GreeneKing Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 (edited) I'm over the moon with the pictures Alan from ACG Guitars sent me today. I'm off to Moffat tomorrow to collect my salace. The specs are: [i]Black Walnut body with American Holly top and 4 mm Bloodwood accent. 5 piece Wenge/Bloodwood neck with Acrylic Impregnated Birdseye finger board. ACG RFB and PB pickups in a single Bloodwood ramp. East U-Retro pre-amp. The pickups are a P and an MM housed in the one wooden casing, electronics are a John East U-Retro Deluxe. Spacing is 15mm and scale length 34".[/i] The coin is a sovereign, set into the body. It was My late Mum's and I wanted to have it somewhere I would remember her regularly. The whole bass is spec'd with her in mind. [url="http://peterb4407.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/20297576_MJZnTm#1641756422_czN48qJ-A-LB"][/url] [url="http://peterb4407.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/20297576_MJZnTm#1641756433_VX85QSC-A-LB"][/url][url="http://peterb4407.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/20297576_MJZnTm#1641756459_W4xVvGJ-A-LB"][/url][url="http://peterb4407.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/20297576_MJZnTm#1641756473_MDsBzTQ-A-LB"][/url][url="http://peterb4407.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/20297576_MJZnTm#1641756482_RBddNB4-A-LB"][/url][url="http://peterb4407.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/20297576_MJZnTm#1641756497_mXHSQZM-A-LB"][/url] Peter Edited December 21, 2011 by GreeneKing Quote
dudewheresmybass Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 lovely bass dude!but reading the title thought it might be something like this- Quote
andydye Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 I'm afraid I was expecting much the same as [url="http://basschat.co.uk/user/93-dudewheresmybass/"][color="#282828"]dudewheresmybass[/color][/url] but I've never seen such a pretty headless bass! Love the sovereign addition too! The Holly top looks like molten silk! Quote
dmccombe7 Posted December 21, 2011 Posted December 21, 2011 Very nice bass and quite unusual to see the headless re-appear. The sovereign was an excellent touch. Good health to play her. She's a bute. Dave Quote
GreeneKing Posted December 22, 2011 Author Posted December 22, 2011 It's an oft used adage but the bass really is better in the flesh. With the P and MM pickups it really is ballsey in a traditional way that belies the modern look. Best of both worlds Peter Quote
7string Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 That is a truly wonderful bass. The coin is a lovely touch as well. My Mum helped me spec my Sei bass which makes it that much more special. Quote
Tankdave Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 Lovely bass indeed, rear neck shot reminded me of this just a wee bit. Quote
4000 Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) Awesome! Might even be the nicest ACG I've seen... Edited December 22, 2011 by 4000 Quote
warwickhunt Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 Sovereign, nice touch and that'll be a keeper then Peter! ;0) Quote
Doctor J Posted December 22, 2011 Posted December 22, 2011 Really nice, hope you have many great years playing it! Quote
GreeneKing Posted December 22, 2011 Author Posted December 22, 2011 I've been playing it a lot today. I've owned many basses, too many perhaps if that's possible. This is I think the nicest playing bass of them all. Peter Quote
eude Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 [quote name='GreeneKing' timestamp='1324595384' post='1476202'] I've been playing it a lot today. I've owned many basses, too many perhaps if that's possible. This is I think the nicest playing bass of them all. Peter [/quote] That's awesome to hear mate How'd you like the pickup combo and the U-Retro? Did you go for the passive switching one? Eude Quote
Ou7shined Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 Awesome Peter. What configuration of P/MM have you gone for under there? Quote
Marlat Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) Hehe, very nice. You have great taste in wood combos! Edited December 23, 2011 by Mark Latimour Quote
Machines Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 Looks nice. Is there a gap between the pickups underneath the cover ? Quote
GreeneKing Posted December 23, 2011 Author Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) The gap between the pickups places them close to the traditional. The electronics are active only as I've not wanted switches on the body preferring a cleaner look (I carry a spare battery too) but there is a passive tone knob (that works in active mode), bass, treble, treble boost pull and sweepable mids as well as active blend and of course volume. The pup output is strong, particularly the P at the neck. Thank you for the kind comments, Alan has excelled himself. It's my 4th ACG and he gets better if that's possible. Nice touches ooze from the bass. The wood combo was a shared decision with Alan. The walnut is really light too and the bloodwood accent works well being thicker than most at 4mm. The birdseye maple board has blossomed in colour too. The truss rod cover is really a nice touch with the ACG logo. It's mounted with a wee magnet Peter Edited December 23, 2011 by GreeneKing Quote
fretmeister Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 My word that is a good looking thing!! Would it be improper to ask what such an instrument would cost? Quote
GreeneKing Posted December 23, 2011 Author Posted December 23, 2011 [quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1324647535' post='1476632'] My word that is a good looking thing!! Would it be improper to ask what such an instrument would cost? [/quote] You'd need to speak with Alan but less than you might think Peter Quote
Spoombung Posted December 23, 2011 Posted December 23, 2011 Wonderful bass. Congratulations, Peter. Quote
Chris2112 Posted December 26, 2011 Posted December 26, 2011 Looking very nice, as usual for an ACG! Quote
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