Hernandes Sustainer

[mojomkr]

Steve Lukather / TOTO
"Since 1996, when I got my Fernandes Sustainer, I have not done a gig or a recording without it. It's made the electric guitar the living, breathing thing I've always wanted it to be" Does anyone know if Lukather has had the Hernandes Sustainer installed on his Luke guitar's before or after it leaves Musicman??

 

[TNT]

Which one?? The Hernandes or the Fernandes?

One's made in China (Hernandes) and one's made in USA (Fernandes) They're step-brothers.


After it leaves the factory.

 

[jcm900]

I read somewhere that the sustainers in Luke's EBMMs has been fitted at Fernandes.

 

[banjoplayer]

Steves tech puts the other p/ups in his guitars. When I build them they just have the EMGs, and I am pretty sure he does not have that setup on all his axes.

source: http://www.ernieball.com/forums/mus...eve-lukather-pickups-sustainer.html#post71013

and a bite later in that particular thread, forumite JDouglee says:

Fernandes does the installs for Luke. There's a specific set of instructions you
need for it to work with EMGs...some resistors are different.

I had mine done by Luke's tech, based on his #1 guitar. It's awesome, Sustainers are alot of fun.

source: http://www.ernieball.com/forums/mus...eve-lukather-pickups-sustainer.html#post71273

 

[GoKart Mozart]

Hmmm...so apparently Steve Vai turned Luke on to the Fernandes Sustainer. I wonder if Luke then turned Mr. Van Halen on to it? If so, then we know who is to blame for the awful sounds made during the '04 VH tour!