GreeneKing

[quote name='Jestermab' timestamp='1404861392' post='2496560'] I have the London Bass show ACG Uber spec ART Krell 5 string 0158. This is my first post on this.... The ACG is a sublime bit of kit, the P-bass you were looking at has one sound. Good choice going from the ACG!! I have a German Warwick streamer $$ and the tone the Warwick kicks out is wildly different to the ACG. I have found the rigs I use also kick out wildly different tones too and the tonal pallet available is brilliant in the ACG. Although, there are some major criticisms to the ACG which I have experienced. I found the pickups are weak due to their configuration and in the setup I have cannot revert to passive. I had the filter setup at first and had it swapped out for East J-retro setup due to lack of on the fly flexibility(during gigs) and there is also a certain unacceptable level of noise from the treble side. The weight of the guitar is huge! But, and this is a big but, the guitar is beautiful, and feels beautiful to play and stands out in a very classy understated way. The neck is simple and fast to play accurately, it never goes out of tune, and with the new j-retro setup is super flexible. Choosing the ACG is the bass choice you could have made.. [url="http://www.acguitars.co.uk/acg_admin/wordpress/portfolio/0158u-uber-art-krell-5/"]http://www.acguitars...er-art-krell-5/[/url] [/quote] A beautiful bass indeed. You have Alan's MC (multi coil) pickups and they are weak Have you tried adjusting the inboard mini pots? I think your noise from the treble side is in no way generic. I own 3 ACG filter pre's and I've not had this problem. Peter

Not being overly frequent here I'd missed this. Just to say get yourself sorted soonest Howard, all the best and don't worry about my order, your health is more important. Peter

Of course you don't have to have a filter pre-amp on an ACG. The ACG preamps are made by John East for Alan. Alan will fit one of John's own products if that's what you prefer. I've 4 ACG's, a J5, a fretless, and Uber spec custom and bass that I had made specially in memory of my Mum. Weight wise they are a product of the woods chosen for construction and even within that some woods from the same tree can be more or less dense. If you want a lightweight bass Alan will build one. My Uber spec is particularly weighty but the tone mirrors this and being the beefy bloke I am I find the weight irrelevant. I switch from asymmetric neck to a variety of sections and don't notice it to be honest. All I do know it that the ACG's feel like coming home I have a P (I have 2 actually, and a P/J) but I'd not pay a lot of money for it as a P is a P is a P.... P (eter)

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1404309932' post='2491436'] Call me old fashioned but it might do better in the "basses for sale" forum [/quote] I can see the point. Advertising adverts in the 'Bass Guitars' section?? Next will be the linking this thread in the 'General Discussion section'. Where will it all end? Peter (who also has a bass for sale)

Nice one, I love mine too Peter

Many thanks Kev

Thanks Kev, it's not just me then Can you please delete the 1st, without the replies. Many thanks. Peter

Tis odd. I posted my Marcus Miller Jazz up for sale. A little while later I copied the post for another forum. When I later came to search for it I couldn't find it. I tried every option that i could think of and in the end I re-listed it. I had two prompt replies to my 2nd post so I felt sure the first ad had somehow gone missing. Today I came in to check if the bass was due a bump and I can only find the old ad? Very odd, perhaps the plot, it is being lost? If anyone can enlighten me it's be appreciated. Peter