dougal Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 GW "SC-1" built by Grandon Westlund. In progress: In my sweaty mitts: Quote
bass_ferret Posted February 20, 2008 Author Posted February 20, 2008 Not really my style but you have to admire the craftmanship. Never heard of Grandon Westlund. Scandinavian? Quote
thedontcarebear Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 [quote name='dougal' post='143489' date='Feb 20 2008, 12:31 AM']GW "SC-1" built by Grandon Westlund.[/quote] That's very nice, who is that builder? Got a website? I may one day have something to add to this thread, it's been 8 months since I ordered my ACG. Quote
thedontcarebear Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Actually, I googled, and found this [url="http://www.gwbasses.com/"]http://www.gwbasses.com/[/url] Quote
andyonbass Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Heres another contribution from me ACG J-type The spec Black Limba body with a Flame Maple top and black contrast veneer. 7 piece Maple/Bubinga neck with a Mac Ebony board Flame Maple headplate Black Limba backplate and heel. ACG filter pre-amp and ACG FB pickups in a jazz style narrow soapbar. [attachment=5788:IMG_2551.jpg] [attachment=5789:IMG_2552.jpg] [attachment=5790:IMG_2557.jpg] Quote
dougal Posted February 20, 2008 Posted February 20, 2008 Black dyed maple burl top. For the neck, flamed maple center with wenge stringers and zebrawood outers. Purpleheart fingerboard. Lightweight swamp ash for the body. Wooden pickup covers & knobs. Figured top covers entire top. Oil finish. Wenge accent layer. More porn at: [url="http://www.gwbasses.com/projects/archive/index.shtml"]http://www.gwbasses.com/projects/archive/index.shtml[/url] He's American. With the dollar so weak it made sense... until I had to pay the import tax!!!! ^_^ Quote
RichBowman Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 Mmmmm - All lovely stuff..... I've only just come across this post, so thought I'd best add in mine.... Shuker Single Cut Custom 5: English White Ash Body, Cooked Maple top, Maple and Wenge 5 piece laminate 35" scale neck with Graphite rods, EMG DC and CS pick ups and 18v Shuker 3 band EQ. Not getting used as much as I'd like it to at the moment, but hopefully should be remedying that soon. Rich Quote
mcgraham Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 Wow! That's stunning Rich! I've often wondered about singlecut bolt ons, if it is any different, or whether it is even worth having a singlecut constructed like that. Whats your take on it? Mark Quote
thedontcarebear Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 That's a nice looking singlecut :brow: Quote
RichBowman Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 Thanks guys! As for the construction, I think it's down to personal preference, and cost :-) I've personally not noticed any real difference between through-neck and bolt ons (other than aesthetics - Some through-necks really are a work of art), and the neck is [u]very[/u] securely fixed to the body. Apparently the extended (or lack of) horn helps keep the neck fixed further up and helps achieve a lower action - not something I've really noticed as I'm not a massive fan of super low actions (a bit heavy handed on the technique front and I like to dig in a bit). Cheers, Rich Quote
mcgraham Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 (edited) Gotcha I love the aesthetic of the single cut, but I prefer a bolt on for the complete adjustability of it (i.e. shimming it if necessary, replace the neck easily if something went wrong). The two kind of seem irreconcilable to me. But that looks great. The way I play means that even blocky heels ala Fender don't bother me, and I too cannot really tell the sonic difference between a bolt on and set neck and neck thru. So there are no pros for me having set neck or neck thru other than the look or perhaps the ability to achieve a thinner body. However I'd imagine the ability to shim the neck on a [s]set neck[/s] [u][i]singlecut[/i][/u] is somewhat impaired due to the length of the bolt on area... oh well, I'll speak to Jon about it next weekend. Unfortunately my neck won't be ready til after the Bash it seems. Rubbish. Mark Edited March 19, 2008 by mcgraham Quote
mcgraham Posted March 19, 2008 Posted March 19, 2008 [quote]However I'd imagine the ability to shim the neck on a [s]set neck[/s] [i]singlecut[/i][/quote] My bad! Will edit my post in the interest of clarity. Mark Quote
urb Posted March 21, 2008 Posted March 21, 2008 Can I play? Here they are again - she's so damn fine: [attachment=6670:front_long.jpg] [attachment=6671:pups_close.jpg] [attachment=6672:back_flat.jpg] [attachment=6673:back_close.jpg] [attachment=6674:headstock.jpg] [attachment=6675:top_down.jpg] Mike Quote
