{"id":857506,"date":"2023-10-27T05:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/?p=857506"},"modified":"2023-10-30T14:29:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:29:39","slug":"watch-the-ghost-brand-new-video-from-john-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2023\/10\/27\/watch-the-ghost-brand-new-video-from-john-5\/","title":{"rendered":"[WATCH] &#8216;The Ghost&#8217;, brand new video from John 5."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-primary-color has-text-color has-background tw-cols-stack-md is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0b3c9c8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background:radial-gradient(rgb(4,4,4) 0%,rgba(155,81,224,0) 100%)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_30694\"  width=\"590\" height=\"332\"  data-origwidth=\"590\" data-origheight=\"332\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_E5mI0Ouors?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/john-5.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"YouTube player\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/_E5mI0Ouors\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=800&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>John 5 has just released a fresh play-through video for his banging new single, &#8220;The Ghost&#8221;. Shot in Barry Pointer&#8217;s studio, the video shows off John 5 ripping through his track and drummer Alex Mercado adding some beats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking about the release John 5 says \u201c<em>This song called &#8216;The Ghost&#8217; is pretty much about my guitar that<br>came out earlier this year. The guitar is, to me, the perfect guitar. It has everything; looks, durability,<br>amazing sound, so the only thing I could do is create a song that shows all of its glory. When the guitar<br>came out, I went right into the studio and recorded this song with the new guitar, and I couldn\u2019t think of<br>a more fitting title than &#8216;The Ghost<\/em>&#8216;.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s also up for streaming, so check it out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ffm.to\/vq9vk1d\" style=\"color:#ff0000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">STREAM\/ DOWNLOAD THE BRAND NEW SINGLE FROM JOHN 5: &#8220;THE GHOST&#8221;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Produced, Engineered and Mixed:<\/strong> Barry Pointer <br><strong>Single Cover Art:<\/strong> Joe Lalich <br><strong>Mastered:<\/strong> Brian Lucey &#8211; Magic Garden <br><strong>Mastering Video Editor:<\/strong> Mike Savage<br><strong>Social Media Promotional &amp; Branding Artwork:<\/strong> 1976DesignsUK<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John 5 has dropped a play-through video for his new single, &#8220;The Ghost&#8221;. 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