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05-16-2021, 10:53 AM
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The Ghost bridge/pickup has been offered for the X10 for some time. For amplified sound, there shouldn't be much difference.
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05-16-2021, 03:46 PM
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05-16-2021, 05:17 PM
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Hi Casualmusic,
I just ordered an X7 with the Ghost + K&K and I specifically asked Davy if there would be any deadening of the sound acoustically with that pickup combination. He wrote back, "The guitar isnt muted at all with the different systems." Barb
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05-16-2021, 08:24 PM
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Hi Barb.
That's good to know. Thanks.
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05-22-2021, 07:41 AM
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05-22-2021, 08:44 PM
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On April 30th I ordered a custom X-20 with Hexpander midi system with ghost piezo, special neck, wood veneer top, etc . I had an Anthem in the last one and it was great but I was assured there would be no drop off in tone , so we’ll see.
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07-12-2021, 08:43 AM
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07-15-2021, 01:54 PM
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I'm very curious to know how this pickup system handles feedback. With round sound holes (e.g. my Rainsong), I can plug the sound hole up with a feedback buster and am practically immune to feedback. But Emerald guitars don't have as easy of a solution I don't think.
The thing that makes me ask is that I'm looking for an amplified nylon solution. I'm particular in that I play almost exclusively in the classical playing position, and am only really comfortable with a real acoustic-sized guitar body (so I'd prefer not to get a thin body nylon electric like a Godin Multiac). I have an X20 Nylon that's pretty perfect. Now that the ghost system is available (allows us to control intonation and action, and we can also blend it with K&Ks), I just need to have some reasonable confidence I can play amplified with others and not have too much of a feedback issue. I did ask Emerald about how their X10 is resistant to feedback (it was something that they mentioned in one of their X10 videos I believe), and instead of answering me, they directed me to a Youtube video, of which didn't tell me HOW it was feedback resistant, just that it was. I mention this only in that I understand the ghost pickups are also used on the X10 model, which is supposedly resistant to feedback. But I've no technical understanding of how it is any more resistant to feedback than a standard undersaddle piezo would be. And if it's not, I can tell you that with my Rainsong, I do need a feedback buster from time to time to keep it under control (well, I've used a notch filter and/or inverted the phase before to do it too, but ain't nothing so simple as stuffing the hole with a plug). Any experience or thoughts on this would be appreciated! Last edited by btbliatout; 07-15-2021 at 02:02 PM.
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07-15-2021, 05:11 PM
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For what it is worth, I just connected my nylon X7 to a GR-55 and AER amp and I did not have any problems with feedback. However, I did not have any feedback with the Ghost-piezo either. I will be interested to see if anybody else has experienced any issues.
Last edited by StringMeUp; 07-15-2021 at 05:12 PM. Reason: Improve readability.
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07-19-2022, 06:56 AM
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Emerald with Ghost Pickup
Below is a video demo of an Emerald X20 equipped with the Graphtech Ghost Pickup and K&K. At approximately 1:40 into the demo you can hear the Ghost pickup played with the K&K volume off. Later you hear the K&K alone and then both blended:
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