Merton Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 (edited) Back up for sale April 2017 ACG Finn 5 Custom £1050Linky to ACG site This is a very special bass for me and it's with a heavy heart that I have to put her up for sale. My first ACG custom, everything about the spec was carefully planned for months before pulling the trigger with Alan, who was incredibly patient and helpful throughout the build. First off, the reason for the sale is that I am a greedy pig and have a new Skelf SS 5 string on the way and needed to keep the wife happy with a one in one out rule. Additionally my car has just been booked in for quite possibly the most expensive service I'll ever have to face, everything seems to have come at once for it. So, with all that waffle out of the way, the spec: Finn 5 Custom 4 string body size (previously all 5/6 string Finns had a larger body though I believe Alan has now ditched that as this worked so well) 33" scale Swamp ash body, 2mm Wenge accent, Myrtle top 2x SB (single coil) pickups Volume, active pickup pan, passive tone with an active/passive push/pull - I wanted a pickup blend but a passive bass so this was the best way to go to avoid the phase issues you'd get without an active preamp helping out. This could of course be upgraded should anyone wish. Maple/wenge/maple/wenge/maple neck with wenge fingerboard. The neck profile is the usual asymmetrical neck but shallower than Alan's usual carve. If you have played any of Eude's ACG basses you know what sort of thing I mean. The headstock has a myrtle front cap and ash rear cap Hipshot hardware, 17mm string spacing at the bridge and a 45mm nut Schaller straplocks Neutrik locking jack socket Currently strung with Newtone Diamond Nickels 45-130 Very lightweight 8lb 7oz Tonewise think jazz, that's what I was after with this bass. She can do polite and sweet or rude and burpy. If I could slap she would be a brilliant slap machine too. The bottom B is brilliant, I really don't think it suffers at all from the lack of an inch or two on the scale (depending on your preferences!) Condition is almost perfect, there's a tiny mark on the tip of the headstock which I'll photograph ASAP along with some other photos which won't do it the justice Alan's website does. Will be sold with a Hiscox liteflite case UK mainland insured shipping is £25 and if you're further afield please let me know and we can work out a price. Grab a bloody brilliant ACG custom at a significant saving on a new one Edited November 24, 2017 by Merton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Lovely indeed. A great spec, 33", light and passive with SC pickups and an active bend. How clever is that GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 Bump for [url="http://www.theboatersproject.com/ACG.html"]photos[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 New Years Day bump and price change - £1275 inclusive of U.K. Mainland shipping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nibbit69 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 1300 euro! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 Hehe - already discussed via PM Bumperoony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skb558 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 What number is your 4-string so I can drool and persuade you to change your mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 This one: http://www.acguitars.co.uk/acg_admin/wordpress/portfolio/0217ss-finn-4/ A nice and simple P bass beater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skb558 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 (edited) [quote name='Merton' timestamp='1483467073' post='3207388'] This one: [url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/acg_admin/wordpress/portfolio/0217ss-finn-4/"]http://www.acguitars.../0217ss-finn-4/[/url] A nice and simple P bass beater [/quote] Now that is lovely. Let me know if you ever want to move this on. Edited January 3, 2017 by skb558 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 Final bump before I change my mind and sell a kidney instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skb558 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 [quote name='Merton' timestamp='1483624197' post='3208755'] Final bump before I change my mind and sell a kidney instead [/quote] Sell the Finn 4, Sell the Finn 4, Sell the Finn 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) Can you provide any sound clips? I'd be interested to hear the sweep from bridge to neck pickup with the active blend, particularly with the bridge pup being quite a bit closer to the bridge than a regular J. I have a lovely Recurve 5 fretless with a myrtle top ([url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/acg_admin/wordpress/portfolio/0067-recurve-5-string-fretless/"]http://www.acguitars...tring-fretless/[/url]), yours is sort of calling out to be its fretted stable mate! Edited January 5, 2017 by ikay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 Bloody hell that was the inspiration for mine haha! I will try to do some clips tomorrow. My playing is bloody appalling mind haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaconCheese Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 This is great and would be right up my alley had I not bought a very similar Overwater not long ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) [quote name='Merton' timestamp='1483648900' post='3209052'] Bloody hell that was the inspiration for mine haha! I will try to do some clips tomorrow. My playing is bloody appalling mind haha [/quote] Haha, excellent! Nothing fancy required with the clips, I'd just like to hear the range of tones from bridge only to neck only and some points in between where the active blend should allow a bit more control than a passive blend. Would be good to hear the B string on the clips as well. Cheers Edited January 5, 2017 by ikay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 Had a nice little surprise cheque in the post today so able to withdraw this for the moment Thanks all for the interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 April bump, back up for sale at £1200. My band's just fallen apart and there's very little prospect (or desire, frankly) to find another right now so I'm struggling to justify all my toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChazzJEUK Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 [quote name='Merton' timestamp='1492461697' post='3280513'] April bump, back up for sale at £1200. My band's just fallen apart and there's very little prospect (or desire, frankly) to find another right now so I'm struggling to justify all my toys. [/quote] Silly question, but still no trades? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 [quote name='ChazzJEUK' timestamp='1492462927' post='3280525'] Silly question, but still no trades? [/quote] Afraid not, sale only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huge Hands Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Martin, sorry to hear you're having to sell this and about your band. Hope you're ok. I believe I have played this (although there were a lot of lovely ACG's at our mini bass bash) and was mightily impressed with the feel and sound, especially on the low B. Have a "good luck with the sale" bump on me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 [quote name='Huge Hands' timestamp='1492515283' post='3280814'] Martin, sorry to hear you're having to sell this and about your band. Hope you're ok. I believe I have played this (although there were a lot of lovely ACG's at our mini bass bash) and was mightily impressed with the feel and sound, especially on the low B. Have a "good luck with the sale" bump on me! [/quote] Cheers matey - I'm sure you did have a fondle of this amongst the many! Must have a beer soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 Boing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 £1200 incl courier within the UK mainland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merton Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share Posted May 6, 2017 Flump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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