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    I have a slelction of ACGs, and you are most welcome to come over and try them as we can't be too far apart geographically. I hope they end up on your shortlist as I feel that Alan is superb at the whole customer experience thing.
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    [quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1484897451' post='3219440'] I have a smooth hound and run in direct on most but on one bass [b]I clip it to the strap and use and adapter and a patch lead which works brilliantly[/b]. The adapter was £2 and is listed in the accessories on the smooth hound website. It is a brilliant bit of kit and does make life much nicer without cables getting in the way all the time. [/quote] This is what I do all the time; makes changing your bass relatively easy too.
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    Danesh has just bought an ACG from me. What a super guy, very easy to deal with and prompt in comms., payment etc. A real credit to the forum. Do not hesitate to deal with him even though he's in foreign parts!
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    [quote name='Skol303' timestamp='1484736224' post='3217857'] Hoping to make this as fairly sure I'm around that weekend PS: don't really have any interesting gear to bring, but happy to bore the pants off people about music production or run a short "idiot's guide to home recording", given that I myself am a qualified idiot. [/quote] I'm personally very interested in that as a state-registered techno-muppet.
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    [quote name='ped' timestamp='1484643369' post='3217019'] I prefer active. Less noise, more flexible - funny when people say there's too many knobs and it's confusing... if you can work a toaster you can learn the controls on a bass guitar [/quote] Toasters are the work of the devil.
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    I think I have all flavours, active, passive and active/passive switchable. Don't use effects though. I have no strong preference but in terms of live work as I use a wireless system I generally prefer active basses as I can stand out in the room and tweak a couple of things to seek the best sound and it saves walking back and forth to the head to change settings. My amp is run with everything flat with the honourable exception of a tiny bit of mid boost. That having been said I've played the last few gigs with the bass into a DI box into the desk and then fed back through the on-stage monitors. When a band is in full tilt I think it's pretty hard to tell what the bass is so for me it's just the convenience of having a preamp a few inches from my hand rather than several yards away . I very rarely change settings post sound-check.
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    Thanks all, very helpful.
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    So many good ones. How about Pictures Of Home from the earlier catalogue or Anya for a few years later.
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    I've just pickup up an Amercian Special P. Very nice bass, a nadge over 8lbs, fantastic neck (with satin finish) and dead easy to 'upgrade' too.
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    Not sure if this is the right place for this, but can anyone help with a tab or notation for this tune please? Thanks Alain
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    Not very pretty to my untrained eye.
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    MYBASS feedback

    ead replied to anthomp's topic in Feedback

    Just bought some strings from Pete, very easy to deal with many thanks. Highly recommended
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    [quote name='prowla' timestamp='1484071416' post='3212453'] I have an Affinity P-Bass; it cost me £50. It's now got a Mighty Mite neck on it (that cost me £50 too!). And a Hipshot D-tuner (yep, another £50). And a Badass bridge (I've had it many years, but it probably cost £50). And a Shadow pickup (that was less than £50). I'll probably replace the body at some point, and then it'll be de-Squired. I will then have all the Squier bits to put together and start again though... or I might sell it (for £50!). [/quote] Sounds like Trigger's bass rather than his broom
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    Bowie on TV

