Clarky Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 [quote name='norwood-1' post='1299597' date='Jul 11 2011, 08:42 AM']Do you know where is possible to find a AC 4st used?[/quote] BassDirect and BassGear each have a 4-string AC in stock (BassGear has Jazz and Precision types and at sale prices) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norwood Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 @Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicaddiction Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I'm interested in buying an LG5. Anyone willing to sell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatgoogle Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Anyone compared an AC to an AV bass, ive tried the AV bass's and i know there's one at bass gear and all the ones ive tried have been top notch and also worth the hefty price. Its just the headstocks are quiet similar and reckon some of the ergonomics might be as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) Aren't the AV fender copies passive whereas the AC's are active? forgot to mention different sourcing and most likely different ageing of woods used. Edited June 22, 2012 by OliverBlackman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 AV's come passive as standard - AC's can be whatever you want them to be Personally I think Jimmy C's active circuit is one of the very best around. Really musical & rich, very difficult to get a bad sound from one. Unless you have massive bass & treble boost the switch between active & passive is quite balanced on the AC's as well. The passive sound is very nice, it's not just an 'emergency' standby switch for when your batteries fail. I've played both and my personal preference is towards AC. The really nice AC's are pretty much the best Fender style basses around. Jimmy's 'winning' hand is that he makes three core basses that capture classic Fender sounds: LG - Alder bodied '60's RA - Alder bodied early '70's LM - Ash bodied late '70's But all of them in 5 string formats (for no premium on a 4!). His 4's sound great as well but it's the ability to get a great vintage sound in a 5 string that has made his name. I like the AV basses but they sound more 'modern' to me. They can still cop a good vintage feel but not quite to the same degree that Jimmy manages. Mind you, Jimmy charges a fair bit more for his basses these days and his wait list is getting ever longer. One thing I would say to watch out for on AC's is that Jimmy sometimes experiments with things that don't always come off. His classic LG/RA/LM are almost all dead certs to be nice, some of the others are also very good but need to be properly tried out before buying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafonky Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 BassGear in UK? and BassDirect ? Can't find it..... I am also looking for an LM 4-string ( 70'ies Pu spacing), Ash body, rosewood neck. I would trade even for my INCA SIlver 79' Stingray Thanks folks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platypus Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 (edited) [quote name='dafonky' timestamp='1365233214' post='2036931'] BassGear in UK? and BassDirect ? Can't find it.... [/quote] Updated: Bassgear.co.uk are the people to talk to. However, though as Barrie says in the following post, they don't have any in stock just now Edited April 6, 2013 by Platypus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 No AC's in stock at BassGear at the moment. Sold an RA4, an LG4 and a KBP4 in the last couple of months and that depleted the whole stock Next in will be a new LG5 - built along the lines of a '66 with bound neck & dots, olympic white with matching headstock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 [quote name='molan' timestamp='1365238172' post='2036984'] No AC's in stock at BassGear at the moment. Sold an RA4, an LG4 and a KBP4 in the last couple of months and that depleted the whole stock Next in will be a new LG5 - built along the lines of a '66 with bound neck & dots, olympic white with matching headstock [/quote] Sounds like Paul Turners don't suppose you know how much it will cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafonky Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Ok I would like to have an LM 4-string, ASH, but with a Rosewood neck instead of the maple neck ..... did you ever see such an AC bass ? I would trade for sth else or pay cash for a second hand one..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 [quote name='james' timestamp='1365486300' post='2040119'] Sounds like Paul Turners don't suppose you know how much it will cost? [/quote] Don't have a price on this yet [quote name='dafonky' timestamp='1366129597' post='2048742'] Ok I would like to have an LM 4-string, ASH, but with a Rosewood neck instead of the maple neck ..... did you ever see such an AC bass ? I would trade for sth else or pay cash for a second hand one..... [/quote] Jimmy will make an LM bass with a rosewood board but I've never seen one. Everyone seems to go for the 'snap' of ash / maple on the LM series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafonky Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 It's done, I found what I was looking for:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBass Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 How versatile do people find the LM, LG, and RA series? I want to add a very versatile 5 string to my stable, how do these basses stack up against say a Fodera for versatility? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danj Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Ooh ooh! I love these basses. Totally beautiful feel and finish. The sound is huge, great for gigging live - clear round ballsy tone when you want it, gruff funk or jaco honk when required. Here is mine! [IMG]http://i66.tinypic.com/ilipz9.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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