giblett123 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 (edited) Morning all, I've finally moved on my six and freed up a few quid so I'm having something built to replace it! Spec: Salace shape body in alder with Zebrano top, purple heart veneer, cutaways to reveal a bit of the purple and gloss finish. 34" scale, 5 piece maple & pinstripe purple heart set neck, Impregnated spalt maple board (Its no 6 in the pics below) with a 2mm purple heart accent between board and neck, Matching zebrano headstock plates front and rear with purple heart veneers, ACG SB single coil at the bridge and switchable ACG RFB humbucker on the neck, East U-retro preamp. Should be very nice, timber pics below! Edited October 24, 2012 by giblett123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 So you pulled the trigger? Sounds like a really cool bass matey! I'll be following this one closely... Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblett123 Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 [quote name='eude' post='1213552' date='Apr 28 2011, 09:38 AM']So you pulled the trigger? Sounds like a really cool bass matey! I'll be following this one closely... Eude[/quote] Yep, I did, the 6 has moved onto someone who plays a 6, this should be ideal for me and I love the striker wood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblett123 Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 [quote name='giblett123' post='1213559' date='Apr 28 2011, 09:43 AM']Yep, I did, the 6 has moved onto someone who plays a 6, this should be ideal for me and I love the striker wood![/quote] Or even "stripey", bloody apple auto correct thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_zimmerman Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 [quote name='giblett123' post='1213562' date='Apr 28 2011, 03:44 AM']Or even "stripey", bloody apple auto correct thing![/quote] Woo-hoo! I really like purpleheart and zebrano together, and I expect this one will be gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblett123 Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 [quote name='mike_zimmerman' post='1214091' date='Apr 28 2011, 07:07 PM']Woo-hoo! I really like purpleheart and zebrano together, and I expect this one will be gorgeous![/quote] It's a really nice combination, I think the board will look really cool with it too, loads of patterning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danweb22 Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 [quote name='giblett123' post='1213559' date='Apr 28 2011, 09:43 AM']Yep, I did, the 6 has moved onto someone who plays a 6[/quote] Woah not quite! First time on a 6 but absolutely loving it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblett123 Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 [quote name='danweb22' post='1214159' date='Apr 28 2011, 08:32 PM']Woah not quite! First time on a 6 but absolutely loving it! [/quote] Too much for my feeble chops but one hell of a good bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblett123 Posted May 1, 2011 Author Share Posted May 1, 2011 (edited) [quote name='giblett123' post='1214196' date='Apr 28 2011, 09:08 PM']Too much for my feeble chops but one hell of a good bass![/quote] Altered the spec a tad (Apols Alan, I know i'm a king size dithering pain in the arse)! Going for the "Salace" shaped body, It's a thing of beauty and I couldn't resist! the Finn will be next when I've sold something. The pic attached is of the shape for a headless Salace (taken from the affiliates thread), this one will have a headstock so it will be a wee bit different to this but you get an idea. Edited October 24, 2012 by giblett123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_zimmerman Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 [quote name='giblett123' post='1216374' date='May 1 2011, 04:00 AM']Altered the spec a tad (Apols Alan, I know i'm a king size dithering pain in the arse)! Going for the "Salace" shaped body, It's a thing of beauty and I couldn't resist! the Finn will be next when I've sold something. The pic attached is of the shape for a headless Salace (taken from the affiliates thread), this one will have a headstock so it will be a wee bit different to this but you get an idea.[/quote] I like it--the Salace shape is one of my favorites at this point, and it'll be nice to see some different examples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblett123 Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 [quote name='mike_zimmerman' post='1219110' date='May 3 2011, 08:20 PM']I like it--the Salace shape is one of my favorites at this point, and it'll be nice to see some different examples.[/quote] Yep, I'm looking forward to it, obviously it will be quite a while but it gives me a chance to save up some dosh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Cool. I'll be watching this one carefully. Good timber choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblett123 Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Scoop' post='1222080' date='May 6 2011, 11:26 AM']Cool. I'll be watching this one carefully. Good timber choices.[/quote] book matched top. Edited October 24, 2012 by giblett123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgraham Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Sounds great. I like the fingerboard wood in particular (Alan has a great selection of woods). Is the Salace body shape on ACG website? I can't seem to find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_zimmerman Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 (edited) [quote name='mcgraham' post='1287306' date='Jun 30 2011, 02:50 AM']Sounds great. I like the fingerboard wood in particular (Alan has a great selection of woods). Is the Salace body shape on ACG website? I can't seem to find it.[/quote] There are some in-progress photos of Sugden's earlier Salace order down in Alan's thread in the Affiliate's Forum: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=9623&st=940&p=1163639&hl=salace&#entry1163639"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...p;#entry1163639[/url] ...and earlier in this thread, now that I look back (doh!). Basically, it's a combination of Gallus and Harlot shapes. Edited June 30, 2011 by mike_zimmerman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_zimmerman Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 [quote name='giblett123' post='1287245' date='Jun 30 2011, 12:46 AM']book matched top.[/quote] Beautiful! I don't see flatsawn zebrano used all that much, but it looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblett123 Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 [quote name='mcgraham' post='1287306' date='Jun 30 2011, 08:50 AM']Sounds great. I like the fingerboard wood in particular (Alan has a great selection of woods). Is the Salace body shape on ACG website? I can't seem to find it.[/quote] Only pics of headless ones on progress, this one with have a headstock so the body will be slightly different; Zebrano I love, esp with a bit of purple heart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblett123 Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) Shape for the headed Salace. Edited October 24, 2012 by giblett123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Very nice Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblett123 Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 Yep, think it will look v cool indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_zimmerman Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 I really like the Salace shape. Seeing the headed version with the extra curve in the tail, it does remind me a bit of one of [url="http://www.jpferreira.fr/pics/JPBasses%20Museum/DSCN3541.jpg.php"]JP Basses[/url] designs, but I can't say that's a bad thing--JP made some beautiful instruments. [quote name='giblett123' timestamp='1322116088' post='1446603'] Shape for the headed Salace. [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblett123 Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 (edited) Body cut out, you can see from the pencil where the cut aways will be so a wee bit of purple heart will poke through. Edited October 24, 2012 by giblett123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Very nice mate (nice to get some progress shots too, I'll bet ) Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblett123 Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 Yup! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_zimmerman Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Looking spectacular! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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