If installed, would a Fernandes Sustainer work on bass?

Why not?

But I'd check out an E-Bow, same/similar results, no mods necessary.
Michael Manring uses it a lot.

http://www.ebow.com/

 

You cannot install a guitar sustainer system onto a bass as far as I know. Fernandes used to make a bass version, but stopped selling them a while ago. Your best bet is to contact Fernandes themselves and ask them about it. They do make custom basses with it installed.

 

what about this?

groove tubes:

FATHEAD

The simple way
to get more sustain,
overtones and balance
from any guitar

or this, the fatfinger

 

Barroso, how does that fatfinger piece work?

Btw I have been searching for a sustain bridge for a while. You should speak with Michael Manring, he was using a prototype sustain bridge for his fretless.

 

Fathead.? Sounds like your talking about my brother.

I thought that the "Fatfinger" was sold originally to help cure dead spots on the fingerboard by adding mass to the headstock. I suppose it could add sustain but I've never tried one personally. Could be wrong but it sounds like a brain fart to me.

Best of Luck

 

never tried one...sorry! i know them only by name! and here in italy i havent seen one yet!

 

http://www.sustainiac.com

Maniac Music makes a Sustainiac model for bass. (FWIW, the Fernandes Sustainer is a reverse-engineered version of an older model of the Sustainiac.)

 

I know this post is ancient but here you go

 

Having one of those must be so much fun, any details to share?

 

All I can say is it runs off 18v, and is kind of like taming a beast when its engaged, it's very versatile when it comes to sound, especially the harmonics of it, blows sustainiac out of the water too btw, I found out recently that it's just the driver that's been discontinued, a regular fernandes sustainer circuit will power it, same one they had in older guitar models. I just bought a gotoh 510br bridge I found on eBay, not gonna do any vids til that's equipped