Dazed Posted January 27, 2014 Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) Now £950 Acg Finn single cut 5 string for sale. Awesome custom made bass from ACG in Moffatt. Massive range of tones available from the filter based pre amp. Something about the neck shape makes it very easy to play and adjust to even if like me you haven't used a 5 before. Reason for sale is i have another 5 in my sights that has long been a holy grail type thing. If that falls through then this will be withdrawn. Specs are: Cocobolo top with a black Limba body core. Satin finish. 35" scale Strung B E A D G Neck construction: 5 Piece Flame Maple/Wenge Neck Bocote Fingerboard Cocobolo Head Plate and Black Limba Back Plate Satin Finish Zero radius Asymmetric neck shape Hardware: 2 x ACG RFS Triple Coil Pickups with Coil Switching Piezo Pickup swicthable with Bridge Pickup Hipshot / Graphtec Piezo Bridge Hipshot Ultralite Tuning Pegs ACG EQ01 Preamp East Low Battery Indicator Luminlay side dots Complete with Hiscox case and Luminlay torch Now the pics Edited September 3, 2014 by Dazed
Chambo Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 What's it like playing the 35 asymmetric neck, is it nice and chunky? Was this up for sale here last year, or in the builds section, looks familiar.
Dazed Posted February 6, 2014 Author Posted February 6, 2014 Ill try and borrow some scales to weigh it. The neck feels great, it must be something in Alan's design as I'm not equipped with long arms or oversize hands and I had no problems adapting to the scale and I'd only used 34" 4 stringers before. Seems I have developed a preference for a flatter board so the zero radius to me feels very good.
kyboo Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 [quote name='MaGrOtTeN' timestamp='1391590544' post='2358798'] Can you confirm weight? [/quote] It was already for sale here and the advert said 10lbs. Hope this helps. Alan's gorgeous basses are known not to be really light
GreeneKing Posted February 7, 2014 Posted February 7, 2014 This is a real bargain. Alan makes custom basses. If you want a light weight bass he'll build one for you Peter
juliusmonk Posted February 10, 2014 Posted February 10, 2014 I've said it, I'll say it again: ACGs are awesome! Pity I only have my W&T Zoid and Ibanez Musician to trade... No Warwicks *sigh*
Dazed Posted February 10, 2014 Author Posted February 10, 2014 [quote name='juliusmonk' timestamp='1391997090' post='2363472'] I've said it, I'll say it again: ACGs are awesome! Pity I only have my W&T Zoid and Ibanez Musician to trade... No Warwicks *sigh* [/quote] Aww don't get me started on Zoids, I had terrible GAS for one last year!! Came close to getting rid of my dolphin for one. Love the zoid shape.
juliusmonk Posted February 10, 2014 Posted February 10, 2014 Well, here's your chance to trade and get one for little money... 😀 Btw, +1 on ACG necks - very comfortable for small hands!
rumour6 Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 I have a Recurve fretless 5.. ditto all of th eabove...these basses are sooo comfy and easy playing as well as sounding 'dog bollockular like' (recent dictionary entry i believe...)... [b]really[/b] good deal here IMHO!!
Britsie Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 Most ACG basses are 33", since this is a 35" bass, is there any neckdive?
Dazed Posted March 3, 2014 Author Posted March 3, 2014 Alan builds any scale and does it very well. This shape doesn't suffer from neck dive, it is really well balanced.
GreeneKing Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 [quote name='Britsie' timestamp='1393836792' post='2384720'] Most ACG basses are 33", since this is a 35" bass, is there any neckdive? [/quote] I'm not sure that 'most' of Alan's basses are 33" scale. A number certainly are I agree. Neckdive in an ACG is either rare or I'd guess non existent Alan takes great care to ensure that's the case. Peter
TheGreek Posted March 27, 2014 Posted March 27, 2014 I already own a singlecut ACG - currently my favourite bass to play - If I could get on with a 5 string I'd rip your arm off to take this...don't suppose you'd consider a trade for my Shuker fretless (check my sig)??
Bassection Posted April 4, 2014 Posted April 4, 2014 Wowzerz, this is a beauty. Good luck with the sale!
Dazed Posted July 1, 2014 Author Posted July 1, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the interest folks. Please pm any offers etc thanks I let this drop for a while, no hardship as I'm Loving using it. I've never come across such a versatile bass, and I've owned a wal for 20 odd years. Edited July 1, 2014 by Dazed
TheGreek Posted July 1, 2014 Posted July 1, 2014 Not been able to do a direct comparison as I sold my Wal a couple of years ago but I'd have to agree. ACG is certainly lighter and an easier to play neck profile. I'm surprised this hasn't sold many times over...offer of a trade for my Shuker is still there..
Dazed Posted July 2, 2014 Author Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the Shuker offer, but its not what im really looking for. People seem put off by the electrics on this being complicated when it really isn't. It takes a while to get used to but it's not rocket science. The switches are: Battery life indicator Neck pick up boost ( precision to on steroids) Bridge pickup serial/parallel/ single coil Piezo switch ( changes between the piezo in the bridge saddles or the mag bridge pick up. Volume/ blend stack knob Sweepable low pass filter and volume for neck pickup Sweepable low pass filter and volume for bridge pickup Sweep high pass filter and volume for overall. The 18v pre amp in this is amazingly versatile and really does offer an incredible array of tones and is a huge credit to Alan/ John East. Edited July 2, 2014 by Dazed
Dazed Posted July 20, 2014 Author Posted July 20, 2014 Open to sensible cash or trade offers - especially older Warwicks. Thumb dolphin streamer infinity (I can hope)
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