Scoop Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 [quote name='skelf' post='1222678' date='May 6 2011, 10:27 PM']Believe me Scoop is very much appreciated. One of the plusses of this business is that I have met quiet a few guys who started off as customers but I would now like to think of them as friends, Scoop is firmly in that category.[/quote] Thanks for that. All you need to do now is hand over the cash and I'll release your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 An update - and one which I'm very pleased with coz it indicates that there's really not that much longer to wait. I think the neck laminates work together well aesthetically and I'm very pleased with the way in which the flame maple fretboard contrasts so nicely with the Australian Blackwood top. All in all, it's shaping up to be another masterpiece from ACG. There isn't an emoticon for a *happy bunny* so here's a pirate, somewhat pointlessly, instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 [quote name='Scoop' post='1363950' date='Sep 6 2011, 11:53 AM']There isn't an emoticon for a *happy bunny*...[/quote] Ahem... Looking good, Scoop. Has Alan been employing austerity measures though? You've only got 2 bolts holding the neck on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 [quote name='BottomEndian' post='1363952' date='Sep 6 2011, 11:56 AM']Ahem... Looking good, Scoop. Has Alan been employing austerity measures though? You've only got 2 bolts holding the neck on. [/quote] Ooooh, good bunny find. I think the two bolts were a tempir... tempirar... short term measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 Alan's completed the carving on my Blackwood Recurve Single Cut 5. Gorgeous, innit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 That's beautiful mate! You must be getting pretty excited now... Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Some of Alan's fingerboard woods just floor me. That's another lovely pieve of timber there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted September 19, 2011 Author Share Posted September 19, 2011 [quote name='eude' timestamp='1315919614' post='1371821'] That's beautiful mate! You must be getting pretty excited now... Eude [/quote] Yeah, I have a series of depping gigs coming up over the next few months, all with the same band, so I'm hoping to give this an outing pretty much as soon as I get it. I've already decided that I'll be using the graft harlot 5 and the beech recurve 4 for most of the gigs but I'm really looking foreward to the opportunity to give this a run out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 [quote name='Scoop' timestamp='1316432788' post='1377865'] Yeah, I have a series of depping gigs coming up over the next few months, all with the same band, so I'm hoping to give this an outing pretty much as soon as I get it. I've already decided that I'll be using the graft harlot 5 and the beech recurve 4 for most of the gigs but I'm really looking foreward to the opportunity to give this a run out. [/quote] Nice one matey. Sounds like a good plan! Can't be long now?.... Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_zimmerman Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 Indeed--a little finish, a bit of hardware and electronics, and she'll be ready to go! Too exciting! (Just got word from Alan that my special heavy, wide-*ss bridge arrive from Hipshot, so mine's not far off either...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 [quote name='mike_zimmerman' timestamp='1316453678' post='1378217'] Indeed--a little finish, a bit of hardware and electronics, and she'll be ready to go! Too exciting! (Just got word from Alan that my special heavy, wide-*ss bridge arrive from Hipshot, so mine's not far off either...) [/quote] Wide-*ss? What the hell spacing you going for?.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_zimmerman Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 [quote name='eude' timestamp='1316463795' post='1378464'] Wide-*ss? What the hell spacing you going for?.. [/quote] 20mm string spacing at the bridge, with a 50mm nut, same as my Curbows. Rightly or wrongly, that's just the size that feels like a "real" bass to me! (in honor of "Talk Like a Pirate Day"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 [quote name='mike_zimmerman' timestamp='1316466010' post='1378521'] 20mm string spacing at the bridge, with a 50mm nut, same as my Curbows. Rightly or wrongly, that's just the size that feels like a "real" bass to me! (in honor of "Talk Like a Pirate Day"). [/quote] Wow, I've gone for 16.5mm on my new 6er with a 52mm nut - I've found that smaller dimensions make things easier for a stocky little Scotsman like myself! You must be a big lad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_zimmerman Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 [quote name='eude' timestamp='1316467432' post='1378554'] Wow, I've gone for 16.5mm on my new 6er with a 52mm nut - I've found that smaller dimensions make things easier for a stocky little Scotsman like myself! You must be a big lad! [/quote] Not at all--5'8" or so. Just not a lot of finesse in my playing, so I need lots of room to flail about... But back to Scoop's lovely lady in waiting. Is she going to have gold hardware for a bit of bling? (Normally I'm not much on gold hardware, but with these woods it might actually look nice...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted September 20, 2011 Author Share Posted September 20, 2011 No Mike, I'll stick to black hardware - I'm no great lover of gold hardware. I have it on my schecter fretless and it was on the old Warmoth SG that I had and it always looks a little cheap and nasty to my eyes, not least when it's a year or two old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_zimmerman Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Scoop, I generally agree about gold hardware, but the Hipshot stuff (tuners, at least) actually has a nice satin finish which looks much less cheap. Black will look outstanding, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 looks fantastic. How many neck bolts do you need lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 Well, as things turn out it's actually my EIGHTH ACG, not seventh as another one snuck in while this was being built... And... it's finished. And it's superb. I collected it from Alan at Bassday UK and was overwhelmed by how fabulous it looks. It's playability is superb and it balances perfectly. The pickups marry perfectly with the East U Retro and it sounds phenomenal. [IMG]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6227/6321659081_9c6dbd6fa4_z.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6110/6321659089_bf821bca55_z.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6111/6321659097_80408f87f5_z.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6222/6321659101_c35c2595b9_z.jpg[/IMG] I'm running out of superlatives. There will be number NINE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted November 12, 2011 Author Share Posted November 12, 2011 Huh. No love for my ACG it seems. Humbly apologise for it not being a Jazz bass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomEndian Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 [quote name='Scoop' timestamp='1321096409' post='1435311'] Huh. No love for my ACG it seems. Humbly apologise for it not being a Jazz bass... [/quote] I've already loved it elsewhere (and loved it in the flesh... oo-errr), but I'll reiterate the love here: LOVE IT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 [quote name='Scoop' timestamp='1321096409' post='1435311'] Huh. No love for my ACG it seems. Humbly apologise for it not being a Jazz bass... [/quote] Huge love for your ACG mate It's an absolute peach of a bass! The gloss finish really makes the blackwood pop, and I love the satin finish on the neck too, nice attention to detail If it sounds half as good as it looks, I can't EVER see you putting it down. Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Stunning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 A shot in the arm for original designs. Well done ... post a sound clip for us all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_zimmerman Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 [quote name='eude' timestamp='1321218363' post='1436706'] If it sounds half as good as it looks, I can't EVER see you putting it down. [/quote] ...unless you have to pick up another ACG, of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rk7 Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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