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ACG EQ02 review in Bass Guitar Magazine (News)

An ACG EQ02 4K/J pre-amp has been reviewed in the current issue of BGM. This is the Jazz deluxe version with the Vol/blend, Bass filter, Treble filter and the

New ACG forum on Finnbass (News)

Please come along and have a look at the ACG Forum on Finnbass and feel free to add your comments and thoughts on the basses.

New ACG EQ02 sound clips plus review. (News)

Just up on talk bass some fretless clips. My thanks to JK for putting these up. I wasn't happy with the Bartolini NTBT preamp in my Ibanez

BGM advert and Stanley Clarke (News)

Below is an advert that East/ACG are running in the UK Bass Guitar Magazine. Bit more info on what we supplied to Stanley Clarke. SC has two

Recurve 4 sound clip (News)

This clip is played by Charlie using his Recurve 4 with the ACG EQ01 pre-amp.

More ACG pre-amp sound clips (News)

These clips were done by Taylor and have been up on Talkbass for a while.

STANLEY CLARKE CHOOSES BASS ELECTRONICS FROM THE UK (News)

Stanley Clarke has chosen customised East/ACG active electronics for his Spellbinder basses, to be used on tour, starting May 2008. Designed and manufactured in the UK, the electronics

Review of the ACG EQ02 on Talkbass (News)

Follow the link below to see the review.

New ACG EQ01 pre-amp sound samples (News)

Some clips supplied by Raph. The pre-amp is in a Wal which with out the help of John East would have not been possible. My thanks John.

Hadrien Feraud at Bassday (News)

I had a stand at Bassday UK this year and thanks to my customers managed to have 7 basses on display. I had a visit from Hadrien Feraud and

Neil Murray and ACG pre-amp (News)

Neil was kind enough to send some comments on the pre-amp. I have installed an ACG preamp in my Dingwall Prima bass, which is a high-quality instrument

Review of the ACG EQ01 pre-amp (News)

There is an excellent review with sounds clips been posted up on Basschat by Daf. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Daf for is input and

ACG EQ01 Filter Bass Pre-amp comments and quotes. (News)

Pre-amp comments and quotes.I now have a few pre-amp out so here a few comments from their new owners. There is a review at the following link.

RSS feeds now available. (News)

Here are the links for the feeds. feed://www.acguitars.co.uk/allrss.php feed://www.acguitars.co.uk/newsrss.php feed://www.acguitars.co.uk/galleryrss.php feed://www.acguitars.co.uk/diaryrss.php

Recurve 5 for Adam. (Gallery)

Cocobolo top with a Black Walnut body and maple veneer accent. Wenge/purpleheart/maple 5 piece neck with an acrylic impregnated Mac Ebony finger board. ACG EQ01 pre-amp and SB

Harlot 5 for Mike (Gallery)

Mahogany core with a burl Myrtle top and a figured myrtle back. Birdseye maple/mac ebony 5 piece neck with an acrylic impregnated Mac Ebony board. ACG EQ01 pre-amp and

Recurve S Type for Ivan (Gallery)

Redwood flame/burl top. Body Mahogany with a 7 piece maple/bubinga/maple/wenge neck and an Acrylic Impregnated Mac Ebony board with fretlines. SB in the bridge and an FB in the

0030 Recurve 4 (Gallery)

Black Limba with a spalted Beech top. Wenge/Black Limba neck. Spalted Acrylic impregnated finger board ACG EQ01 pre-amp ACG FB humbuckers.

0029 Harlot R Type 5 string (inventory) (Gallery)

Santos Rosewood top with 5 mm Zebrano accent and an American Black Walnut body. 7 piece neck Mac Ebony/Bubinga/Maple/Wenge. Acrylic impregnated Zebrano finger board 35" scale alloy side dots

0031 Finn Fretless 4 (prototype inventory) (Gallery)

A few firsts in this bass. Finn prototype body shape and also a piezo bridge. Spec Alder body with a 3 piece Flame Maple neck and Indian Ebony

0028 Recurve Single cut fretless (Gallery)

Spec Sappy Redwood top with a Black Limba body. 7 piece mac ebony/maple/black limba/maple neck with an Acrylic impregnated Mac Ebony board. ACG EQ01 pre-amp with a RFB in

0027 Harlot 6 (inventory) SOLD (Gallery)

Spec Goncalo Alves top and back with a butternut core. 7 piece neck Mac Ebony/Maple/Black Limba/Maple with a flat Rosewood finger board alloy side dots 34" scale. ACG EQ01

