Yes - basslab - nice - the answer for my weight problem. - but I can't afford it and I'd be scared to take it to my neighbourhood bar for a jam or a gig - but yeah, I'd love to have one of those.
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ACG Finished Work.
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Beautiful instrument, in a subtle, low-key way. I like the way the woods blend together, but it comes off as rich and elegant rather than flashy--very nice!
Mike
Mike
Just got this bass finished and is now in Denmark.
Spec
White Limba body with a Native Walnut top usual black veneer.
Wenge/Maple 5 string neck with a Mac Ebony board 33" scale tuned E to C.
ACG FB pickups with a matching ramp in between.
ACG EQ02 pre-amp.
First Graft bass.
Alder body with 3 piece Maple neck and Indian Rosewood 24 fret neck. Asymmetric neck carve the same as the full custom models. Satin lacquer on the neck.
ACG SB pickup connected to an East 2 band pre-amp. Controls volume bass and treble. Pre-amp has selectable frequency centres for both bass and treble on internal trim pots
Hipshot Type B bridge 18 mm spacing and Gotoh GB7 tuners with Hipshot string tree all in chrome.
Price £700 ex delivery.
Alder body with 3 piece Maple neck and Indian Rosewood 24 fret neck. Asymmetric neck carve the same as the full custom models. Satin lacquer on the neck.
ACG SB pickup connected to an East 2 band pre-amp. Controls volume bass and treble. Pre-amp has selectable frequency centres for both bass and treble on internal trim pots
Hipshot Type B bridge 18 mm spacing and Gotoh GB7 tuners with Hipshot string tree all in chrome.
Price £700 ex delivery.
Based on the Finn but modified to accommodate headless hardware.
Wenge body with a Mac Ebony top and a 4 mm Bloodwood accent.
Wenge/Bloodwood 5 piece neck.
finger board is an Acrylic Impregnated Figured Bubinga board.
ETS hardware.
ACG EQ01 pre-amp with 18 volt supply.
ACG RFB with coil switching option.
Oiled brushed lacquer finish.
Wenge body with a Mac Ebony top and a 4 mm Bloodwood accent.
Wenge/Bloodwood 5 piece neck.
finger board is an Acrylic Impregnated Figured Bubinga board.
ETS hardware.
ACG EQ01 pre-amp with 18 volt supply.
ACG RFB with coil switching option.
Oiled brushed lacquer finish.
The figure in that fretboard is amazing...one day I will build up enough courage to get a quote from you 
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A bit of a departure for me a guitar. Not built to many guitars but enjoy the change.
Camphor Burl top and back with a Black Limba body. 3 piece Bubinga/Wenge neck with ebony finger board 25" scale.
P90 in the neck Alinco 5 humbucker in bridge with coil tap on push/pull pot.
ABM 3D roller bridge, Sperzel locking tuners,Schaller straplocks.
Gloss body and satin neck.
Camphor Burl top and back with a Black Limba body. 3 piece Bubinga/Wenge neck with ebony finger board 25" scale.
P90 in the neck Alinco 5 humbucker in bridge with coil tap on push/pull pot.
ABM 3D roller bridge, Sperzel locking tuners,Schaller straplocks.
Gloss body and satin neck.
First Graft bass.
Alder body with 3 piece Maple neck and Indian Rosewood 24 fret neck. Asymmetric neck carve the same as the full custom models. Satin lacquer on the neck.
ACG SB pickup connected to an East 2 band pre-amp. Controls volume bass and treble. Pre-amp has selectable frequency centres for both bass and treble on internal trim pots
Hipshot Type B bridge 18 mm spacing and Gotoh GB7 tuners with Hipshot string tree all in chrome.
Price £700 ex delivery.
What a great looking bass!
Alder body with 7 piece Mac Ebony/Maple/Black Limba neck with Ebony finger board.
ACG FB pickups and EQ01 pre-amp.
Hipshot piezo bridge feeding a Graphtech Hexpander and 13 pin output. This will be used with a Roland V-Bass system.
ACG FB pickups and EQ01 pre-amp.
Hipshot piezo bridge feeding a Graphtech Hexpander and 13 pin output. This will be used with a Roland V-Bass system.
I really like the way the solid black makes the Harlot shape look so sleek, especially with the black hardware and black ebony board. Does this bass have a lot more contouring than the black Graft Harlot?
Mike
Mike
It does have more contouring than the Graft as it is a full custom bass so has a few more refinements than a Graft bass.
Flame Bubinga top and back with Black Limba gore. 7 piece Mac Ebony/Black Limba neck with an Acrylic impregnated Mac Ebony finger board.
Hipshot piezo bridge 2 ACG RFB pickups with coil switching. The bridge pickup is switchable with the piezo give either two mag pickups or the piezo and the neck pickup. This allows full EQ over both combinations and blending via the ACG EQ01 pre-amp.
18 volt option and the low battery indicator on the cavity cover.
Oil rubbed lacquer finish.
Flame Bubinga top and back with Black Limba gore. 7 piece Mac Ebony/Black Limba neck with an Acrylic impregnated Mac Ebony finger board.
Hipshot piezo bridge 2 ACG RFB pickups with coil switching. The bridge pickup is switchable with the piezo give either two mag pickups or the piezo and the neck pickup. This allows full EQ over both combinations and blending via the ACG EQ01 pre-amp.
18 volt option and the low battery indicator on the cavity cover.
Oil rubbed lacquer finish.
Now THAT is gorgoeous! One of your most beautiful basses to date, Alan!
Are the pickup positions slightly shifted from normal? How do the coil splitters sound on those big RFB pickups?
Mike
Are the pickup positions slightly shifted from normal? How do the coil splitters sound on those big RFB pickups?
Mike
The neck pickup is moved back a bit for more slap space and the bridge moved forward a bit as well as requested.
The coil switching works well on them. Only slight problem is that there is a noticeable difference in output between the series and parallel setting. There always is a difference it is just a bit more with these pickups.
The coil switching works well on them. Only slight problem is that there is a noticeable difference in output between the series and parallel setting. There always is a difference it is just a bit more with these pickups.
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I can see where it'd be nice to have a little more slap room with those big pickups, and where moving the bridge pickup forward might give a little fuller, more usable solo'd tone. I'm curious if you find the tonal difference to be major or fairly subtle with these shifted pickup positions, now that you've built a few like that?
Obviously, I'm wondering whether it's something I should be considering, but it kinda moves out of the "Wal" mode that I'd originally been going for.
I'm not surprised, since I expect they're pretty hot in the series setting! But I'm still glad I included that option on mine...
Mike
I can see the point in moving the front pickup back but that is the first one where I have moved the back pickup forward,not so sure that is worth the effort. Part of the reason for putting the pickups quiet far apart is to make as much difference as possible between them sound wise. This gives the pre-amp more to work with same idea behind the different magnets. So I think I would move the neck back a bit if slapping was important to your playing style but I would leave the bridge pickup where it was. The bridge pickup is usually centred round a Jazz type position.
that last bass is incredibly sexy
very nice work!
all the best,
R
Hi Rod
Good to see you here.
I see your point about the separation between the pickups. I also have the impression that the distance between them makes a difference in the sound with the pickups combined, as well. And since slapping is a very small part of my playing and I like the idea of having some extra depth to the neck pickup tone, it's probably best to stick with the stock locations....
Mike
Mike
