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Looking great @Andyjr1515! If you think that neck is wide, it's only 16.5mm at the bridge, I believe Dave Swift's custom 6ers have 19mm spacing 😨 Eude

Back before I could afford to have a few basses, I would go from 4 string, to 5 string to 6 string back to 4 string and repeat, selling one bass to fund the other as I went along. Through that journey I've found that I feel most comfortable in a 6 string, just feels like home. The low B sees a lot more action than the high C, but it's still something that I miss when playing a 5er. I'm, currently, lucky enough to have a few 6s and a lovely 4 string too (all ACGs 😎) and much like @Bridgehouse I would encourage everyone to try something different, you never know what might stick! Eude

No bother dude, was just wondering. I don't usually mind swapping around either, but I have come to prefer a tight spacing on a 6er, 16.5mm, and 18mm on 4s and 5s. Cheers, Eude

HOT DAMN! That looks incredible, not long now... What string spacing are you going with at the bridge? Eude

Can't believe I forgot about this little guy >> If you can find an original Ibanez Promethean P5110 Combo, you'll be laughing! 300W, 500W with an extension cab. Tiny. Incredibly powerful. It had a kick back stand built in too. I have no idea why they stopped making them. There's been another model since which was total crap and now they're doing a 20W version that looks a bit like this one, but obviously being 20W it's not really much use to anyone. The only other real mystery is why I sold mine! It kept up with a loud drummer at rehearsals and quiet gigs, and worked perfectly for the kind of on stage monitoring you're talking about at louder gigs. They do seem to be extremely rare these days though... Eude

I'm just going to leave this here, it's all I can think of when someone mentions "air bass"... 🤣

I tend to agree with you, although I am partial to a completely Wenge neck 😎 I've got a bass with a Wenge/Purpleheart/Wenge neck which has a great tone, and a couple with completely Ash necks too, which seem to contribute a nice mid punch, but a little higher in the frequency spectrum than Wenge. It's a bit more aggressive sounding rather than growly, it works greats with a bass in passive mode. Eude

Don't worry @Andyjr1515 I would never complain about the pace of your work, or the amount of updates! It's been wonderful! Don't forget the "big day" isn't till near the end of December... Great work on the cover, you've managed to match the flow of the grain on the Ash! Laaaavly! Eude

Now that's just showing off! Absolutely love it @Andyjr1515!

So tantalisingly close!

Aren't all ACGs?...

Nice 😎

Can't wait to see the result! Eude

What's your tools of choice? I remember when I did the original neck for this bass it was rasps, files and lots and lots of graft. I have heard of folks getting the rough shape sorted with an angle grinder these days, which would save a lot of time, but obviously I expect it would take years off your life initially... Eude

That is stunning, great to see another ACG fly the nest. Remind me, what's you other ACG again? Eude

Now that is STUNNING!

Awesome, more squeeky bum time @Andyjr1515? 😉

Certamente! That looks great @Andyjr1515, definitely the right decision. Eude

Sounds like a good idea! I've messed around with one of the RM EVO II heads and I can confirm its a great, very powerful amp and works really well for rock. The MB combo I expect would be brilliant, and a great allrounder but I reckon the Ashdown RM combo would be more suited specifically to rock. Eude

There's a couple of nice Ashdowns available >> https://ashdownmusic.com/collections/combos/products/original-c112t-combo a kick back 1x12 which is 12.5kg and https://ashdownmusic.com/collections/combos/products/original-c210-combo 2x10 this time weighing in at 14.5kg There's also this >> https://ashdownmusic.com/collections/combos/products/rm-c112t-500-evo a little more beefy at 16.5kg, and no kickback, but probably a little louder than the other 1x12? I've heard pretty good things about all of the above and fact the first two kick back like monitors might be pretty handy. Cheers, Eude

Nice homage to Mr CT there. Looking great @Andyjr1515! Eude

That just balances visually so well!

They're all I've played for years. I still suffer from GAS, every day, but only really for more ACGs...

Awesome purchase mate, that's one hell of a bass. Can't wait to hear what you think of it. Eude

Man alive that looks good!