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[quote name='phil_the_bassist' post='301914' date='Oct 8 2008, 09:08 AM']I brought my 'ray from the BassMuppets in Denmark St for about £1300 "brand new" (notice the quotes, turned out it wasn't brand new, but that's another tale) with some insurance money from a crash. I know I was shafted, and could've got it for cheaper, but I've [b]never[/b] regretted payin that much cos I've grown with the bass, and tweaked and fettled the setup and intonation and experimented with strings etc etc etc and now I've got a bass that feel so [i]RIGHT[/i] I can't think of any reason to buy another! I think I'll probably spend more, if I find a bass that would give me a worthwhile improvement on my 'ray, but I've not found one yet! There are some blahdy tasty customs out there that would tempt me to spend £2k+. ACG, Shuker, RIM, GB etc etc look freakin awesome, and sound incredible but I need to be 100% that I wouldn't just go "ooh, that looks very pretty, now hand my my Stingray, I've got a gig to go to!"[/quote] Hi I would just like to say that ACG basses are not in the £2k price range unless you are looking for a fully loaded 9 string and even then it does not quiet make the 2k.

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[quote name='chris_b' post='297392' date='Oct 2 2008, 11:13 AM']These look good and probably sound good as well, but where are the customers for a £3000 bass in the UK? BG, Overwater, Sei, RIM, ACG, the newly resurrecting Wal and others are already fighting over a very small customer base. The pickup is unique and flexible but didn't we discover in another thread that most of us get a sound we like then rarely change the tone controls? I wish Enfield Guitars good luck and think they'll need it starting up, as they are, on the verge of a recession.[/quote] How I wish I was fighting away in the 3K bracket unfortunately no where near that as far as my prices are concerned.

If you are use a pre-cat lacquer you must wear a suitable mask one suit to organic vapours. It has numerous carcinogenic compounds in it while spraying and drying.

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Nice work Andy. If they sound anything like the 10 I heard that was built by Dave Perry you will be well pleased with them. Alan

Very nice Mike an absolute beauty.

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The C will be for chrome. It is the same thing as far as I can see. I can do them a bit cheaper than that but the wait my be a bit longer as ordering a single item from them does not make a lot of sense with regard to carriage. Alan

Looks like a Gotoh GB 7. [url="http://www.hipshotproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=72"]hipshot[/url] If you have trouble getting one Ican order one up with my next Hipshot order. Alan

Do you have a pic of the tuners. Hipshot make a wide range of tuners into extenders if you get me a pic I will have a lok at them. Alan

No hurry. Cheers Alan

[quote name='deksawyer' post='265103' date='Aug 18 2008, 11:58 PM']I received mine on Sat. but won't have a chance to use it until my new bass is built. Great service (thanks Alan) and I'm supposedly the first owner in Scotland, which is nice. It's going in a fretless and I know how much a filter based pre works in that scenario.... Sound clips 6SB!!! D.[/quote] Hi Honestly there is not another ACG EQ02 in Scotland. To be honest at the moment other than a couple of early basses both of which went to friends so they don't count there is not an ACG bass in Scotland. Mr 6 Very pleased it has worked out for you. Alan

There are a few sound clips about but mainly from the EQ01 pre-amp. However the EQ02 is derived directly from the 01 and uses the same circuit. [url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/News/84/"]Sound cip[/url] [url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/News/83/"]Complilation[/url] [url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/News/72/"]Comp 2[/url] Thread on TB about the 02 pre-amp. [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=429951"]TB Thread[/url] Basschat review of the 01 pre-amp. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3919"]BC thread.[/url] It would be great if Mr 6 could see his way clear to getting a few clips together. This will be the third Sei with one of my pre-amps in it. Bigredx has one in his new fretless and Neil Murray has another and now your good self. Alan

Eude I don't know how it was done either. I spoke to Hiscox and they say their cases are good for 500 kg that is a lot of weight. I use a broker which works out a lot cheaper than going to UPS direct. Up until that point they had been really good delivery on time pickup on time not a single issue. Having spoken to a guy I have been getting deliveries from for my other business he tells me that once it gets into one of the hubs they can treat these parcels very badly. He is liable for any damage between him and the hub but after that it would seem to be down to blind luck.

Just to chip in on this thread. I have no idea what UPS did to the parcel to do what they managed to go to the bass but it must have very large and very heavy as the damage was due to the case being compressed. The damage. Two stacks were bent and one of the circuit boards was broken. Neck pickup had been pushed in so hard that it stripped the retaining screw. Strap button on the back of the upper horn had been pushed in and cracked the lacquer. Binding had been damaged on the E string side of the neck. Mr Bear was not happy with the finish which was a fair point as the lacquer had developed a slight cloudiness in a couple of areas. I was going to re-finish the bass in order to put this right. I have since removed the finger board due to the damage to the binding having tried to fix the binding first but it did not look to good so I decided just to remove the whole lot. The bass has been partially stripped and I have been watching the neck to see if there has been any movement in it but it seems to be perfectly all right. I have put a new finger board on and as time permits I will get the bass back up and running. All in all it was a very disappointing episode due to the damage and the finish problem. I hate having disappointed customers. The bass was insured but the carrier does not allow insurance to the full value of the bass so I lost a bit on the bass and it took ages to get the money from them needing constant calls and e-mails to finally get them to settle. Alan

But the best thing about a 9 is it makes you look thin again. Like your thinking.

Having played a round with the last 9 string I built I have to say I found it a lot easier to play than I thought I would. I have small hands but my bass of choice was a 6 string fretless which I never had any problems getting around. I found the same with the 9 string. There are a few points on the board like high up on the lower strings that are hard to play but I can't see any one using them a great deal unless maybe to tap in which case it is not really an issue. Other than that you get up to speed on it quiet quickly. The only real issue I had was getting lost on the board but again practise would sort that out quiet quickly. Been known to get lost on a 4 string so maybe that is just me being crap.

Looking really tidy Steve. Alan

I owned a Progress Elite fretless 6 string which was beautifully made the construction was flawless and is what I aspire to in building. At the same time I had a Wal 4 fretless. The build quality of the Overwater was far better than the Wal but I much preferred the sound of the Wal. I sold both to help fund my own workshop. Of the custom basses I have seen from a build point of view I think Overwater and Sei are hard to beat. Alan