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What can I say, let you down there.

It is not just about tension it is also about compliance. How much force is required to move the string. A stiffer string requires more energy to start it moving which in turns makes the string feel it has a higher tension. So while a higher gauge does help it is not the only consideration string construction has a noticeable effect on how the string/bass feels. Tension is fixed by the scale string gauge and pitch but how it all feels can be manipulated to an extent. The construction of the bass also effects how the string feels. Ideally you want a stiff construction which is less prone to flexing along with the string.

I have been using the ART tops for many years the first to use these type of tops as far as I am aware . I have a deal with Larry the guy that does them. There are now several others doing something along the same lines.

Those two were for SC and had the electronics we supplied. They were supposed to be for him to use which he did briefly before going back to Alembic. There was then going to be a production run with two versions a passive one and an ACG equipped one. They then tried to sell the two customs and we were to get part of the sale price to cover our costs. Nothing ever appeared. A hard lesson on dealing with famous people. Actually meet SC and he was very pleasant.

He was supposed to be using my EQ01 in a new line of his Spellbinder basses which he was resurrecting. Of which two custom models were made which we supplied custom electronics in the form of modified 01s but it came to nothing other than a lot of work mostly for John East and costs for both of us.

My ACG EQ01 was in the prototype when it first came out a few years back.

I have pretty much only built multi laminate necks the main reason being I can manipulte the grain direction in persuit of making the most stable necks. So I have never tried a one piece Ash neck so not sure if there is specific reason for it not working. Heavy White Ash is pretty stiff and hard so it should make a decent neck and having built several basses with Ash necks all laminated I have to say I really like it as a neck wood.

Just completed a 5 string 30.5" scale bass and it seems to work pretty well. I have another on the books which will be done in a few weeks.

Just the way I route for the trussrod and spoke wheel. It does not need to carry on past the spoke wheel and in some with part of the top on the neck it does not.

I will see if I can sort that out.

No problem. http://www.acguitars.co.uk

Glad to see it arrived the tracking was not working. I usually know when stuff has landed but not with this one.

When I saw Rikkers I thought Ferdinand had joined the forum.

Think those might be my pics of the website.

Hi For the last few years I have donated an instrument to my local cricket club and this year it is a guitar. The sale is up on E-Bay all proceeds go directly to the club. Please drop by the auction and check it out. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/132593933196?ul_noapp=true

Done it many times works just fine.

As far as I know they are still on the roster but John would be the man to talk to.

I have a few P-Retros but I use a modified version not the standard one which John does for me.

Hi I have worked with John East since I started building basses and we worked together on all the ACG filter pre-amps. I sell the EQ01 as does John which is just a continuation of our on going working relationship. The EQ01 is not old hat it has been upgraded as the pre-amps have been developed. I still use it on basses myself but I mainly use the DFM which is only available in my own instruments where the EQ01 is also available to buy. There are no issues with any pickups and the EQ01 that I am aware of so your Deloanos should be fine. The EQ01 will work with 9v or 18v. Cheers Alan

Very true on both counts.

Would that be a left handed pat.

That is the case with most builders as it is.

With regard to a hand built budget line. I have tried this twice the Graft Series and the Standard Series. My thinking was that it would open up the possibility of a hand built instrument at a price point that would allow players to have this option and dip a toe in the hand built world. They were dropped because no one was interested in them. On top of that I think I damaged my brand by doing them in that there is a section of the market that assumes a lower priced hand built bass has something wrong with it or is cheap because it is crap. This I feel has done me no good in trying to get where I want to be.