Graph-tech Ghost Acoustic MIDI Manual do Utilizador

Acoustic MIDI SystemBe the band.User Guide

Locating ghost ComponentsAdding the ghost® system to your instrument begins with careful planning. Begin by plug-ging the components in

Tools Required5/16”9/32”1/4”1/16”7/64”9Electric drill and bits: 5/16” (12” long recommend-ed), 9/32”, 1/4”, 7/64”, 1/16”Square le for 13-pin jack ho

Do not le ghost saddles!Do not adjust the height of the strings by l-ing the string slots. This will alter the relation-ship betwe

Saddle Pickups & Pagoda ShimFor guitars with at ngerboards, such as clas-sical guitars, the Pagoda Shim is not used. The saddle p

Putting plugs onto pickup wiresOnce the pickup wires have been threaded through the 7/64” holes in the bottom of the 1/8” saddle slot, the metal crimp

the crimps so that the catches on the plastic housing will engage the crimps when they are fully inserted.If you need to remove the housing, ca

Installing Hexpander & 13-pin jackFor instruments with solid-wood sides, reinforce the area where you are going to cut the hole for the 13-pin jac

a rectangular mounting hole in the body. Choose a location for this hole, checking that there is room for the Hexpander behind it, and th

13-pin Jack TemplateCut out this full-sized template and use it to mark the location of the holes to drill for mount-ing the 13-pin

Tape the template to the edge of the instrument, and mark the center of the circles onto the guitar by tap-ping through the template into the lacquer

i n t r o d u c t i o n Modular components Saddle Pickups Pagoda Shim Hexpander Traction Switch Program Up/Down Switch *optional* Tone Control

Using a 1/16” bit, drill the four holes for the mount-ing screws in the outer most marks to a depth of 1/4”. Make these holes perpendicu

Using a 5/16” bit, drill holes within the inner rect-angle to remove most of the wood in the cavity.19

Using a le or a Dremel rotary tool, remove the remain-ing wood to edges of the marked rectangle. Be careful not to enlarge the mounting hole beyond t

Mounting the Tone ControlVariable Control LayoutsCarefully consider the placement of the Tone Control module, not only in terms of locating the contro

center-to-center between pots: 2-1/2” (63.5mm) mounting hole diameter: 9/32” (7.1mm)Drill three 9/32” (7.1mm) diameter holes to mount the pot

23Control KnobsA set of three, stacked rosewood knobs is available from Graph Tech as a separate item, with a 1/16” hex key included for installation

J27J26J25J24J22E B G D A E 1 2 3 4 5 6 HEXPANDER + 24Wiring Connections Diagram

Down Up Program 9v Tip Ring Y Vi BuR R Bk + TONE CONTROL Treble Bass Mid Sweep Mid Tone Acoustic MIDI Vol. Vol. 25

t e c h n i c a l d e t a i l sVolume/Tone/Mid-Sweep pots 9/32” (7.1mm)Program Selector Switch 1/4” (6.4mm)Output Jack 3/8” (11.9mm)Component Dimensi

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The ghost Acoustic/MIDI system lets you add MIDI capability to almost any acoustic guitar, as well as amplify the instrument’s natur

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Modular ComponentsThe ghost Acoustic/MIDI systems installs without any soldering. The pickups, modules, switches, and jacks plug into eac

Saddle PickupsAcoustic/MIDI saddles sets are available with two notch sizes, for either steel-string or nylon-string guitars. The dimensions a

Pagoda ShimThe Pagoda Shim goes in the saddle slot and provides six “steps” at dierent heights for the saddles to sit on, resulting in an 18” r

HexpanderThe Hexpander is the MIDI interface board with integrated 13-pin connector. It interfaces with most pitch-to-MIDI converters,

Tone ControlThe OEM Tone Control is an adjustable acoustic preamp that delivers true acoustic sound from piezo pickups. The middle po

i n s t a l l a t i o nInstalling the ghost Acoustic/MIDI system requires some permanent modication of the instrument, including holes th