Scottish luthier Alan Cringean makes some fine instruments, and this AC Guitars Recurve Classic 6 is a beautiful example. Topped with a stunning Tasmanian Myrtle Burl, the 6-string bass as much a piece of art as it is a workhorse instrument.
Equally stunning to the bass’s top is its back, which shows off the natural wood grain of its swamp ash body. The neck is a 7-piece wenge/maple laminate topped with a Macassar Ebony fingerboard. Even with six strings, the bass has a 33-inch scale that Cringean says makes it “an easy bass to get around on.”
Pickups on the bass are a pair of ACG FB humbuckers covered in a wenge/myrtle ramp, while the preamp is ACG’s EQ03 5k dual filter. The bridge is a Hipshot Type A, and the bass also features Gotoh Resolite tuners, Dunlop dual design straplocks, and SIT Silencer strings.
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