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Custom Bass Wait Support Group Needed!!! [Part 2]
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I am just chimming in to show support... Last week ended my 10-month wait from the Fender Custom Shop.
Besides the small hairline crack I've inflicted on it already - purely by accident - I am going nuts with it. Not quite enough to dampen this party....
All you wait for will be there soon fellaz... then you would've forgotten all about the agony of the wait.
Stay strong and groove on!
Besides the small hairline crack I've inflicted on it already - purely by accident - I am going nuts with it. Not quite enough to dampen this party....
All you wait for will be there soon fellaz... then you would've forgotten all about the agony of the wait.
Stay strong and groove on!
It lives!! My new May Custom Pale Moon 6 will be here this week!
Very nice! The pale moon ebony is very elegant. I bet it sounds huge too.
It lives!! My new May Custom Pale Moon 6 will be here this week!
Damn man.
That looks nice!
I ordered a thumb nt 5 string last week it may not be custom and its only gonna take 3 weeks. BUT THATS TOO LONG I WANT IT NOW
A little more visible progress on the Laggan 7.
Russ put in extra effort to fill the wenge neck pores, says it’s as slick as “buttered snot”.
NS EUB inspired Cheater dots came out nice.
The pic below left gives a decent idea of the depth in figuring on the maple.
A couple of more coats of finish, then assembly/wiring
Should have it in October!
Russ put in extra effort to fill the wenge neck pores, says it’s as slick as “buttered snot”.
NS EUB inspired Cheater dots came out nice.
The pic below left gives a decent idea of the depth in figuring on the maple.
A couple of more coats of finish, then assembly/wiring
Should have it in October!
Well, I haven't been here in quite a while, but since I just put one of these on order, I guess I can post. I have something to look forward to next year.
mark beem
Wait, how does this song start again??
Awesome!!! But I would have left the neck alone.. I love the feel of raw wenge!A little more visible progress on the Laggan 7.
Russ put in extra effort to fill the wenge neck pores, says its as slick as buttered snot.
NS EUB inspired Cheater dots came out nice.
The pic below left gives a decent idea of the depth in figuring on the maple.
A couple of more coats of finish, then assembly/wiring
Should have it in October!
More photos:
Still have some voids to fill in the wenge on the scratchplate, and some sanding yet to do on the body.
I'm new here. wish I would have found this place sooner. i have an Allleva Coppolo LG-5 Custom on order. I guess it's about three more months and it's getting rough. I have no pics, just hope that I can make it..........
Well I've officially joined the club! I'm having my first custom bass built. I've entertained the thought of one for quite some time, andow I've decided to take the plunge.
I've been chatting with Alan from ACG over the past week and sent in my deposit yesterday! Even before the build process has started Alan has been a great guy to work with. Very prompt and very friendly in his responses to any questions I had. I'm very much looking forward to the (agonizingly long) process of watching my bass being created.
I've also decided to go with the coil switching and 18 volt preamp options. I'm really looking forward to the preamp and pickups in this bass. The filter system has always intrigued me, and the samples posted in the thread here on TB were very impressive sounding. After checking out the info about them on his site, I browsed his bass models as well, and found them to be very nice themselves. I figured why just get the preamp, when I could get a custom bass made how I want with the preamp within it.
After some deliberation and talking it over with Alan, I decided getting an AC bass was feasible for me to do. This is very exciting for me. I've loved all the progress shots in this thread. Now I get to contribute to them
Specs:
Model: Recurve
Scale: 34"
Body wood: Mahogany
Top/Back wood: Amboyna Burl
Neck: 5 pc. Maple / Wenge
Fretboard: Undecided
Hardware: Black
When decided on the top wood, I asked if it was possible to get Amboyna Burl with some of the sapwood still in the cut. I've seen a few stunning pieces (I think Adrian Garcia had a bass with a really nice Amboyna top) Alan told me he'd see what he could do, and he came back with these:
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Needless to say, my top wood is chosen. That looks nicer than I could've imagined! He said he's probably going to reposition the angle of the bass because of the veneer, that way the cut will get the best use of the sapwood part.
I should be able to pick out a fingerboard soon
Well I've got myself a fingerboard now. Alan found me a piece that I couldn't resist. He had a stunning piece of acrylic impregnated spalted maple. I can't wait to see this bass start coming together. He got the amboyna burl veneer topwood in as well.
Here's a shot of the the front with the fretboard.
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So excited
Shot of the front and back top wood wet down.
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edit: did a quick photoshop job to bring out more of the color and contrast of the fretboard picture.
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Guys, I am lefty so I am SERIOUSLY feeling the pain...
Ernie Ball bongo: 4 month left
Spetor Euro: 3 month left
Rickenbacker: Something around 2 years (no kidding here)
And we all know its always longer so...good luck guys im supporting you
Ernie Ball bongo: 4 month left
Spetor Euro: 3 month left
Rickenbacker: Something around 2 years (no kidding here)
And we all know its always longer so...good luck guys im supporting you
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