Billy Apple Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) [left]I'm very pleased and proud to announce my putting down a deposit on and brand new custom built ACG. This is the first time I've stepped up to this level of instrument, and arriving here has taken it's time, but here I am. I would like to thank Basschat for opening up my horizons from the usual suspects, to the many and varied possibilities out there. Also I would like to thank BC members such as Eude, who have offered encouragement and advice on the way. Finally I would like to thank Mr Alan Cringean at ACG, who has started to make real what was an idea in my head, and taking those ideas and making them into something better than I had imagined.[/left] [left]We started on the specs early November last year, and I forget the amount of changes we have gone through. At current counting there have been over 50 emails between us, and it is testement to Alan his pateince with someone as fussy as me, and his dedication to the task in hand.[/left] [left][u][b]Specification [/b][/u][/left] [left][b]Skelf Single Cut 4[/b][/left] [left][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]34" Scale[/font][/color][/left] [left][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]White mineral stained Limba body core (V light weight)[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Calico Padauk top and back on Maple and Black veneer[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Glued in Wenge, 3mm Maple, Padauk neck[/font][/color][/left] [left][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]39mm nut[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Ebony board 16" radius[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Calico padauk front and back head with black veneer[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Hipshot type A Bridge, 18mm spacing[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]East U retro 01 pre amp[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]RFB ceramic pup in bridge, RFB alnico in neck[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Reverse/extended headstock[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Max amount of body carving to keep weight down, rounding out lower bout and upper horn[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]18v LX[/font][/color][/left] [left][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]High gloss finish[/font][/color][/left] [left][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Low battery LED[/font][/color][/left] [left] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Alan is going to try and book-match the top as a chevron >>> instead of parallel, to try and get it to look like an arrow. If the piece is wide enough, that is[/font][/color][/left] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The weight issue has been a USP in the spec. I've had a few motorcycle crashes and taken the brunt on my left shoulder, this is why I love my light weight TBird. So along with the light weight Limba, Alan is carving it as much as possible, but also with touches like having the padauk top and back at 5mm. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Originally I was after an even wenge/maple/padauk neck, but Alan suggested thinning down the maple to a 3mm veneer to save weight, but still get the accent between the red and the black.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The reversed headstock is to achieve the same angle from the back to the front of the guitar. My mate did a mock-up, to give an idea....[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]So the 'Slash' on the rear, upper horn and head are all the same. The elongated headstock is a nod to the long TBird look (not on mock-up), Alan is concious about weight and balance. All I've asked him for is to try his best, and to go for that aesthetic.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I went for the Skelf shape as it seems the road less travelled, and I like that. But also there is more 'meat' round the top and back of the bridge,where I rest my forearm. I also think it is a most original and inventive body shape.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]So there it is, the sleeked out ACG Skelf Rock n' Roll Missile..[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Here she is at the moment in the ACG workshop...[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Only 11 months to go...[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I'll keep you posted[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Edit: More spec info [/font][/color] Edited February 2, 2012 by billyapple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Nice one Sean. That is going to be one hell of a bass! I'm looking forward to watching this one progress Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mylkinut Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 This would normally be entirely not my sort of thing, but I really like the look of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 [quote name='eude' timestamp='1328174000' post='1522872'] Nice one Sean. That is going to be one hell of a bass! I'm looking forward to watching this one progress Eude [/quote] Cheers Eude... Anything happening this weekend of interest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 [quote name='Mylkinut' timestamp='1328175434' post='1522907'] This would normally be entirely not my sort of thing, but I really like the look of that. [/quote] Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 [quote name='billyapple' timestamp='1328221106' post='1524143'] Cheers Eude... Anything happening this weekend of interest? [/quote] Ha ha, you know there is mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 That reversed headstock looks great, nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Yeah, normally I can't be doing with singlecuts, but this one...this one's niiiice. I'd never be able to wait 11 months, tho - I'd have some sort of seizure 3 months in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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