Merton Posted Thursday at 17:59 Posted Thursday at 17:59 (edited) This has been on the cards pretty much since I first discovered ACG 11 odd years ago. It was @eude’s Finn 4 which first drew me to @skelf’s basses and very soon after that I saw a Holly-topped Finn. I’ve been hooked since the first bass I bought, and for a long time had a Holly-topped Finn in my wishlist. It almost became a reality about 5 years ago but I never got beyond the “annoying Alan” phase. Fast forward to last year, an ebony Finn which Alan shared on socials made me hatch a cunning plan for a yin/yang pair of basses - one holly, one ebony. Specs were developed, plans were hatched, then I had to be sensible and drop one of the two. Naturally I kept the holly plan as it has been on the list since day one, and the shape changed from Finn to RetroB. Thus this spec was born and a deposit was paid last July. Today the 5 string bass of my dreams was delivered. She sounds as good as she looks, and I’m over the moon 😎 So, the specs: Limba body, bloodwood accent, holly top 3pc Ash neck with ultra slim profile, ebony fingerboard with bloodwood blocks, 30” radius 3+2 headstock with holly facing and limba rear veneer 50mm RFB in bridge, 50mm OPB in neck Passive vol/tone/blend with coil select switch for RFB Black hardware 17mm bridge spacing (Hipshot A) Gotoh resolute tuners Honestly couldn’t be happier at this point, I am looking forward to getting her out in the wild with Katy Hurt next month 🤠 First 3 pics are from my “unboxing”, the rest are Alan’s: Edited Thursday at 20:13 by Merton Smelling pistakes 25 Quote
AlexDelores Posted yesterday at 08:27 Posted yesterday at 08:27 Very, very nice! I met Alan & his wife at the Bass Show and they were lovely. Tried a 32” 5er and it was superb! Enjoy! 1 Quote
Stuart1982 Posted yesterday at 08:29 Posted yesterday at 08:29 Absolutely beautiful mate 👍🏻👍🏻 1 Quote
80Hz Posted yesterday at 13:16 Posted yesterday at 13:16 Some very interesting wood choices there (at least in my limited experience). The holly is unique, but it’s the ash neck which has really caught my eye! A very handsome bass overall. Looking forward to a report once you’ve settled in with it. 1 Quote
Merton Posted yesterday at 13:35 Author Posted yesterday at 13:35 16 minutes ago, 80Hz said: Some very interesting wood choices there (at least in my limited experience). The holly is unique, but it’s the ash neck which has really caught my eye! A very handsome bass overall. Looking forward to a report once you’ve settled in with it. Alan has an excellent supply of ash for necks - this will be my third! I find it gives a deeper and more rounded tone than maple, then combined with the ebony you get a beautiful rich harmonic content across the octaves. Will try to do a demo soon 🤓 1 Quote
whynot Posted 7 hours ago Posted 7 hours ago Looks amazing, but can only give a score of 9/10 as it's not left handed 🤣 1 Quote
geoffbyrne Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago Absolutely gorgeous!!! Health to play it. G. 1 Quote
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