Kev

Do ACG still sell their filter preamps modules seperately?

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1425716077' post='2709934'] £7k!!! That would buy...... [/quote] A tuner on a Fodera? I still can't get over how cool these all wenge Warwick necks look and feel. Loved mine on the 2013 SSI. Could only be bettered if it was one solid block of wenge!

[quote name='Wooks79' timestamp='1425979849' post='2712880'] Will you be scrapping the Buckeye burl then and going full Claro walnut? [/quote] No no no, still the walnut body with buckeye top

[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1425976139' post='2712839'] Not normally fussed by walnut but it is a very pretty (and surprisingly large) cut of it! [/quote] And that is what it looks like dry. Just wait until it is oiled! The figuring is going to be insane

So, my big block of claro walnut has arrived from California, and looks like it is big enough for a 1 piece body and a 1 piece neck!

[quote name='visog' timestamp='1425668914' post='2709642'] You're avoiding the issue [/quote] You're missing the point.

I'll be in Birmingham

Providing ticket prices aren't silly, I'll be in Birmingham

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1425030654' post='2703066'] Another Dingwall in the house [url="https://flic.kr/p/riTWXJ"][/url] [url="https://flic.kr/p/qnbAcT"][/url] [url="https://flic.kr/p/r2rd8m"][/url] [/quote] Nice upgrade, that is wonderful

it can't be a serious offer, no way. Surely? Must be up for sale again soon due to a non-paying bidder...

woo I came extremely close to buying this, I'm glad it has found a home! Really interested to hear what it sounds like

[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1424568035' post='2697936'] That is going to be one very pretty looking bass! Picked a great cut of buckeye for the top too, just the right amount of 'in your faceness' about it. [/quote] That is exactly why I chose it. Some Buckeye is just too much, but I love the waves and colours of this piece, and no bookmatching!

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1424559136' post='2697799'] Be a nice Chrimbo present for you. [/quote] I am hoping it will be more of a Halloween present

Nine months or so I reckon, so should be a 2015 delivery

They have some superb suppliers, thats for sure One piece Buckeye Burl is not something you see too often, and I fell in love with that Walnut as soon as I was shown it.

So, I figured it was time to start a new build thread! I have long been found to be drooling over the Instagram/Facebook feeds of Alpher Instruments, and after much deliberation I have an amazing build commissioned! Had some good chats with Chris and we are slowly hammering out the final spec, at present it reads as follows: [b]Updated 16.05.2015[/b] 5 String Mako Elite - 24 Fret Body: AAAAA Marbled/Curly 1 Piece Claro Walnut Top: 'Specialist Grade' 1 piece Buckeye Burl Neck Wood: 'Ribbon' figured Two-Tone Indian Rosewood Fingerboard: Ziricote Pickups: 2 x Nordstrand Bigman Preamp: Nordstrand 2 Band EQ with Coil Pan Hipshot A Bridge and Ultralite Tuners Carved Wooden Control Knobs A few pictures of the (uncut) woods chosen so far. They look incredible in the raw form as it is, I cannot wait to see them oiled! Claro Walnut: Buckeye Top and Ziricote Board: Early days, but I intend to keep this thread fully updated

I am tempted to grab an acoustic if one comes up, but by the time I get round to checking they are long gone!

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1424467336' post='2696776'] Because you're buying goods unseen is why. Perfectly morally acceptable. [/quote] It really is not that black and white. But this isn't the thread for the conversation so I will leave it here