vexed73
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Does steve lukather use emg pickups with the sustainer?
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mhorse
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This is basically what comes stock on Luke model: http://www.emginc.com/displayproducts.asp?section=Guitar&categoryid=11&catalogid=53
(without pickguard, obviously)
According to Steve's website, he doesn't modify his Lukes: http://www.stevelukather.net/Gear.aspx
I would say two above facts entail that he doesn't.
(without pickguard, obviously)
According to Steve's website, he doesn't modify his Lukes: http://www.stevelukather.net/Gear.aspx
I would say two above facts entail that he doesn't.
Banger
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Hey Guys,
please do an favor to everyone else in here (as well as to yourselves) and use the search function or browse through the existing threads before opening a new one. This topic has been discussed more than once, e.g. here.
Long story short:
He uses a Fernandes sustainer in the neck position on some of his Luke Signatures.
Steve Vai drove him to that and he did not modify his guitars himself, but the guys at ebmm did it for him. Read the entire website and get the facts
Excuse me for being a bit harsh, but I think it's boring to read the same questions over and over again.
please do an favor to everyone else in here (as well as to yourselves) and use the search function or browse through the existing threads before opening a new one. This topic has been discussed more than once, e.g. here.
Long story short:
He uses a Fernandes sustainer in the neck position on some of his Luke Signatures.
Steve Vai drove him to that and he did not modify his guitars himself, but the guys at ebmm did it for him. Read the entire website and get the facts
Excuse me for being a bit harsh, but I think it's boring to read the same questions over and over again.
vexed73
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Yes I started that last thread but it doesnt answer the question I have now. I want to know other than the neck sustainer what were the other two pickups.
slukather
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vexed73 said:
Yes the other 2 pickups are EMG, the sustainer, no one knows, what it is, even Luke doesn't know which model it is.
I think he switches between then like you would piezo and magnetic pickups. But Jon would probably know more about that, but thats the way l would wire it up.
Scott.
vexed73
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Thanks I have a SX strat copy and ordered a sustainer system today. I have an 81 in the bridge of this guitar and just sold the SA out of it becuase I was going to get S's. I figured what the hey lets try the sustainer out. I wouldnt butcher up my new LUKE though especially since it already has the piezos.
slukather
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vexed73 said:
Sounds like a good idea, I think a Luke with piezo only has one, battery, so you would have to put another battery in it, then another selector switch.
Scott.
slukather
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jongitarz said:
Sorry Jon, l thought Luke might of got you to put the sustainer pick ups in, l have seen Luke with some guitars with the sustainer, and some which the EMG's.
Scott.
JDouglee
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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.
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.
slukather
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JDouglee said:
I was thinking of getting one put on one of my Lukes, but it would be a novalty item for a while, and l'll be scared to use it too much like a certain guitarist who just toured last year with the initials EVH. hehe
Scott.
JDouglee
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You have a point thereslukather said:
Think of Luke, Vai & Schon instead
slukather
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JDouglee said:You have a point there
Think of Luke, Vai & Schon instead
Yeah true, the way luke uses it, it sounds very tasty, and l've been very impressed with Schon lately, he kind of was all over the place (playing wish) in the 80's, but l've been really digging Soul Sirkus cd, mmmmm tasty. hehe.
Scott.
JDouglee
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I'm going to see Soul Sirkus on Thursday, going to be rockin' show
Here's the new live video clips they just put up. Kinda kickin' if U ask me
Click http://soulsirkus.com/photos.html
Here's the new live video clips they just put up. Kinda kickin' if U ask me
Click http://soulsirkus.com/photos.html
slukather
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You lucky bastard, l wish l was going, have a great time, l've heard it's a rocking concert.
Scott.
Scott.
JDouglee
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Yeah lucky maybe, but you've got Virgil & Tony MacAlpine coming in June.slukather said:
https://musictek.store.net.au/shop/events.php?osCsid=2d486ff378136324950f86a8b432dae2
