J. David Carrera
From:
Los Angeles, CA
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Posted 29 Feb 2024 2:16 pm |
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EM DRIVE SUSTAIN SYSTEM by Steeltronics
$300 pickup in Socal, $320 shipped
Infinite sustain for pedal steel, the only effect of it's kind for pedal steel that I'm aware of. Works like an E-bow or sustainer pickup, but only on the strings you pick.
The drive coil is narrow enough to fit on most (if not all) 10 string pedal steels that I've come across. I can upload photos if desired.
From Website:
"The EM Drive Sustain System allows you to create infinite sustain from notes that are picked normally. Notes are played exactly as you are used to, there is no change in technique or hand position required.
The EM Drive amplifies the signal coming from the steel bridge pickup and routes this energy back to the strings via a drive coil mounted under the strings. When the EM Drive is set up properly the volume pedal control controls the initial note volume exactly as before, but when you depress the pedal to sustain a note in the manner that steel players normally do, the energy from the EM Drive is faded in and keeps the strings vibrating. For a steel player used to volume pedal use, the effect is seamless and its quite easy to find the point where the note will sustain. Typically you will find that as the drive coil signal is starting to control the string vibration, the volume pedal even can be backed off slightly.
The system consists of a Drive Coil, a Power Unit, a 1/8 inch 3.5 mm connector cable, and a power supply." |
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