GreeneKing

18 hours ago, RossHetherington said:

I'm thinking about one of these in the new year what does the upgrade bring to the bass?

it's a slightly subjective change in tone, better quality components and the obvious new ability to blend rather than simply switch pickups, giving a greater tonal palette. The pickups are the major influence on tone and they remain. Also the switchcraft jack feels far more secure. I hope that helps.

1 hour ago, LukeFRC said:

While agree with everything you said the resonant peak knob is boost only on the EQ-01 as far as I remember.

Yes, from memory, it is boost only. The centre detent confused me. I had this realisation an hour ago when I was going through all I’d said on my Salace. I think all resonant peaks on all models are boost only so to remove don’t go to centre but fully anti clockwise. Cheers Luke!

On 29/11/2019 at 19:14, NickA said:

John East ACG EQ-01? Have one on my fretless Jazz Bass.  HUGE tonal palette;  a bit TOO huge.  Best to find a sound you like and superglue the knobs in that position, as you may never find it again.

While I wouldn't consider myself an expert I've owned and played a fair few of Alan's filter based EQ instruments.

Unlike cut and boost EQs where you can twiddle with a vague grasp of what's going on and get the tone you want, with the filter based pre-amps you really need to know what you want and how to achieve that. There's more than one way to do it and Alan's filter based pre -amps have evolved wonderfully over the years so my ideas may not fit all. 

Saying that, it's not 'rocket science'. All that is needed is a little time spent understanding roughly how they work and then, vitally a structured approach to getting the tone you want. I still have my stunning filter equipped headless Salace 5.

Basically, if you have a 2 pickup bass with a Low Pass filter on each pup you need to blend to one pickup and then the other and set up the LPFs independently. Take any 'global' HPF or sweepable mids out of the equation first too by using the upper knob set to it's mid pos'n.

Make sure the LPF top knob isn't pulled up (can be a mid boost control, usually low mid on neck pup and high mid on bridge) and that the upper, resonant peak knob is fully anti clockwise (it's boost only even if there is a centre detent).

Now for the basic tone. Turn the selected pup LPF fully anti clockwise. Then while playing gradually rotate the LPF, introducing greater higher frequencies until you get the base tone you want from the neck pup. Blend fully to the other pup and repeat. You can now use the blend control to move between pups to blend the two tones to suit.

Depending on your setup, the resonant peak boost on each LPF can be used to trim that turn down part of the LPF cut off curve up a varying degree. A pull on the top knob may well be a mid boost as described above. You may also have a HPF fitted that is global, works the opposite way and may have a bright pull on top. The top knob is likely not a resonant peak but a simple cut and boost from its centre detente. Later models may have a John East sweepable mids that in my experience is tuned higher than the usual sweepable mids giving greater 'sparkle' options.

My lovely Finn 5 Uber spec, now sadly sold, also had a global passive tone control that was an active/passive pull switch also.

If all this seems overly complicated I apologise. It just needs to be done one step at a time and then once you have the 'meat' sorted for each pickup you can blend and add the 'gravy' via the HPF/sweepable mids, resonant peak controls and mid boosts and even a good old passive tone control. But if you just dive in and twiddle it can be a recipe for disaster imo.

Another Loom from John successfully fitted and bass changed from V/T/Switch to VVT. Great loom, arrived sooner than expected and a real bargain. Bourns pots, 250k and I think a 047 cap.

Works very well and short scale is a good scale.

2 hours ago, BassBunny said:

It was collected by Peter on 7th January 2019. I know that as I was at ACG HQ picking the woods and spec for my Recurve and it was the day after my Birthday. Peter and Dave Perry turned up to collect the bass and helped me with my choice of woods for the Recurve. On opening the case it truly was astonishing.

2019? 2009 methinks Stu

14 hours ago, Frank Blank said:

I was hoping you’d rock up! I knew it was a Chris but not which Chris so thank you very much! Although I can’t seem to find anyone with that username? Do you remember what strings were on it initially and can you remember what make of case it was in? 

I've got the username wrong but I think it's close. Chris is from the NE. We met in Haltwhistle. He's still about on BC. Edited to add Chris2112.

Re the woods, as usual Alan is the expert. Not only that he's a good communicator, a gent and a credit to his profession.

2 hours ago, Frank Blank said:

I was hoping you’d rock up! I knew it was a Chris but not which Chris so thank you very much! Although I can’t seem to find anyone with that username? Do you remember what strings were on it initially and can you remember what make of case it was in? 

That's a long time ago. Hiscox methinks. Strings - possibly Sunbeams. A gorgeous bass. I had fun choosing the woods and getting to know Alan.

She has aged beautifully.  Chris112 had it 2nd!

Paid! ☹️

15 minutes ago, Burns-bass said:

Makes total sense. Sorry if my reply came across as condescending, I didn’t mean it too. I don’t know the specifics here.

I’ve had a few disagreements with people who want me to shop items I wasn’t prepared to and that’s clouded my view.

I'm louth to post cabs myself. I had one arrive in Cornwall damaged. Thankfully Interparcel stumped up the price of a new driver. No not the UPS driver

Lemmywinks did check the cost of the larger parcel and it was £160!!!!

The trouble is, basically, I needed to know how much it would cost to ship, insured, before deciding if the cab was worth buying at the price. As I said, I added cm's to the dimensions and weight to the heft and advised that to the seller over the phone.

He did a good job. The cab arrived safely. Unfortunately he decided to use a generic removals box and the considerable difference in size raised alarm bells with the courier. They should have refused to ship imo. 

