UNMATCHED
ON EARTH

THE ORIGINAL
ON-BOARD ELECTRIC GUITAR SUSTAINER.

Hard Driver Installation Kit

We are working on a retail version of the Hard Driver sustainer, as well as an aftermarket installation kit.
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Music in our Bones

Used by some of the world's most influential musicians. Developed by Schuyler Duryee and Rick Knotts, two working guitarists, the Hard Driver is the original on-board electric guitar sustainer — and it has been refined every year since.

Hard Driver, Unmatched on Earth.

Hard Driver & Stryper

Michael Sweet’s signature build

Presenting Michael Sweet of Stryper his signature guitar, powered by Hard Driver technology. Thanks again to Michael and the Stryper family.

Michael Sweet of Stryper with his Hard Driver powered signature guitarMichael Sweet of Stryper being presented his Hard Driver signature guitarStryper signature guitar fitted with a Hard Driver sustainerHard Driver and the Stryper family at the signature guitar presentation
HARD DRIVER & Def Leppard

Phil Collen - Def Leppard

A longtime Hard Driver endorser and lead guitarist for one of the world’s biggest-selling rock bands. Collen’s PC1 Dinky was one of the original Jackson signature instruments and still carries a Hard Driver sustainer today — his USA signature model pairs it with his favoured H/S/S configuration and a dedicated intensity control.

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HARD DRIVER & Queensrÿche

Michael Wilton - Queensrÿche

Founding guitarist of a band that has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and helped define progressive metal with Operation: Mindcrime and Empire. A longtime Hard Driver player.

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HARD DRIVER

Unmatched Tech

We have been refining this circuit since 1988 and we have never stopped. Each generation hits harder than the one before it. Join the mailing list to hear about what is coming next.

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Video: Hard Driver Sustainer being installed for George Lynch

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Where to from here

Players

You want a Hard Driver in your instrument. A retail version and an aftermarket install kit are in development.

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Dealers & installers

Repair shops, luthiers and techs. We are building a selective network of trained installation partners.

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Manufacturers

Evaluating an on-board sustainer for a production or signature instrument. Hard Driver has shipped in signature models for decades.

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