Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. (News)

My thanks for a very good year at ACG. Best wishes. Alan

ACG recommends Bassic-Bits cables. (News)

I am always looking for products that I feel complement my own work and in Bassic-Bits cables I have found a product and a service I am more than

Piezo fretless clip on You Tube. (News)

Thanks to Martin for putting this up. Alan

Tasmanian Tonewoods pallet arrived. (News)

This pallet of Tasmanian woods has not long arrived in the workshop. Some unusual woods here not seen widely in this part of the world. A small list of

Headless Harlot played at Moffat Bass Bash last weekend. (News)

Small Youtube clip of the Harlot being played by it's owner. Head was a Mark Bass through a Mark Bass 4 x 10. Thanks to Rich for taking the

ACG EQ02 review in Bass Guitar Magazine (News)

An ACG EQ02 4K/J pre-amp has been reviewed in the current issue of BGM. This is the Jazz deluxe version with the Vol/blend, Bass filter, Treble filter and the

Recurve 4 sound clip (News)

This clip is played by Charlie using his Recurve 4 with the ACG EQ01 pre-amp.

More ACG pre-amp sound clips (News)

These clips were done by Taylor and have been up on Talkbass for a while.

New ACG EQ01 pre-amp sound samples (News)

Some clips supplied by Raph. The pre-amp is in a Wal which with out the help of John East would have not been possible. My thanks John.

Hadrien Feraud at Bassday (News)

I had a stand at Bassday UK this year and thanks to my customers managed to have 7 basses on display. I had a visit from Hadrien Feraud and

Neil Murray and ACG pre-amp (News)

Neil was kind enough to send some comments on the pre-amp. I have installed an ACG preamp in my Dingwall Prima bass, which is a high-quality instrument

Review of the ACG EQ01 pre-amp (News)

There is an excellent review with sounds clips been posted up on Basschat by Daf. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Daf for is input and

RSS feeds now available. (News)

Here are the links for the feeds. feed://www.acguitars.co.uk/allrss.php feed://www.acguitars.co.uk/newsrss.php feed://www.acguitars.co.uk/galleryrss.php feed://www.acguitars.co.uk/diaryrss.php

0054 Harlot 5 fretless. (Gallery)

Matched Redwood top and back with a Black Limba core. 5 piece Maple/Bloodwood neck with an Acrylic Impregnated Birdseye Maple fingerboard with Pear wood fretlines. There is also a

0053 Finn 4 (Gallery)

Birdseye/flame Redwood back and front. Wenge/Bubinga/Maple neck with an Acrylic Impregnated Flame Redwood board. ACG EQ01 pre-amp with a Hipshot piezo bridge and ACG RFB pickup with coil switching.

0052 Recurve 5 (Gallery)

First Recurve 5 string. Top Amboyna Burl with a Black Limba body. 5 piece Wenge/Black Limba neck with an Acrylic Impregnated Ziracote board. ACG SB single coil in

0051 Recurve 5 single cut. (Gallery)

Spec Cocobolo top with Sycamore accent and a Black Walnut body. Wenge/Purpleheart/Flame Maple neck with an Acrylic Impregnated Mac Ebony board no radius. Two ACG SB single coils and

0050 Finn single cut 5 (Gallery)

This bass has not had a build thread and has been in the works for the last year or so. Swamp Ash body with a 3 piece Wenge

0049 Finn 4 fretless. (Gallery)

Claro Walnut top and back with a Black Walnut core and 4 mm Sycamore accents. Bubinga/Wenge 5 piece neck with an Acrylic Impregnated BlackEbony board. Hipshot Type A with

0048 Recurve 6 single cut (inventory) (Gallery)

Swamp Ash body with 7 piece Wenge/Maple neck. Pao Ferro finger board with no radius. ACG SB in bridge and RFB in neck ACG EQ01 pre-amp. Hipshot Type A

0047 Chambered Skelf Fretless (inventory) (Gallery)

Prototype chambered body with piezo bridge. Swamp Ash body with Myrtle back and front extra depth body. 3 piece Wenge/Ash neck with Indian Ebony board with fret lines no