0025 Harlot S Type (inventory) SOLD (Gallery)

Flame Sycamore with a Wenge top. 7 piece Flame Sycamore/wenge neck with a birdseye maple bound Mac Ebony finger board. ACG EQ01 pre-amp with ACG FB pickups ceramic magnet

0026 Recurve 4 (inventory) (Gallery)

Spec Camphor Burl top with a 4 mm Tulipwood accent and a Spanish Cedar body wenge control cavity cover. 3 piece Santos Rosewood/wenge neck with an Acrylic Impregnated Black

Finn 4 single cut for Adam (Gallery)

Spec First of a new model. 4 string 34" scale 5 piece body stripy ebony/sycamore/wenge/sycamore/ stripy ebony 7 piece neck mac ebony/sycamore/wenge/sycamore Acryilc impregnated flame sycamore board with mac

Finn 4 for Bob (Gallery)

Spec Okoume top with 4 mm wenge accent on to a swamp ash body. 3 piece flame maple neck with an acrylic impregnated figured bubinga finger board. Red LEDS

Harlot 5 headless for Dave. (Gallery)

Spec on this one. Camphor Burl top and back Flame Sycamore core. 7 piece Bubinga/Flame Maple thru neck. Book matchde acrylic spalted maple finger board. ETS bridge 15 mm

Finn 4 string for Rik (Gallery)

Quilt maple back and front with a bubinga core. 5 piece wenge/maple neck with a mac ebony fingerboard. Green burst on back and front. 2 ACG RFB pickups with

Harlot 4 fretless for Martin (Gallery)

Flame sycamore top with a butternut body. Maple/mac ebony 5 piece neck with an acrylic impregnated ziracote finger board with partial fretlines. Piezo bridge plus 1 RFB pickup. ACG

0024 Recurve 4 (Gallery)

The spec. Black Limba body with a burl Redwood top black accent veneer. Neck Wenge/Limba 5 piece with a quilted Maple fingerboard. Redwood headplate wenge backplate

Finn prototype (Gallery)

The spec. Alder body with a 3 piece flame maple neck and ebony board. RFB pickup and a piezo bridge. The piezo out put feeds into one of the

0022 Recurve single cut (Gallery)

Claro Walnut top and back with a Black Limba core and black veneer contrast veneer. Neck Bubinga/wenge 5 piece Mac ebony fingerboard. ACG RFB in the bridge FB in

First Finn for Steve (Gallery)

This one is underway but has been held up by a delay in getting the bridge/tuning unit from ETS. Based on the Finn shape but will be modified

Finn guitar (Gallery)

Been working on this guitar for Andrew. Spec Black limba body core with camphor burl back and top both with black veneer accent. Neck bubinga/wenge 3 piece with an

0021 Recurve 4 string. (Gallery)

The spec on this one. One piece Amboyna Burl with sapwood front and back with a Mahogany core and black accent veneers. Maple/wenge 5 piece neck with an excellent

Skelf 5 string for Morten (Gallery)

Spec White Limba body with a Native Walnut top usual black veneer. Wenge/Maple 5 string neck with a Mac Ebony board 33" scale tuned E to C. ACG FB

Recurve single cut 9 string for Mark (Gallery)

Spec Swamp ash body with a Mahogany top. Maple/Wenge 7 piece set neck with a book-matched acrylic impregnated spalted maple finger board once again supplied by Larry at

Harlot S Type single cut for Peter. (Gallery)

This will be the first 4 string single cut. First 4 string single cut. Amboyna top mahogany core with a flame sycamore back. 5 piece maple/mac ebony neck

Recurve 5 string (left hand) for Paul (Gallery)

Blackheart Sassafras top with a white limba body. Purpleheart/wenge /flame sycamore neck with acrylic impregnated Zebrano finger board. SB and FB narrow format passive electronics.

