richardcoughlan Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) Hey guys Ive ordered my first ACG.....and I'm already thinking it wont be the last! Here is the spec: 5 string fretted, B-G American Black Walnut core Claro Walnut top 5 piece Maple/wenge neck Rosewood fingerboard 16" radius 17mm spacing with piezo series/parallel switching FB pickups, with a ramp between Hipshot to drop the E down to a D EQ01 Preamp oil finish and finally the most important spec.....26 frets The shape is a combination of the top half of the Finn Singlecut (of which I believe theres only been one), with the bottom half of the recurve Settled on this top: [attachment=26592:FINAL_BO...CHED_TOP.jpg] Here is the render: [attachment=26593:_cid_40C...FD_local.jpg] [attachment=26594:_cid_6DC...14_local.jpg] giggity Any comments greatly received All the best, Rich Edited April 27, 2010 by richardcoughlan Quote
charic Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 That shapes great. Alans great to work with. Cant wait to get hold of mine. The wait flies by. Until the end that is! Quote
richardcoughlan Posted June 5, 2009 Author Posted June 5, 2009 cheers guys i guess the wait will get pretty tough, but it will be more than worth it in the end! Quote
steve Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 looks good, I like the idea of making the ramp from a dummy pickup Quote
4000 Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 [quote name='richardcoughlan' post='506517' date='Jun 5 2009, 05:48 PM']Hey guys Ive ordered my first ACG.....and I'm already thinking it wont be the last! Here is the spec: 5 string fretted, E-C American Black Walnut core Claro Walnut top 5 piece Maple/wenge neck Rosewood fingerboard 16" radius 17mm spacing with piezo series/parallel switching FB pickups, with a ramp between Hipshot to drop the E down to a D EQ01 Preamp oil finish and finally the most important spec.....26 frets The shape is a combination of the top half of the Finn Singlecut (of which I believe theres only been one), with the bottom half of the recurve Settled on this top: [attachment=26592:FINAL_BO...CHED_TOP.jpg] Here is the render: [attachment=26593:_cid_40C...FD_local.jpg] [attachment=26594:_cid_6DC...14_local.jpg] giggity Any comments greatly received All the best, Rich[/quote] That looks great! Quote
steve-soar Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 Good call, Alan makes great basses. Love the specs. Steve. Quote
DanOwens Posted June 6, 2009 Posted June 6, 2009 Oh man. I'm investing in effects at the mo and I really can't afford an ACG hybrid shape... Or can I? That looks lush. Loving that singlecut horn!! Dan Quote
eude Posted June 7, 2009 Posted June 7, 2009 Hey Rich, awesome sounding spec! Love the mix of the 2 shapes too, looks perfectly balanced to me... That's going to be a hell of a bass. Eude Quote
richardcoughlan Posted June 7, 2009 Author Posted June 7, 2009 i modelled the spec mostly around the matt garrison fodera ........but with none of that shoddy american build quality! Quote
eude Posted June 8, 2009 Posted June 8, 2009 [quote name='richardcoughlan' post='507820' date='Jun 7 2009, 10:41 PM']i modelled the spec mostly around the matt garrison fodera ........but with none of that shoddy american build quality![/quote] You going for a 33" scale too then? Both my basses are 33"ers and I absolutely love them, they're a breeze to play! Cheers, Eude Quote
richardcoughlan Posted September 8, 2009 Author Posted September 8, 2009 body has now been cut... [attachment=32468:_cid_CEE...48_local.jpg] [attachment=32469:_cid_157...F3_local.jpg] very pleased with the way its come out! Quote
charic Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Looks great. I cant wait for mine to arrive! (saturday) im already speccing up the next one! Bubinga core, 6 or 7 string, buckeye burl front/back/headstock and spalt maple neck all on a ghallus... am i the only one drooling? Quote
Peaty Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 Beautiful wood and meticulous work. It looks great. Quote
eude Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 [quote name='charic' post='593973' date='Sep 9 2009, 04:05 PM']Looks great. I cant wait for mine to arrive! (saturday) im already speccing up the next one! Bubinga core, 6 or 7 string, buckeye burl front/back/headstock and spalt maple neck all on a ghallus... am i the only one drooling?[/quote] Wow that's a beast of a spec dude! Eude Quote
charic Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 [quote name='eude' post='594033' date='Sep 9 2009, 04:54 PM']Wow that's a beast of a spec dude! Eude[/quote] its why i need to learn to build basses! Quote
richardcoughlan Posted April 9, 2010 Author Posted April 9, 2010 neck currently being glued in.... [attachment=46847:IMG_4445.jpg] [attachment=46848:IMG_4447.jpg] pickups are gonna be a pretty snug fit due to the 26 frets, but will just about fit! very pleased with the way its turning out Quote
peted Posted April 10, 2010 Posted April 10, 2010 that looks absolutely amazing already. Brilliant spec. Quote
Scoop Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 [quote name='EdwardHimself' post='801776' date='Apr 10 2010, 01:37 PM']looks like twill be great.[/quote] I'm pretty certain I saw this one when I was up in Alan's workshop speccing my fifth and sixth ACGs last weekend. Looked very nice indeed. Quote
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