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10-23-2012, 04:22 PM
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Builder AC Guitars. | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Moffat D&G Scotland | | | No problems with intonation and I have never taken the strings of to adjust them. |
10-23-2012, 06:11 PM
| | | | Thanks Alan.
Have you ever tried the RMC saddles?
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10-24-2012, 02:40 AM
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Originally Posted by tombowlus  Another beauty, Alan! I am really digging my Finn 4. Great body shape!  | It is amazing isn't it, so light and compact too 
I'm loving mine |
11-10-2012, 07:57 AM
| | | | I took a look on the website. The original body shapes are really cool.
Would it make the bass guitar much cheaper if one goes with non-exotic woods and cheaper options like a Gallus 4 and no active EQ, no piezo, 2 passive single coil pick-ups, mahogany neck and body, 2 volume pots, 1 tone pot, rosewood fretboard, and gloss red paint finish? |
11-10-2012, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by TapyTap Thanks Alan.
Have you ever tried the RMC saddles? | Sorry I missed this. I have not used the RMC stuff so I can't help you with that. |
11-10-2012, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by placedesjardins I took a look on the website. The original body shapes are really cool.
Would it make the bass guitar much cheaper if one goes with non-exotic woods and cheaper options like a Gallus 4 and no active EQ, no piezo, 2 passive single coil pick-ups, mahogany neck and body, 2 volume pots, 1 tone pot, rosewood fretboard, and gloss red paint finish? | Hi
Have a look at the Graft range of basses it covers most of the ground you mentioned above. http://www.acguitars.co.uk/News/174/ |
11-11-2012, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Skelf Sorry I missed this. I have not used the RMC stuff so I can't help you with that. | That's not a problem.
Now that you have had your headless for a bit, what do you think of the Graph Tech saddles/Hipshot Headless System? Is there anything you don't like about it or would do differently if you built another headless for yourself?
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11-12-2012, 03:13 PM
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Builder AC Guitars. | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Moffat D&G Scotland | | | I have used the Hipshot/Graphtech saddles in quiet a few basses and they work well with the filter pre-amps. The filters are very good at removing any harshness in the top end.
The bridge unit does it's job very well. My one issue with it is more in the 5 string basses in that the B string can be a bit of a pain to get the string into the ball end retainer especially if the saddles has been moved quiet far back for the intonation. Getting out again can also be a pain but other than that it is a good unit. |
11-12-2012, 11:41 PM
| | | | Interesting. I have wondered how well a larger gauge string might function with the Hipshot headless bridge. Thanks...I appreciate your insight.
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11-30-2012, 04:00 AM
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11-30-2012, 06:41 AM
|  | Endorsing nothing, recommending much | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Milton Keynes, UK | | | I love the reverse effect of dark body, light fretboard on top, then light body, dark neck underneath.
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12-11-2012, 07:34 AM
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Builder AC Guitars. | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Moffat D&G Scotland | | Recurve Classic 7.
Ziracote top with Alder body.
7 piece Wenge/Maple neck with a book match Acrylic Impregnate Lava Bubinga board.
ACG FB humbuckers in to an ACG EQ03 5K dual filter pre-amp.
Mac Ebony ramp supplied as well.    |
12-11-2012, 04:45 PM
|  | Ultravisitor | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern California | | | The lava bubinga makes for such an incredible fingerboard.
And I love seeing alder on boutique builds. Yeah, it's not exotic but I think it looks much better natural (without an opaque finish) than people give it credit for. Very simple and classy IMO. |
12-12-2012, 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Jared Lash The lava bubinga makes for such an incredible fingerboard.
And I love seeing alder on boutique builds. Yeah, it's not exotic but I think it looks much better natural (without an opaque finish) than people give it credit for. Very simple and classy IMO. | +1
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12-12-2012, 03:20 AM
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Builder AC Guitars. | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Moffat D&G Scotland | | | Since I have been using a fair bit of Alder in the Graft basses I have come to really like it. Good to work with easy to finish and I like the look of it as well. On top of this it makes a nice sounding bass. |
12-12-2012, 03:56 AM
| | Endorsing nothing, recommending much | | Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Milton Keynes, UK | | Okay, I'll admit, my +1 above was largely because that's what my Graft is made from.
But I've had electric guitars in alder before and think it's as good a wood as any, and looks good in a natural finish - if not particularly fancy or exotic.
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12-12-2012, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Skelf Since I have been using a fair bit of Alder in the Graft basses I have come to really like it. Good to work with easy to finish and I like the look of it as well. On top of this it makes a nice sounding bass. | When used as a body wood in your basses, how do you think Maple compares sonically with Alder?
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12-12-2012, 02:57 PM
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Builder AC Guitars. | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Moffat D&G Scotland | | | Not really used maple as a body wood other than UK Sycamore which is a soft maple. Even then it has only been a couple of basses so I can't really draw a useful comparison. The word that comes to mind with Alder regarding sound is even. It does not seem to favour any particular frequency area just giving a well balanced response. |
12-12-2012, 03:18 PM
| | | | The soft European Maple is particularly what I am curious about. Thanks for your description of Alder body ACGs.
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12-13-2012, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by TapyTap The soft European Maple is particularly what I am curious about. | It sounds like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXCssI5JaU | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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