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I can't believe you got away with this picture without any further questions! Firstly, its bloody gorgeous! Secondly, let's hear the specs mate, woods, electronics, scale etcs. Finally, some sound samples or even video would be awesome. Congratulations on a very sexy bass 😎 Eude

Newtone should be able to wind you a custom set with thinner cores to have lower tension. I get strings wound for my 31.5" basses in lighter gauges to have the tension of regular strings on a regular scale bass and they absolutely nail it. I'm positive they can help you achieve the opposite. They're made here in the UK, and are extremely reasonably priced too. Give them a shout, I expect you won't be disappointed 😎 Eude

Yup, completely flat, 0° radius. Works really well with the asymmetrical neck profile, which is also standard. I've been playing flat boards for some time now and they feel brilliant! Eude

I think the damage will be done for some now. We're not at barge pole yet, but it could get close sadly...

And me!

The P Retro is an awesome little preamp, and although I love the versatility of the Uni-pre, which I have in both my fretted basses, I did find the ACG/East P Retro that little bit quicker to find the sweet spot. Might well just be the fact that it's that little bit simpler to use perhaps. Good news all round though Eude

That is gorgeous, congratulations! Eude

I do indeed have a few shorter ACG 6 strings. They're all 31.5" scale and the low B on them is ridiculously good. I doubt I'll ever go back to full sized basses ever again. You can hear the sound of my first 31.5" Alan made for me here >> https://m.soundcloud.com/eudeboy/sets/acg-salace-sc-e-type-samples I don't doubt for a second that even shorter can work too. A good luthier and with the right choice of strings will get you exactly what you want. Eude

Thanks dude, I have tried Ashdown, but they don't produce sleeves for the rack mounted stuff, it's a different size to the sleeved I've made contact with a couple of folks who will build a proper sleeve, just a little pricey so I need to be sure its worth it first. Congrats on the rig though, its a peach! Eude

Lovely set up! Where did you get the sleeve for your ABM RC head? I have one, in need to service and likely repair, but I'd prefer it in a sleeve... Thanks dude! Eude

Ooooooft!

Yeah, there's wriggle room on those Hipshot saddles, side to side. You might manage to get it down to 17mm maybe?

Most 5 string ACGs are 18mm at the bridge as standard.

These guys are a UK distributor >> http://www.stringsandthings.co.uk/ They might be able to help? Eude

Great to hear mate!