*SOLD* ACG Salace E 6-String Headless Bass *reduced to £1500* £1600 Newcastle upon Tyne

[BTGAndy]

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

[Drax]

Andy - lovely bass and GLWTS. 

Just curious as have a build underway - what are the 4 rotary options you assigned here? 

[BTGAndy]

@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?

[Perroid]

What a beauty of a bass, Andy! What is the string spacing at the bridge?

[BTGAndy]

@Perroid It's 16.5mm IIRC, I wanted something that felt like the Ibanez SR1206 that it replaced.

[therealting]

Absolutely gorgeous. 

[gioby1]

Beautiful ACG bass!  Has it not volume and balance controls?
Thanks

[BTGAndy]

@gioby1 It has a volume control and 4-position pickup selector in addition to the EQ controls on the P-Retro.

[gioby1]

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

[BTGAndy]

@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.

[binky_bass]

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!

[BTGAndy]

@binky_bass we're all rooting for you to win the lottery!

[binky_bass]

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! 

[Woodinblack]

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!

[binky_bass]

When did this sell? I was finally about to cave... 😫

Edited November 17, 2020 by binky_bass