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And now some colouring in >>
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Body and neck >> Getting everything lined up nicely >> Body meets neck >>
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Body shape cut and rough edge contouring >>
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Top wood chosen, Splated/Flame Sycamore >>
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This build diary is WAY overdue, as it approaches the last leg of the journey. As most of you know, I'm a HUGE fan of Alan's work, having played nothing but ACGs for over 15 years now! I have nipped and tucked a lot of what I need and want in a bass, as I've gone along, and as I've developed as a bassist. I've settled on 31.5" scale as my preferred scale length, having gone 34", to 36", to 34" to 33" on the way, and I'm officially a 6 string player, who dabbles on 4. Anyway, as with a lot of my more recent basses with ACG, this started as a sketch. I'm a huge fan of Alan's Finn SC Classic shape, having owned several, but I felt that it was a little large for a shorter scale, so the crayons came out >> The spec then started to creep >> And here's the spec we came up with >> Sona 6 String 31.5" Scale Hidden Set-neck Construction Spalted/Flame Sycamore Top Mineral Stained White Limba Body Wenge Accent Veneer Ash/Wenge 5 PIece Neck Plain Wenge Fingerboard Body and Neck all stained Black, with a kinda of reverse linear black burst on the top ACG RFB Pickups in 40mm casings, bridge pickup in a measured "sweet spot", neck pickup, not too far forward East Uni-pre 4K Preamp Hipshot Type A Bridge - Black Gotoh Resolite Tuners - Black 50mm Wide Nut 16.5mm String Spacing Flat/0 Radius Fingerboard Work commenced early 2025. More to come.
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I used to rehearse there back in the late 90s/early 00s. I'm the reason they had ABMs. They used to have a full Ampeg 8x10 valve stack in each room, and I kept destroying them 😎 I used a lot of effects back then, and th Ampegs couldn't take it. I suggested they got in some ABMs, and they did. They were brilliant too.
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That ACG is amazing!
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These little cabs are ridiculously good aren't they!
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Absolutely stunning!
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Oooooooft! Congratulations dude!
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Lovely looking bass dude! Please be sure to share pics of the new one when it lands!
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The Short Scale Bass Appreciation Society!
eude replied to Baloney Balderdash's topic in Bass Guitars
Is that better or worse than 791.972mm? Weird choice, but might be based on available string lengths, as I would guess the reverse headstock might let you have a full scale E string without any of the wound string on the tuner? I doubt the reverse headstock will make much difference if any to the tension, as the witness points on the nut and bridge are where that's determined. It's a rather tasty looking bass though, I have to say! -
I don't think you'll be disappointed, I'm over the moon with mine. I nearly went for the bigger Monaco, but I'm glad I went for the Monza, I really am.
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I've always like DR Sun Beams on a fretless bass, but I did miss a bit of edge. I really like the Lo Riders too, but found them a little too much. Newtone Nickel Hex Cores seem to sit nicely in between those two DR sets to me. La Bella RX Nickels work nicely on fretless too.
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Looks like that's going on my Xmas list then!
