Ecus Phantasms Acoustic Guitar Pickup and Preamble The "Ecus Phantasms" is designed to reproduce the sound of your guitar in the most natural way possible, including all of the harmonics of your instrument. The final sound is obtained by selecting and mixing the frequencies produced by the two transducers (Microphone and Pie) previously installed inside your guitar ("Phantasms On Board kit"). These controls include two sections: AIR and DEPTH.
Recommendations for use: Below is a list of settings depending on the guitar you use: Flat: You should start with a flat basic regulation. (The Master must be adjusted according to the input volume of the amplifier to which it is connected). Starting from here you can adjust the preamble controls according to the characteristics of the connected guitar to get the best perception of your instrument.
Variations of the setting based on the material of the soundboard: Different soundboards generate different harmonics; here we offer you some setting examples resulting from extensive tests on different woods. Usually, guitars with cedar tops (rosewood or mahogany back and sides) tend to give a round sound emphasizing the medium bass frequencies, while the guitars with spruce top (maple or sycamore back and sides) tend to be more clear particularly in the high harmonics.
Phantasms On Board Kit The "Phantasms On Board kit" allows you to properly control the Phantasms preamble. It is composed of an under saddle high sensibility pie of only 0.8mm of thickness and a high-quality microphone capsule both connected to a JET amplifier, that requires no battery and it is powered by the external preamble through a stereo output jack. The Phantasms On Board Kit is shown in fig. 1. Here are the assembly instructions: drill a hole that will be 2.
insert the output jack from the inside through the 12mm hole (fig. 4) insert the pie from the 2.5mm hole as shown below (fig. 5) Use the supplied adhesive to install the microphone about 5mm from the soundboard on the treble side (fig. 6). Since the microphone is adjustable, you can experiment with other alternative positions. After installation, close the self-adhesive clips of the microphone cable.
