NBD- ACG Krell 5 string Fretless.

[WinterMute]

Been waiting a year for this, there's a build diary some of you have been kind enough to comment on.

 

Awesome build quality, the pictures don't really do the complexity of the grain justice.

 

Plays like butter, Alan commented that it was "very fretless" and he's bang on, tons of mwaaaa all day long. Absolutely love it.

 

   

 

   

[eude]

Congratulations, that is absolutely stunning!

[Woodinblack]

That is lovely!

[bartelby]

absolutely gorgeous!!

[naxos10]

A terrific lòoking bass, nice one WnterMute.

[WinterMute]

49 minutes ago, naxos10 said:

A terrific lòoking bass, nice one WnterMute.

I just paid the bill. Alan Cringean did all the graft and has all the talent.

[LeftyJ]

That looks incredible! I love your choice of woods, and the contrasting layers between the core and the top really make it pop. Beautiful! 

[Daz39]

It even matches the sofa and flooring: will look good in house sale pictures

 

Joking aside: lovely bass. Very fretless indeed, wonder if there are some slightly fretless ones out there.

[WinterMute]

4 minutes ago, Daz39 said:

It even matches the sofa and flooring: will look good in house sale pictures

 

Joking aside: lovely bass. Very fretless indeed, wonder if there are some slightly fretless ones out there.

Semi fretless? I've seen some half and half fretboards, NS did one for their 8 string, maybe one with a slightly bumpy fingerboard?

 

I've a Frankenstein SR5 fretless, and it's not got the sustain and tone of the ACG, it fretless with a capital "F".

[Doctor J]

I love the Krell shape. Nice one.

[CameronJ]

That looks utterly phenomenal. I’m currently finalising a Krell build with Alan myself!

 

That extended rear carve is very cool! I’m guessing you specced that as an add-on? Tempted to ask if I can have that done to my Krell too…

 

Also loving the dots being ON the lines. A small detail but very well implemented.

Edited March 16, 2022 by CameronJ

[WinterMute]

 

45 minutes ago, CameronJ said:

That looks utterly phenomenal. I’m currently finalising a Krell build with Alan myself!

 

That extended rear carve is very cool! I’m guessing you specced that as an add-on? Tempted to ask if I can have that done to my Krell too…

 

Also loving the dots being ON the lines. A small detail but very well implemented.

Nope that’s the standard Krell bodyshape. I didn’t see any need to change that. All I did was choose the woods and the spec, and add a mahogany core through the centre. 
 

It’s pretty standard.

 

The only thing I messed out was the multi-coil pickups as they only come in 18mm spacing and I prefer 16.5mm, which is standard MM SR5.

[CameronJ]

28 minutes ago, WinterMute said:

Nope that’s the standard Krell bodyshape.

 

It’s the first one I’ve seen with that rear carve x they usually look like this on the back:

 

[CameronJ]

Ohhh, I’ve just realised it’s because you have a “top” wood on the back of the body! That’s why there’s an additional accent carve. Makes sense. It wouldn’t have as much visual impact on a body that didn’t have the sandwich of woods on the back!

 

Either way, congratulations sir. It’s a stunning thing!

[uk_lefty]

I think I've just seen the perfect bass for me. I've never quite liked the appearance of most ACGs before but that is stunning in every way and I love the description as "very fretless". That's just a cut above.

[Sibob]

14 hours ago, WinterMute said:

 

Nope that’s the standard Krell bodyshape. I didn’t see any need to change that. All I did was choose the woods and the spec, and add a mahogany core through the centre. 
 

It’s pretty standard.

 

The only thing I messed out was the multi-coil pickups as they only come in 18mm spacing and I prefer 16.5mm, which is standard MM SR5.

SR5’s are 17.5mm aren’t they?

Stunning bass though, Alan is one of the best! I’d like another someday.

 

Si

[WinterMute]

19 minutes ago, Sibob said:

SR5’s are 17.5mm aren’t they?

Stunning bass though, Alan is one of the best! I’d like another someday.

 

Si

My 87 thumb was 16.5, a bit narrow, the 20th anni SR5 I have is 17 I think, as I based the Krell on the dimensions of that bass and I measured it from that bridge. Having played a couple of 18mm basses I’ve found them uncomfortable. 
 

So yeah the Krell is 17, not 16.5. 

[wright/watt]

Totally stunning bass..Alan once again, has knocked it out of the park in sheer craftsmanship..AMAZING!!! Enjoy your new bass @WinterMute 😃👍

[skb558]

Absolutely beautiful. I’ve just put a deposit on a Salace E type. 

[White Cloud]

Congratulations! That is a fantastic bass. Alan's attention to detail is staggering.

[Merton]

Gorgeous bass 😍

[Russ]

Stunning. Are those tiny white LEDs in the fingerboard, or Luminlays or something? Or is it a trick of the light?

[WinterMute]

On 28/03/2022 at 22:14, Russ said:

Stunning. Are those tiny white LEDs in the fingerboard, or Luminlays or something? Or is it a trick of the light?

It's aluminium dots I think, there are luminlay dots to the side, but it's just reflected light in the pics.

 

I toyed with the idea of LED's but I don't play live very much at all these days and I thought better of it in the end.

[White Cloud]

18 minutes ago, WinterMute said:

I toyed with the idea of LED's but I don't play live very much at all these days and I thought better of it in the end.

Alan would have been gutted, I know how much he loves fitting fretboard LEDs 😂

[WinterMute]

3 minutes ago, White Cloud said:

Alan would have been gutted, I know how much he loves fitting fretboard LEDs 😂

TBF, I didn't even mention it to Alan, I'm not a big fan, but they are bloody useful on dark stages.