I'm hoping that Interparcel come to some sort of agreement. If not what choice do I have? I'll pay the £116 and forgo Xmas/work overtime

My main reason for posting is not to apportion blame, refuse responsibility or rant but to prevent others from making the same costly mistake.

Peter

Just now, lemmywinks said:

Can you try and phone them? I've had to do that before and once you get past the 1st line of customer services and speak to someone who can make decisions they are/were very good. Surely they'll be able to see how ridiculous the £116 charge is for a parcel which was no more than 20cm out at it's largest dimension.

I wonder if they are paying that £116 to UPS or if they get a different surcharge for oversize packages.

They tell me that the charge goes to UPS and that they won't deal with this any other way than email.

7 minutes ago, ClassicVibes said:

Sounds like you've been jipped there, mate. The seller should have at least told you the box dimensions and weight - lazy seller. 

More elderly and not entirely in the 21st century methinks....

17 minutes ago, lemmywinks said:

 

Seems if you book UPS through Interparcel for a 15kg box of that size the cost is £141.43 which is astronomical, we get pallets delivered on trolleys for under half that:
https://uk.interparcel.com/quote/courier-quote2?quote_key=rkHNTCMPnave9LkATiFH

If you had used Parcel Force the excess would have been under a tenner. Btw the £116 figure is the actual price you should be paying as that's the difference between the original fee and the above one, they've stuck an extra £15 charge on it, probably to give themselves some wiggle room to get you to pay up.

 

Tricky situation really as you had given the dimensions of the parcel you booked to the seller and he disregarded it.

Thank you for looking that up. Interesting....

Hello all.

I received another email from Interparcel this morning basically just telling me to stump up. I have reiterated that I booked in good faith, not knowing that the seller would send a 54 x 44 x 42cm cab in a 68 x 62 x 62cm box. I did tell the seller on the phone that I had made an additional ( 56 x 50 x 46) couple of cm allowance for box size.

I also made them aware that I've been a customer for at least 14 years and have spent a small fortune with them and UPS as my preferred team. I have asked what a parcel of the actual size shipped would have cost. They aren't contesting the weight that I added a Kg allowance to.

My issue is the size of the surcharge and their inflexibility. The seller didn't want any responsibility for arranging a courier and refused to accept liability for shipping. Not ideal I know but the price was right. I can't see any comeback with the seller.

I'm awaiting a reply from Interparcel. They offer a discount down to £116 if I pay within 5 days. I get paid tomorrow. If they don't sway their view I'll have to pay. That'll be £140 for shipping one cab......

If this post raises awareness amongst the community then it's useful methinks. Check the size if someone else packs. It means you can't book until the packing is done but you could save yourself a surcharge.

Peter

Just now, ped said:

Another reason why I’d never buy something from someone who asks the buyer to sort their own courier! Sounds ridiculous. Fingers crossed for you!

Yes that I can understand Ped (Long time no see, hope that all is well with you). Sadly my desperation for a 2nd Accugroove got the better of me...

I had an email from Interparcel today. I recently bought a cab from a chap in Norfolk. It's one I've been looking for and I waited until the price fell to a reasonable level. I hasten to add that it wasn't anyone on here, not that that is the issue.

The Accugroove Tri112L is a cab I already own so the dimensions and weight are a known to me. The seller wasn't prepared to organise the courier & insurance or take liability for shipping so when we agreed the deal in principle I went to my usual company, Interparcel to check the price to ship. It was very reasonable at about £25 fully insured with UPS  so I went ahead. For the size I added a few cm on each dimension to allow for packaging.

The seller asked me for a further contribution towards packaging materials and I sent him a tenner.

When the cab arrived safely from UPS, who I usually rate highly, I saw that the box was pretty huge. The seller had taken a standard removals box and padded it out with all sorts of stuff that he had to hand. This was considerably bigger that I had quoted for but the delivery guy said nothing.

The email I received today basically said that I owe UPS £131.60 as my parcel was oversize!

I've said that I'd be happy to pay an amount because it was significantly larger that expected (but still handleable imo) but over 5 times the price seems exorbitant! I'm awaiting a reply.

I think that the UPS staff at point of collection should have raised the issue and refused to ship. That would have allowed for some negotiation or cutting down of package sizing.

I'm wondering if anyone has been here before? 

Peter

Worth noting for sale purposes is that the MkII was a 35" scale but the Mk1 is 34".

Yes I agree. My 2nd bass, many years ago was a more orange coloured one with the same cutaway. Awesome!

18 minutes ago, lowregisterhead said:

There was some drop damage on the bottom corner which the seller had professionally repaired after he first offered it for sale last year. Looks like they did a good job.

Excellent, I struggled to find any reference. Seems like the bargain of the century to me..

This is stunning. I can see why you'd be sad to let it go. Now using only 4 strings in my somewhat limited manner and not having a 4 string ACG makes me wish for a surprise monetary gift from a long lost relative - sigh.

I see a previous post relating to damage with tape covering it up?? I cant see any damage on my phone photos. Can the seller please clarify? 

Peter

Compact, very sturdy, transparent and responsive. In very good condition with the original boxed cable and packaging. Will post to UK. 

A one hand 18Kg lift. 4 x 5" PJB Piranha drivers.

42 x 36 x 46 cm.

Comes with a slip cover.

Selling because I managed to acquire a matching Accugroove Tri112L

Can be checked out at seller's location. Good coffee

Peter

3 bass cab cables. Made by Dave (OBBM) who markets as 'Rock-Wire'.

All in excellent condition and barely used.

From the top £8, £9 & £7 delivered to the UK. 2 x 1 metre and 1 x 0.5 metre.