0046 Harlot 4 fretless. (Gallery)

Flame Sycamore top with a Butternut body. Black Ebony board with partial fretlines. 5 piece Maple/Mac Ebony neck. RFB and piezo bridge into ACG EQ01. Extender on the E

0045 Recurve S Type 5 fretless. (Gallery)

Birdseye/flame Redwood top with a Mahogany core and Sycamore accent line. 7 piece Maple/Bubinga/Maple/Wenge with Acrylic Impregnated Mac Ebony board with maple fret lines. ACG EQ01 pre-amp

0044 Finn 4 (Gallery)

Quilt maple back and front with a bubinga core. 5 piece wenge/maple neck with a mac ebony fingerboard. Green burst on back and front. 2 ACG RFB pickups with

Gallus 4 for Stuart (Gallery)

No longer a stock bass and now with a full spec. 4 piece body with a Mac Ebony top Ash/Wenge/Ash. Wenge/Bloodwood neck with an Acrylic Impregnated Black Limba finger

Finn Single Cut 5 for Richard. (Gallery)

Modified Finn with a Recurve lower horn. Claro Walnut top with Black Walnut body. 5 piece Maple/Wenge neck with Indian Rosewood board 33" scale 26 frets. ACG FB

0043 Finn 4 (Gallery)

Spec Okoume top with 4 mm wenge accent on to a swamp ash body. 3 piece flame maple neck with an acrylic impregnated figured bubinga finger board. Amber LEDS

0041 Recurve S Type 6 (Gallery)

Flame Bubinga top and back with Black Limba core. 7 piece Mac Ebony/Black Limba neck with an Acrylic impregnated Mac Ebony finger board. Hipshot piezo bridge 2 ACG

0042 Harlot 6 fretless (Gallery)

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

0040 Finn Guitar (Gallery)

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

Recurve 5 for Chris (Gallery)

Chris plays for the Scottish band The Hostiles. You can hear them on Myspace. http://www.myspace.com/hostileska Quilt/Birdseye maple top with a Purpleheart accent and a Butternut body. 5

Recurve 6 for Jared. (Gallery)

Camphor back and front with Sycamore accents and a Spanish Ceder body core. 5 piece Wenge/Maple/Padauk neck with an Acrylic Impregnated Flame Sycamore board. ACG EQ01 RFB bridge

Recurve S Type ( LH) for Derek. (Gallery)

5 piece body with Mac Ebony top and Wenge back and core Sycamore accents. Neck 7 piece flame Sycamore and Mac Ebont with an acrylic impregnated flame Sycamore board

Recurve 10 string for Chris. (Gallery)

Black Limba body with a Wenge centre section. Black Heart Sassafras top. 7 piece Wenge/maple neck Spalted Maple Acrylic Impregnated finger board. ACG EQ01 pre-amp and FB pickups.

Recurve 4 for Paul. (Gallery)

Black Limba body core with Cocobolo top and back. 5 piece Wenge/limba neck with Mac Ebony finger board. ACG EQ01 plus FB pickups.

Recurve S Type for Steve. (Gallery)

Camphor top and back with a Swamp Ash body core. Wenge/maple/sycamore 7 piece neck with a Palemoon Ebony finger board. RFB in the bridge SB in the neck ACG

0038 Finn 4 (headless) (Gallery)

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

0036 Skelf 5 (Gallery)

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

0037 Finn Single Cut (Gallery)

Spec First of a new model. 4 string 34" scale 5 piece body stripy ebony/sycamore/wenge/sycamore/ stripy ebony 7 piece neck mac ebony/sycamore/wenge/sycamore Acryilc impregnated flame sycamore board with mac

0035 Harlot 5 (headless) (Gallery)

Spec Camphor Burl top and back with a Flame Sycamore body. Bubinga/Flame maple neck with a bookmatched Acrylic Impregnated Spalted Maple finger board. The fingerboard and the Camphor both

