BTGAndy Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) It's with a heavy heart I'm selling my beautiful, custom ACG 6-String bass. Specific details of this instrument can be found on the ACG website (https://www.acguitars.co.uk/project/0270salceetype6/) I've owned this bass since new, having seen Alan's amazing work whilst attending the Moffat bass bash and knew I had to have one of his instruments. Unfortunately it's not getting played as much as it deserves so I feel it needs to find a new home. Body: Top Wood: Figured Maple with Faded Black Finish. Body Wood: Swamp Ash with Dirty Finish. Body Finish: Satin Lacquer Neck: Neck Wood: 5 piece Wenge/Bubinga Finger Board: Acrylic Impregnated Spalted Maple Scale: 34″ Neck Finish: Satin Lacquer Hardware: Pickups: ACG FB Humbuckers Hardware: ETS Tuning/Bridge unit ACG Custom Headpiece Schaller Straplocks, Pre-amp: ACG/East P-Retro with 4-way rotary pickup selector. £1500, I will consider a part ex (up to £500 value) for the right bass, I do however need at least £1000 cash out of the sale. New, this bass would cost £2795. It's in fantastic condition and comes with a heavily padded Fusion gig bag. Collection from Newcastle upon Tyne, I'd really rather not post but will meet buyers a reasonable distance from Newcastle to facilitate a sale. This ad is a relist of the original, I have recently moved house and needed to update my location. Edited November 15, 2020 by BTGAndy 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Andy - lovely bass and GLWTS. Just curious as have a build underway - what are the 4 rotary options you assigned here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTGAndy Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 @Drax You're in for a treat, Alan makes some incredible instruments. On this bass the rear pot is a 4-way selector for pickups (bridge only, both series, both parallel, neck only). The stacked pots behave differently depending on whether the bass is in passive or active mode, there's a bit more detail on the John East website HERE. What EQ option did you go for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perroid Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 What a beauty of a bass, Andy! What is the string spacing at the bridge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTGAndy Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 @Perroid It's 16.5mm IIRC, I wanted something that felt like the Ibanez SR1206 that it replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealting Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Absolutely gorgeous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gioby1 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Beautiful ACG bass! Has it not volume and balance controls? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTGAndy Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 @gioby1 It has a volume control and 4-position pickup selector in addition to the EQ controls on the P-Retro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gioby1 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, BTGAndy said: @gioby1 It has a volume control and 4-position pickup selector in addition to the EQ controls on the P-Retro. sorry for my question but I see 3 pots: I suppose stacked ones are P-Retro EQ (one for each pickup) so are volume and 4-position pickup selector on the same 3rd pot? Thanks Edited November 8, 2020 by gioby1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTGAndy Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 @gioby1 No need to apologise, it's not a very normal setup. Moving from bridge to neck it goes pickup selector, stacked active EQ, stacked tone/volume. The switch is for passive/active. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I keep looking at this, and I keep wanting it, but my finances keep me from it! I don't even have anything to sell on at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTGAndy Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 @binky_bass we're all rooting for you to win the lottery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 To be honest I'd settle for finding a fiver on the floor! Though I'd need to do that 300 times before I could buy your bass! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Same here, keep coming back to this, even though I can't play 6s, it is too far away and I haven't had any luck selling stuff Good luck with someone buying it before one of those changes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 (edited) When did this sell? I was finally about to cave... 😫 Edited November 17, 2020 by binky_bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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