Billy Bowman Music Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Hi everyone! We recently acquired a fretless bass, and can't make out the brand of it - I was wondering if anyone recognised it and could point us in the right direction to finding a little more out about it? Thanks so much! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 It's a beaut! https://acguitars.co.uk/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 Paging @skelf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) Looks like it might be this one, to be specific: G019 J Type Fretless 4 | AC Guitars All the specs can be found with the 3 tabs underneath the pictures. Edited February 13 by LeftyJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 What a beautiful bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 ...and amazing to play I bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binky_bass Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) It is indeed an ACG fretless bass (Alan Cringean Guitars) built by @skelf. He builds absolutely excellent instruments... I have 5 of his basses at the moment! How did you come across it if you don't mind me asking? You've got a very nice bass there. Edited February 13 by binky_bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 BBM has been in touch. Thanks guys. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 @ead is this your old one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelf Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 It is. I have been in touch with him about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 I’m assuming if the OP didn’t know what it was, they got it for a good price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Now listed on BBM's site: Pre-owned ACG Graft Fretless Bass Handmade in Scotland (billybowmanmusic.co.uk) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 And now back in my hands. At least it will be when it's delivered.... 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 7 hours ago, ead said: And now back in my hands. At least it will be when it's delivered.... That's brilliant my friend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 1 minute ago, eude said: That's brilliant my friend! Yeah, it's been a search that has lasted at least 6 years and led me down many blind alleys. So pleased to be able to have the bass back in the stable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 25 minutes ago, ead said: Yeah, it's been a search that has lasted at least 6 years and led me down many blind alleys. So pleased to be able to have the bass back in the stable. You keep it in a stable ? It’s not a guitar, it deserves better than being p1ssed on by horses 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 8 hours ago, Geek99 said: You keep it in a stable ? It’s not a guitar, it deserves better than being p1ssed on by horses I have applied for planning permission to have my basses in my office at home but She Who Must Be Feared And Obeyed has yet to sign it off so I have to sneak them in one at a time 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 What preamp is in it now @ead as it started out passive, seems to be some stacked knobage going on now?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 hour ago, eude said: What preamp is in it now @ead as it started out passive, seems to be some stacked knobage going on now?... It's an Audere 4-band system that I got from the US a while back before they stopped exporting to the UK. I think it was Vol/blend; bass/treble; hi mids/low mids. But you could get a bass/low mids stack and a treble/high mids stack which has a certain logic to it and I can't recall what I ordered. Once it lands back at ead towers I shall reacquaint myself with it. It worked very nicely for that bass although in an ideal world I would have like the East system of an active/passive tone knob. Maybe a preamp swap might happen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 4 minutes ago, ead said: It's an Audere 4-band system that I got from the US a while back before they stopped exporting to the UK. I think it was Vol/blend; bass/treble; hi mids/low mids. But you could get a bass/low mids stack and a treble/high mids stack which has a certain logic to it and I can't recall what I ordered. Once it lands back at ead towers I shall reacquaint myself with it. It worked very nicely for that bass although in an ideal world I would have like the East system of an active/passive tone knob. Maybe a preamp swap might happen. Very cool. Part of me hoped it might've been th now fabled SEQ and that you'd want to swap that out for something else... Been trying to get my hands on one for a while! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Yeah, I might keep my eyes peeled for an SEQ too. I know where there is one in a bass I used to own (that may still be for sale), but whether the owner would be prepared to swap is another matter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloke_zero Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 SEQ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 3 minutes ago, bloke_zero said: SEQ? It's a stripped down filter pre-amp that ACG used to offer. Vol/blend stack and two filter tone controls that you can tweak via internal pots. Very cool and simple to use compared to the full-on filter preamps (which are excellent btw). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kowad Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 On 15/02/2024 at 07:36, ead said: I have applied for planning permission to have my basses in my office at home but She Who Must Be Feared And Obeyed has yet to sign it off so I have to sneak them in one at a time I divorced and got labradors, highly recommended. (Note the puppy screen, I'm not sure whether or not it's a saving grace of my ex that she didn't chew any and all available sources of wood.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Back home now Roundwounds () removed and TIs installed. Most irritating of all I had to carefully reposition the knobs so that the little markers all pointed to 12 o'clock when everything centered and the volume on 11. My OCD now satisfied. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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