0034 Recurve single cut 9 string. (Review now added.) (Gallery)

Body core in Swamp Ash with a Mahogany top. 7 piece Wenge/Maple neck with a book matched Acrylic impregnated Spalted Maple finger board. 2 ACG FB pickups with coil

0033 Recurve 5 single cut (LH) (Gallery)

Blackheart Sassafras top with a white limba body. Purpleheart/wenge /flame sycamore neck with acrylic impregnated Zebrano finger board. SB and FB narrow format passive electronics volume 4 way rotary

0032 Harlot S Type 4 string (Gallery)

First 4 string single cut. Amboyna top mahogany core with a flame sycamore back. 5 piece maple/mac ebony neck with an Ebony finger board. 2 RFB with

0017 Skelf (Lazarus bass) (Gallery)

Bit of a story with this bass which has been named by Eude as the Lazarus bass. It was built for Adam but on delivery UPS managed to damage

Harlot 5 for Mike (Gallery)

Mahogany core with a burl Myrtle top and a figured myrtle back. Birdseye maple/mac ebony 5 piece neck with an acrylic impregnated Mac Ebony board. ACG EQ01 pre-amp and

0030 Recurve 4 (Gallery)

Black Limba with a spalted Beech top. Wenge/Black Limba neck. Spalted Acrylic impregnated finger board ACG EQ01 pre-amp ACG FB humbuckers.

0029 Harlot R Type 5 string. (Gallery)

Santos Rosewood top with 5 mm Zebrano accent and an American Black Walnut body. 7 piece neck Mac Ebony/Bubinga/Maple/Wenge. Acrylic impregnated Zebrano finger board 35" scale alloy side dots

0031 Finn Fretless 4 sold (Gallery)

A few firsts in this bass. Finn prototype body shape and also a piezo bridge. Spec Alder body with a 3 piece Flame Maple neck and Indian Ebony

0028 Recurve Single cut fretless (Gallery)

Spec Sappy Redwood top with a Black Limba body. 7 piece mac ebony/maple/black limba/maple neck with an Acrylic impregnated Mac Ebony board. ACG EQ01 pre-amp with a RFB in

0027 Harlot 6 (Gallery)

Spec Goncalo Alves top and back with a butternut core. 7 piece neck Mac Ebony/Maple/Black Limba/Maple with a flat Rosewood finger board alloy side dots 34" scale. ACG EQ01

0023 Recurve single cut 5 (Gallery)

4 piece wenge/bubinga body. 7 piece maple/wenge neck with an Acrylic impregnated Ziracote finger board. ACG EQ01 pre-amp with 18 volt supply, ACG FB pickups with coil switching,low battery

0025 Harlot S Type (Gallery)

Flame Sycamore with a Wenge top. 7 piece Flame Sycamore/wenge neck with a birdseye maple bound Mac Ebony finger board. ACG EQ01 pre-amp with ACG FB pickups ceramic magnet

0026 Recurve 4 SOLD (Gallery)

Spec Camphor Burl top with a 4 mm Tulipwood accent and a Spanish Cedar body wenge control cavity cover. 3 piece Santos Rosewood/wenge neck with an Acrylic Impregnated Black

0024 Recurve 4 (Gallery)

The spec. Black Limba body with a burl Redwood top black accent veneer. Neck Wenge/Limba 5 piece with a quilted Maple fingerboard. Redwood headplate wenge backplate

0022 Recurve single cut (Gallery)

Claro Walnut top and back with a Black Limba core and black veneer contrast veneer. Neck Bubinga/wenge 5 piece Mac ebony fingerboard. ACG RFB in the bridge FB in

0021 Recurve 4 string. (Gallery)

The spec on this one. One piece Amboyna Burl with sapwood front and back with a Mahogany core and black accent veneers. Maple/wenge 5 piece neck with an excellent

0020 Recurve 6 fretless. (Gallery)

Spec Cocobolo top with Purpleheart veneer on a Black Limba body. 7 piece neck Mac Ebony/maple/bubinga with a spalted Maple acrylic impregnated fingerboard. Mac ebony heel back-plate and cavity

