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    DK2S owners and electronics guys, I need your help

    I picked up a DK2S in a trade. Since they had Duncan Designed pickup in them I wasn't too concerned with them sounding a little muddy when I went for a test drive. But after getting a JB installed the guitar still sounds muddy when not using the sustainiac. Also, when I pulled out the battery the pickup sounds normal.

    I checked the wiring diagram. Everything was stock when I got it so the only modification was swapping out the bridge. Are any DK2S owners experiencing anything similar?
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    Could be a bad wiring job between the circuit and stock controls. Could have also been a bad battery.
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    • #3
      I would redo the wiring. I had one and had to redo it. I ran the plug straight to the pickup to see what it would sound like first and it was night and day!

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      • #4
        Can someone post a pic of their control cavity for reference please?

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        • #5
          I emailed Maniac Music and Alan Hoover emailed me back on a Saturday asking me to send back the board. I think they're just going to send me a new one. After doing a search on Alan and Maniac it appears they have excellent customer service. I also had my tech check out the Sustainiac this morning and he agrees it's the board.

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          • #6
            Did you actually try changing the battery? I had to do that when I first got mine, and I also had a dodgy 5 way switch causing issues, which I had to clean with some spray.
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            • #7
              It's easy to bjork the pot when installing it onto a guitar, and if MM is willing to fix it or replace it, I'd take them up on it.
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              The most human thing we can do is comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

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              • #8
                Got the circuit board back on Thursday and installed over the weekend. No more muddiness. I don't know what he fixed but for $25 extra I got the harmonic mode upgraded so that it's similar to what they're making now. I really love how Maniac Music stood behind their product. It was never a battery issue. I was thinking it might have been a bypass issue. All I know is they fixed it for free and for a few bucks extra it's supposed to be similar to what's out now.

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