fretmeister Posted June 3, 2008 Posted June 3, 2008 [quote name='Steve_K' post='866' date='May 17 2007, 09:47 PM']Oh cool, good idea My Custom Status S2 Specs: S2 Classic Through Neck Headless 5 String, EADGC Board 302 Walnut/Utile back, "MooWood" front (Spalted Siberian Ash, we believe) Black Hardware [/quote] WOW!!! Me want one! That is lovely indeed Quote
Lfalex v1.1 Posted June 9, 2008 Posted June 9, 2008 I didn't have this made for me, but I bought it from "new". Zoot Chaser Prototype. Quilted Maple (1/2" thick) over Swamp Ash. Rosewood Fretboard. PurpleHeart Accent layer between the Maple and Ash. Maple Neck (Bolt-on) Proprietary Bridge Seymour Duncan Basslines MM HB Pickup 18v East E-Pro EQ with Bass, Treble, Bright, Full Passive Bypass, Series/Parallel switching, Passive tone control. Sounds best on lighter gauge strings. Must get some DRs or Elixirs for it at some point. I neglect it too much! Sounds? Think "[i]Stingray[/i]" and then some, but that passive tone can really smooth it out if you need it. Quote
ChrisDev Posted June 22, 2008 Posted June 22, 2008 [quote name='peted' post='162558' date='Mar 24 2008, 01:02 PM']WOW, Mike. That is a masterpiece.[/quote] An extremely beautiful masterpiece!! Quote
phil_the_bassist Posted June 23, 2008 Posted June 23, 2008 [quote name='Steve_K' post='866' date='May 17 2007, 09:47 PM']Oh cool, good idea My Custom Status S2 Specs: S2 Classic Through Neck Headless 5 String, EADGC Board 302 Walnut/Utile back, "MooWood" front (Spalted Siberian Ash, we believe) Black Hardware [/quote] *Jaw drops* ...stunning! Quote
themoo Posted September 7, 2008 Posted September 7, 2008 (edited) Couple more custom Status.... Made with a wood I supplied called 'moo wood'! (same as Steve's above) along with a friend's moo wood King Bass Edited September 7, 2008 by themoo Quote
MuseMatt Posted September 19, 2008 Posted September 19, 2008 Unfortunately I don't have a great cam but here goes A 'van der End' JB, made in 1994 (so it's 14 years old for those who don't wanna do some maths) Custom van der End electronics and preamp Alder / Ash sandwiched body Maple neck and fretboard Hipshot Ultralite hardware I've yet to have the nut replaced, because the current one is a bit too wide (after 14 years of use that's not too bad though) Quote
agoulding Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 thatnks to you musematt...i need to change my trousers... Quote
Lorne Posted October 25, 2008 Posted October 25, 2008 [quote name='7string' post='85424' date='Nov 8 2007, 02:20 PM']Here's my contribution to this thread !! Mine's a Sei Offset Flamboyant 7 string [url="http://www.seibass.com"]www.seibass.com[/url] otherwise known as 'Jezebel'. I'd wanted a Sei for about 12 years before I was in a position to place the order. I'd met Martin Petersen at one of the music shows and, even though I'm just a regular Joe, he spent time to go over the designs and construction of his Sei basses. From that time, I've never played a bass that felt as good, or that was as well built as a Sei. Come 2006 and I placed the order, a year later the bass was ready for collection. The thru-neck is flamed maple & wenge and is topped with a birds-eye maple 'board with my signature laser-etched into a mother-of pearl block at the 12th fret. The core of the body is walnut, with a veneer of bolivar which has been dyed claret (which actually looks pinkish) separating it from the full facings of lacewood. Pink is my fiancee's favourite colour so it was great to incorporate that into the instrument. Electronics are passive and are just 1 custom Kent Armstrong humbucker, to 1 volume control. I have basses with active circuits, but I always leave the EQ flat anyway, so I didn't see the point in having any onboard tone shaping!! The bass has an XLR out in addition to the regular 1/4" as well as coil-tap button on the lower edge. Pull the volume pot and the purple LED's on the side of the neck light up. It's just one heckuva bass !! The close-up pics are courtesy of London-based Graphic Artist, Gareth Jones. [/quote] If that was headless it would be PERFECT,never have liked that headstock,stunning bass though mate Quote
7string Posted January 29, 2009 Posted January 29, 2009 Here's the ACG 9 string which I collected today: Basic Specs: 9 strings 35" scale Swamp ash body with mahogany top and wenge accent Mahogany headstock facing with a wenge backplate Maple/wenge neck with wenge transition plate Bookmatched, acrylicised, spalted maple fingerboard Hipshot hardware. piezo in bridge ACG pickups and EQ-01 preamp Serial/Parallel switching Neck or Piezo switch Low battery indicator This is the result of many, many hours on Alan's (ACG) part and to him I extend my sincerest thanks and congratulations on producing such a fine instrument. These aren't the greatest pics, but hopefully they will give an idea of how great this ERB is!! Quote
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