0019 Recurve singlecut 9 string (Gallery)

The spec on this one. Thru neck wenge/maple 7 piece. African Ebony fingerboard Top Claro walnut with swamp ash body wings and black veneer accent lines. Hipshot hardware in

014 Skelf 6 string headless. (Gallery)

Body core White Limba top and back Flame Redwood black veneer accent line. Neck Mac ebony/bubinga. Fingerboard Acrylic Impregnated Spalted/Flame Maple. Ramp Redwood and White LImba

013 Harlot fretless (Gallery)

Body core Black Limba with quilt maple back and front black accent veneer and ebony centre line. Neck Flame sycamore/wenge 5 piece with an Acrylic impregnated Purpleheart finger

015 Recurve 6 single cut (left hand) (Gallery)

The spec. Amboyna Burl front and back with a Black Limba body core with black veneer contrast line. Neck will be a Bubinga/Wenge 7 piece with Amboyne head-plate,back-plate

012 Harlot S Type (Gallery)

Harlot S Type single cut for Peter.First of a new model Harlot single cut. The spec for this one. Top and back Black Heart Sassafras.

011 Recurve single cut. (Gallery)

Hi Just got this bass about ready to go. Body in Black Limba with a Flamed Bibinga top and black veneer accent line. Neck 7 piece Bibinga/maple

010 Recurve single cut. (Gallery)

The spec on this one. Body core will be Swamp Ash with a Sappy Redwood top and a Quilt Maple back both with a black accent line. Neck

008 Recurve Single Cut (Gallery)

That is the first Recurve single cut finished and will be on it's way to David on Saturday. The spec. Body woods, Alder with an Santos Rosewood top

005 Recurve for Paul finished. (Gallery)

Paul's review of his Recurve. Review: Ok I thought I would write a proper review after having the bass for a few weeks. I'll update it after

001 Recurve finished (Gallery)

Dave's bass is now complete and will be on it's way tomorrow morning. The spec. Camphor burl top and back with a black limba core and black contrast

004 Skelf Guitar (Gallery)

This is Shaun's guitar to match RC4 003. The spec. Black limba body with quilt maple top with a black veneer contrast line and an ebony centre line. Maple/mahogany

003 Recurve (Gallery)

That is Shaun's bass finished and should be in his hands by Wednesday. The full spec. Body is in Black Limba with a Quilt Maple top with contarst veneer

Gallus 4 for Joshua (Diary)

Spec not quiet sorted out with this one.Could be a headless. Body core American Cherry with a Wenge top. Wenge/Mahogany neck with a Pale Moon Ebony finger board. Hipshot

Recurve S Type 7 string for Martin. (Diary)

White Limba Body core with matched front and back in Flame Redwood. 7 piece Wenge/Mpale set neck with an Acrylic Impregnated Lava Bubinga fret board. 2 ACG EQ02

Recurve 6 fretless for Mark (Diary)

Black Limba body with a Wenge top. 7 piece set neck Wenge/Maple/Black Limba/Maple with Acrylic Impregnated Quilt Maple board with black fretlines. Quilt Mpale pickup covers to match finger

Headless Finn 4 for Bob. (Diary)

Swamp Ash body with Flame Sycamore top. 5 piece flame maple/black veneer neck and an Acrylic Impregnated Birdseye Heartwood boar. Custom wound Bart Classic type pickups and J retro

Recurve 5 for Owain (Diary)

Black Limba body with a centre strip of wenge/Black Limba/Wenge. 5 Piece Wenge/Black Limba neck with an Acrylic Impregnated Mac Ebony board. Hipshot Type A with piezo and an

Harlot 5 (headless) (Diary)

Indian ebony top with a Swamp Ash body. Neck thru Flame Maple/Wenge with Acrylic Impregnated Flame Sycamore finger board. RFB in bridge SB in neck ACG EQ01 pre-amp. Custom

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