ACG Skelf R Type 5 String - Reduced £1395 On Hold - *SOLD* £1650 Timperley

[BassBunny]

ACG Skelf Type "R". Serial number 0097 and was Alan's own bass at one time.
Black Limba body with a figured Redwood top.
Padauk/Wenge/Maple 5 piece neck with an Acrylic Impregnated Wenge finger board. Asymmetric neck carve with a flat finger board. Luminlay fret markers.
ACG SEQ+  pre-amp which is the standard SEQ but with an additional high pass stack. Pickups are a coil-tapped RFB humbucker and SBT single coil. The single coil also has a tap in the windings and is overwound to give a nice aggressive tone and when tapped it becomes a smoother tone.
Hipshot Type A bridge 18 mm spacing and Hipshot Ultralites.
Schaller straplocks..
Satin finish. Weight 8.25lbs

There is minute ding on the front that I only spotted when giving it a microscopic look over. Couldn't photograph it as it is just a small depression. Otherwise it is immaculate.

Alan reckons it would cost around £3k to build another of these and is one of a kind.

I'm moving to medium scale basses due to the onset of arthritis so not really interested in trades, unless 32" scale 5 string.

Reduced to £1550

Further reduction to £1395 before it goes for a commission sale.

Edited December 17, 2022 by BassBunny
Now Sold

[essexbasscat]

I really don't need this bass but I'd love to try it nevertheless. What is the scale length and the spacing at the nut ? 

[BassBunny]

It's 34" scale. I'll measure the nut spacing tomorrow as I'm out at the moment.

[eude]

Just to chime in, nut widths on ACG 5ers tend to be 45mm, or thereabouts.

[eude]

1 hour ago, eude said:

Just to chime in, nut widths on ACG 5ers tend to be 45mm, or thereabouts.

40mm on 4s and 54mm on 6ers too, if anyone is interested

[BassBunny]

Nut width is 47.5mm with 8.4mm string spacing.

[notthefish]

Does anyone know if Alan would be into upgrading this to an Uber spec ? Is the single coil pickup longer than the RFB ? The RFB looks to be the same size as a MC5..

[eude]

59 minutes ago, notthefish said:

Does anyone know if Alan would be into upgrading this to an Uber spec ? Is the single coil pickup longer than the RFB ? The RFB looks to be the same size as a MC5..

I don't speak for Alan, but I think the only way to get the MC Series pickups is to buy an Über spec bass.

[BassBunny]

1 hour ago, notthefish said:

Does anyone know if Alan would be into upgrading this to an Uber spec ? Is the single coil pickup longer than the RFB ? The RFB looks to be the same size as a MC5..

I think @eudeis correct, but only Alan can confirm. I think it would need the pre-amp changing as well as the pickups.

You'd be well on the way to a new build with the costs involved.

[BassBunny]

I've had a couple of questions about the ACG SEQ pre-amp.

It's effectively the same as the EQ01.

There are 2 Low-Pass Filter stacks where on the EQ01 the lower knob sets the frequency, and the upper, the filter over-shoot peak level. With the SEQ the upper knob is moved to the individual pcbs in the control cavity.

There is a High-Pass Filter Stack, whose lower knob sets the frequency, and upper knob setting the Level for the higher frequencies.

A stacked Master Volume/Blend sets the output level and pickups mix.

I've also been asked if I would be prepared to ship the bass. No problem at all but I would prefer to use a "man and van" for something that would cost £3k to replace.

I am open to offers but please, only sensible ones. 😉

[BassBunny]

Reduced again to £1395 before it goes off for a commission sale.

[BassBunny]

On Hold until end of next week.