 20 hours of combination sustaining normal playing More or less time depending on how much you use the sustainer When the battery dies your instrument will not continue to function normally Th...
Page 4: ...in order to install the Sustainiac Stealth PRO BATTERY A single 9 volt alkaline battery powers the Stealth PRO If you don t want to route a cavity into your guitar to mount a quick change battery hol...
Page 5: ...a potentiometer switch combination part turns the sustainer ON by pulling out on the knob or can be optional toggle switch The bridge pickup is automatically selected when sustainer is ON A 250K pot...
Page 6: ...nic mode on some notes This control uses both the pot and switch portions of the control Or you can use the optional 3 pos toggle switch control MIX mode is in the middle position with the toggle cont...
Page 7: ...3 MISCELLANEOUS PARTS BOX WIRE HARNESS 10 pin connector 8 pin connector TWO SWITCH POTENTIOMETERS one for POWER and one for GAIN HARMONICS OPTIONAL Toggle switches can replace either pot switch contro...
Page 8: ...ickguards are covered with conductive foil to shield from hum pickup This must be removed from the whole area around the neck pickup driver and also bridge PU This shielding causes magnetic interferen...
Page 9: ...ld your output jack tip wire or keep it physically away from the circuit board The violet gray wires on the 8 pin connector should be twisted together and kept away from the guitar pickup signal wires...
Page 10: ...ats you won t have much room to use two toggle switch controls without removing at least one of the tone controls unless you are willing to do some body routing 6 For Strats and Ibanez with pickguard...
Page 11: ...the wires are kept short 11 BEGIN WIRING THE SUSTAINER AS SHOWN IN THE HOOKUP DIAGRAM SUSTAINER WIRING CAUTIONS grunge oscillation prevention READ STEP 4 AGAIN Keep the Sustainiac signal wires as shor...
Page 12: ...cement connector using a thin screwdriver The two prongs will cut into the insulation making contact with the wire strands without soldering Be very careful not to damage the connector or your fi nger...
Page 13: ...short and away from Sustainiac wires and circuit board IMPORTANT On Strats and other guitars having a lever type pickup selector switch note that the switch section pole having the bridge pickup conne...
Page 14: ...ain only It doesn t a ff ect NORMAL or MIX mode However the SUSTAINER GAIN trimpot a ff ects all modes 18 Do not install a battery until steps 1 3 of the PRELIMINARY INSTRUMENT CHECKOUT procedure is f...
Page 15: ...rrectly If you have a meter to measure current set it to 1 ampere full scale and put it in series with the battery terminal 4 Now install a 9 volt ALKALINE battery Don t use Nicad which only has 7 2 v...
Page 16: ...i fi er to a clean setting and turn up the treble so you can easily hear distortion Move the tab is to the position where noise and squeal is minimum Don t use a metal object to move the tab because i...
Page 17: ...tes should be about 20 to 60 ma after fi rst shooting above 100 ma for a short time Actual current depends on notes played Higher notes and harmonics draw less current Check troubleshooting guide if b...
Page 18: ...setting Check in both FUNDAMENTAL mode clockwise then in HARMONIC mode counterclockwise Start with the tab in the center position The tab can be placed on either the neck or bridge side of the driver...
Page 19: ...n your instrument requires that you solder numerous connections it is possible that one or more tiny solder bridges can occur which short adjacent connections Check your work under a strong light usin...
Page 20: ...guard Strat Ibanez the insulation on the board can be punctured causing internal connections to be shorted to guitar ground or other electrical contacts Sustainer squeals pulsates or makes guitar sign...
Page 21: ...Move it away from bridge PU Either route it away from bridge pickup cavity or route a groove under the bridge pickup and glue or tape the driver wire inside the groove A small distance makes a large...
Page 22: ...from that shown in your hookup diagram Sustain is weak Raise both driver and bridge pickup closer to strings Especially close to smaller strings Both have a profound and equal e ff ect on the sustaine...
Page 23: ...connect to driver black wire by ON OFF switch when sustainer turned OFF For more troubleshooting tips please download the troubleshooting guide from the Sustainiac website Sustainiac is a registered t...