    ead replied to timmo's topic in General Discussion

    Yes I thought it was very thoughtfully done. Have not deleted it...
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    PMed
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    [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1483963604' post='3211396'] I recently put a Seymour Duncan quarter pounder in a mex Precision, sounds much better than it did with the standard pick up, but not as good as a US Standard. [/quote] Yeah, I found the SPB-3 a bit too aggressive sounding.
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    [quote name='Phil Adams' timestamp='1483958381' post='3211340'] Beautiful plumage! [/quote] But not as nice as the African Blue.
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    I was looking at these and contacted one of the shops. The say the supply came from Fender. Here's a pic of the s/n that they sent me: [attachment=235307:$_12.jpg] The prefix and everything looks right, but I can't find a reliable source to say whether the first two digits refer to the yob as the shop is saying it's 2015 (which I thought was after they were discontinued). Can anybody shed any further light?
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    The now standard how heavy is the bass please? Also can you advise whether the neck has a satin or gloss finish please?
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    Now sold on Evilbay for more money?!
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    Thanks, it is very pretty. I'm sorry but I don't have any sound clips or the means to record them at the moment.
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    All PMs responded to. Thanks for all the interest folks.
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    Gary has just acquired some EMG p/ups from me. Great to deal with, PM-friendly and rapido payment. A real credit to the forum and one of the guys that makes this place such a valuable resource.
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    With a heavy heart, for sale or trade is my Custom Spec ACG Finn 4 s/n 108. The spec is as follows:[list] [*]Spalt Maple top, Purpleheart accent, Black Walnut body. [*]5 piece Wenge/Maple neck with Pearloid bound Acrylic Impregnated Purpleheart board. No radius; 33″ scale with Banjo fret wire; 38mm nut [*][b]Second neck (currently fitted)[/b]: 3-piece maple and purpleheart, wenge board with 16” radius. EVO fretwire; 38mm nut [*]ACG RFB with Parallel/Single/Series coil switching ([b]modded by Alan at ACG for me)[/b] [*]ACG EQ02 4K/S filter pre-amp - Controls are: Volume; bass filter stack; treble filter stack; tone [*]Hipshot Type A Ultralite tuners [*]Dunlop dual design straplocks [*]Satin finish [*]Strung with D'Addario nickels [/list] More info. can be found on the ACG website here: [url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/acg_admin/wordpress/portfolio/0108-finn-4-string/"]http://www.acguitars...-finn-4-string/[/url] The EQ02 is one of the more simple to grasp filter preamps and can produce all kinds to different tones coupled with the various coil switching options. Hwere is the link to the EQ02 manual: [url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/docs/eq02Manual2009.pdf"]http://www.acguitars...2Manual2009.pdf[/url] From the ACG website in respect of the pickup: [i][b]AC RFB Humbucker:[/b] This wide aperture humbucking pickup provides a more aggressive, darker tone, with a lot punch and a smoother high end when compared to the more modern hifi tone of our FB pickup. A great choice for a powerful rock or extremely punchy funk tone, anything where you really want to be noticed. The pickup can be wound in series mode for a serious amount of low mid punch or parallel for pronounced mid range clarity. It can also be combined with a 3 way switch to allow access to series, parallel and single coil mode making for an incredibly versatile setup, a great choice for a single pickup bass, or in combination with any other pickup for a veritable Swiss Army knife of an instrument. RFB Pickups are available in 40mm or 50mm casings, however we recommend 50mm casings to get the best from the design.[/i] This is a stunning bass in excellent condition. I have done my best to capture the hues and tones of the woods used in the construction in the pictures but I don't think that they quite do the bass justice. I’ve tried to price the bass realistically in line with my experience of selling the odd ACG. New custom basses will be getting on towards £2k now so this represents a good value bass (imho of course). The bass comes with a Hiscox hard case and happy to meet up or delivery in person within reasonable distance for petrol money. Courier as a last resort. Anyone wishing to try the bass is welcome to pay a visit Chorley, where a selection of beverages and biscuits will be available. I'm [b]definitely interested in trades[/b] for other basses and happy to put cash towards the right bass. Please bear in mind that I have limited talents so EUBs are really not my thing although a 5er might be. Nothing too pointy or white please (or blue come to think of it), and if possible not too heavy, ideally less than 10lbs. I could well be tempted by a nice Precision. Thanks for looking and finally some pictures of the bass with the second neck fitted. The ACG website has the pics of the bass as originally made. I have the neck all packed up but happy to unwrap for pics if you would like to see them. [attachment=234880:ACG Finnray 01.jpg] [attachment=234881:ACG Finnray 02.jpg] [attachment=234882:ACG Finnray 03.jpg] [attachment=234883:ACG Finnray 04.jpg] [attachment=234884:ACG Finnray 05.jpg] [attachment=234885:ACG Finnray 06.jpg]
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