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ACG - The pale understated fretless one.


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On my visit up to the Moffat Bass Bash I just happened to go to Alan's workshop and specced up two more ACGs for myself.

This is the build thread of the pale understated fretless one. I'll do a thread on the other one when I give Alan his deposit as I wasn't able to put a deposit down on both over the weekend. Soon...

The reasoning behind this build was quite simple. The two basses that Alan has built for me so far have been really loud, in your face, visual pieces. There was the scribbly spalted beech top and spalted maple fretboard of the Recurve and the feast of flaming redwood that was the Finn build. Both were very busy and Alan admitted to me that he had reservations but figured that, in the end, I'd chosen well enough to stay just the right side of taste and decency.

I wanted my next four string to be a fretless and I wanted it very understated by comparison to the others.

I knew, pretty much before I arrived at Alan's, which top I wanted for this, which will be another Finn 4. And I was also pretty much convinced of the wood for the body core. I wanted a nice piece of lightweight spanish cedar. I have a spanish cedar core on my redwood finn and love it for it's lack of weight.

So, the top...

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In detail

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No contest. Understated, still beautifully figured, but definately understated. That's a lovely piece of masur birch.

But I wasn't really sure about the contrast between this and the medium brown coloured spanish cedar. Ten seconds later I had a brainwave and asked Alan to pull out a few blanks of white limba - which can vary hugely in weight. I chose a nice lightweight one and that together with a 4mm wenge accent sorts the body.

The neck is to be made from exactly the woods, in the same pattern order as my redwood finn. From the centre laminate outwards wenge, bubinga, maple (or sycamore, I'm easily pleased :) ). Like this...

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The fretboard is going to be jet black ebony with white quarter lines on the E string side (not the G). TI flats.

Piezo bridge with single coil at bridge and MM sized chappy at neck.

I love this stage of a build. It's exciting...

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Really like that spalted top on the Infinity. I've never tried an Infinity, always wanted to. Attractive basses. That's maple, isn't it? Pretty spectacular, that's for sure.

Yes hardware will be black. I'll have quite a wait for this one, I know, but the sense of anticipation is already overwhelming.

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[quote name='Brave Sir Robin' post='824199' date='Apr 30 2010, 04:29 PM']Spalted maple, yeah. Looks like driftwood, but would be my top of choice if I was going for another bass :)[/quote]

The first ACG I got has a spalted scottish beech top and a spalted maple board. It's a bit too busy for a lot of people's tastes but I love it to bits.

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Some more pictures. The bass has now gone in for finishing so it'll only be a matter of a few weeks before it's available to me hopefully.

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It's fair to say I'm delighted.

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[quote name='Scoop' post='824301' date='Apr 30 2010, 06:39 PM']The first ACG I got has a spalted scottish beech top and a spalted maple board. It's a bit too busy for a lot of people's tastes but I love it to bits.

[url="http://img255.imageshack.us/i/img3233jh0.jpg/"][/url]
[url="http://img255.imageshack.us/i/img3234ww4.jpg/"][/url][/quote]


I'm not to keen on the top on that one but I love the FB!

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It's finished and I've seen the photos and YOU haven't

Nya-nya-na-na-nahh!



To be fair to Alan, I'll not post them here until after I've paid him the outstanding balance which will be tomorrow (Tuesday).

Got to say, I wanted understated yet still beautiful and I think Alan's done it superbly. I really couldn't be happier with how it's looking. It's a really lovely bit of kit.

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[quote name='Scoop' post='1316342' date='Jul 25 2011, 09:37 PM']It's finished and I've seen the photos and YOU haven't

Nya-nya-na-na-nahh!



To be fair to Alan, I'll not post them here until after I've paid him the outstanding balance which will be tomorrow (Tuesday).

Got to say, I wanted understated yet still beautiful and I think Alan's done it superbly. I really couldn't be happier with how it's looking. It's a really lovely bit of kit.[/quote]

Just cruel... :)

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[quote name='eude' post='1317162' date='Jul 26 2011, 03:08 PM']Consider it done!
Thank you for sharing Dave, another amazing ACG bass :lol:
Now seeing as you appear to be granting wishes, [b]any chance you can muster up my bass a little early?[/b]... :)

Eude[/quote]

Sadly, no influence on the hurrying up side of things though I am able to slow things down by ringing Alan pointlessly and at length.

That any use to you? :)

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[quote name='Scoop' post='1317177' date='Jul 26 2011, 03:20 PM']Sadly, no influence on the hurrying up side of things though I am able to slow things down by ringing Alan pointlessly and at length.

That any use to you? :)[/quote]

I'll decline for now, but should I go mental anytime soon, you can expect to hear from me :)

Eude

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