0020 Recurve 6 fretless. (Gallery)

Spec Cocobolo top with Purpleheart veneer on a Black Limba body. 7 piece neck Mac Ebony/maple/bubinga with a spalted Maple acrylic impregnated fingerboard. Mac ebony heel back-plate and cavity

0019 Recurve singlecut 9 string (Gallery)

The spec on this one. Thru neck wenge/maple 7 piece. African Ebony fingerboard Top Claro walnut with swamp ash body wings and black veneer accent lines. Hipshot hardware in

0018 J Type 5 string (Gallery)

The spec Black Limba body with a Flame Maple top and black contrast veneer. 7 piece Maple/Bubinga neck with a Mac Ebony board Flame Maple headplate Black

009 Recurve S Type (Gallery)

First of a new model. I would like to thank Tom for his time and input during this build it has been very much appreciated. Spec Body core Spanish

0016 Recurve 5 single cut (Gallery)

The spec. Claro Walnut top with a Black Limba body, black accent. Neck is a 7 piece with a Mac Ebony centre and then Black Limba/maple. Walnut headplate Black

Recurve single cut 5 for Mark. (Gallery)

Body will be a 4 piece laminate Wenge/bubinga/wenge/bubinga. Neck Maple Wenge 7 piece with a Ziracote board wenge headplate bubinga back plate and a mac ebony heel. Hipshot hardware.

014 Skelf 6 string headless. (Gallery)

Body core White Limba top and back Flame Redwood black veneer accent line. Neck Mac ebony/bubinga. Fingerboard Acrylic Impregnated Spalted/Flame Maple. Ramp Redwood and White LImba

013 Harlot fretless (Gallery)

Body core Black Limba with quilt maple back and front black accent veneer and ebony centre line. Neck Flame sycamore/wenge 5 piece with an Acrylic impregnated Purpleheart finger

015 Recurve 6 single cut (left hand) (Gallery)

The spec. Amboyna Burl front and back with a Black Limba body core with black veneer contrast line. Neck will be a Bubinga/Wenge 7 piece with Amboyne head-plate,back-plate

012 Harlot S Type (Gallery)

Harlot S Type single cut for Peter.First of a new model Harlot single cut. The spec for this one. Top and back Black Heart Sassafras.

011 Recurve single cut. (Gallery)

Hi Just got this bass about ready to go. Body in Black Limba with a Flamed Bibinga top and black veneer accent line. Neck 7 piece Bibinga/maple

010 Recurve single cut. (Gallery)

The spec on this one. Body core will be Swamp Ash with a Sappy Redwood top and a Quilt Maple back both with a black accent line. Neck

006 Harlot (Gallery)

This is the first of this model to be built. I am pretty happy with it from a design point. It balances very well and I find it to

007 Skelf Guitar (Gallery)

That is the guitar Chris has been building with some help from me. The spec. The body core is Flamed Sycamore with a Native Walnut top and back

008 Recurve Single Cut (Gallery)

That is the first Recurve single cut finished and will be on it's way to David on Saturday. The spec. Body woods, Alder with an Santos Rosewood top

005 Recurve for Paul finished. (Gallery)

Paul's review of his Recurve. Review: Ok I thought I would write a proper review after having the bass for a few weeks. I'll update it after

ACG basses in action (Gallery)

The start of what will hopefully be an on going section. The first set of pics are of Shawn up at the Edinburgh Festival with his Recurve and

001 Recurve finished (Gallery)

Dave's bass is now complete and will be on it's way tomorrow morning. The spec. Camphor burl top and back with a black limba core and black contrast

004 Skelf Guitar (Gallery)

This is Shaun's guitar to match RC4 003. The spec. Black limba body with quilt maple top with a black veneer contrast line and an ebony centre line. Maple/mahogany

003 Recurve (Gallery)

That is Shaun's bass finished and should be in his hands by Wednesday. The full spec. Body is in Black Limba with a Quilt Maple top with contarst veneer

Harlot 5 for Mike (Diary)

Mahogany core with a burl Myrtle top and a figured myrtle back. Birdseye maple/mac ebony 5 piece neck with an acrylic impregnated Mac Ebony board. ACG EQ01 pre-amp and

Recurve 5 for Adam. (Diary)

Cocobolo top with a Black Walnut body and maple veneer accent. Wenge/purpleheart/maple 5 piece neck with Mac Ebony finger board. ACG EQ01 pre-amp and SB pickups. Satin chrome hardware.

Finn 4 single cut for Adam (Diary)

Finn 4 for Bob (Diary)

Spec Okoume top with 4 mm wenge accent on to a swamp ash body. 3 piece flame maple neck with an acrylic impregnated figured bubinga finger board. Red LEDS

Finn 4 for Rik (Diary)

Quilt maple back and front with a bubinga core. 5 piece wenge/maple neck with a mac ebony fingerboard. Green burst on back and front. 2 ACG RFB pickups with

Recurve S Type for Ivan (Diary)

Redwood flame/burl top. Body Mahogany with a 7 piece maple/bubinga/maple/wenge neck and an Acrylic Impregnated Mac Ebony board with fretlines. SB in the bridge and an FB in the