ACG RetroB Custom 5-String Bass, Hand-Made in Scotland

£1,295.00

Includes Deluxe Padded Gig Bag

Active bass with an East Uni-Pre 5K Pre-Amp.

  • Cocobolo Top
  • Swamp Ash Body
  • 3 piece Maple Neck
  • Acrylic Resin Treated Maple Fingerboard
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USED – SECONDHAND – PRE-OWNED

Photos are of actual bass.

Very mild buckle rash on the back. Slight mark on the front of the headstock at the top, see photos.

Call our bass department on 01524 410202 for more info.

ACG RETRO B 5 STRING CUSTOM BASS GUITAR COCOBOLO

0323 RetroB J5
Spec Level: Custom

RetroB in Cocobolo.

First 35″ scale RetroB.

Body

Top Wood: Cocobolo
Veneer: Black
Body Wood: Swamp Ash
Body Finish: Satin Lacquer

Neck

Neck Wood: 3 piece Maple
Finger Board: Acrylic Resin Treated Maple
Scale: 35″ 20″ radius
Neck Finish: Satin Lacquer

Hardware

Pickups: ACG FB Humbuckers
Hardware: ACG/Hipshot bridge, Gotoh GB350 Resolite tuners, Dunlop Dual Design Straplocks, Luminlay face dots
Pre-amp: East Uni-Pre 5K

About ACG from the maker himself:

“AC Guitars is a small, one-man shop based in Moffat, South West Scotland; I am the one man. In June 2006, with the first commissioned order arriving from Dave McDonald of Toronto, AC Guitars officially came into being.

Prior to that, I was building instruments for about 2 years, mostly out of boredom. Illness had left me unable to do my usual work, but as I recovered, I had time on my hands. I’d played bass and various other instruments for years, and fostered a real interest in recording and all the equipment it brings with it. So, I decided to build a guitar.

I had several high-end basses so it never entered my head to build a bass. My first attempt was a hollow bodied Telecaster, which provided a steep learning curve and a good deal of swearing. On completion I was fairly pleased; it made a noise, it stayed in tune, and from a distance it looked OK. But my satisfaction only lasted a week before I decided I could do better. Happily, it’s all been downhill from there.”