F Bass Pre-owned AC6 2011 (pre-owned)
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F Bass AC6
The AC-Signature fretless has been developed in collaboration with Canadian jazz legend Alain Caron since the mid 1980’s. This series was inspired by Alain’s desire to have one fretless bass that could do it all—anything from acoustic to modern electric tones, a big clear voice to hold down a groove and an extended range fingerboard with easy access for soloing. Al often refers to playing fretless as a second language, so it was imperative that this instrument be highly expressive and sensitive to playing dynamics. This is achieved through our original semi-chambered design, procurement of premium lumber used in traditional upright bass builds, our hand-wound F Bass single-coil pickup, RMC Piezo saddle pickup system, and our natural & transparent F Bass preamp. This is a highly refined instrument and has been dubbed by our players as the “King of Fretless”!
Specs
Body
- Body Wood
- Myrtle body
- Top
- Figured Redwood
- Colors
- Natural
- Body Finish
- Gloss
Neck
- Neck Wood
- 3 Piece Quarter-Sawn Maple
- Fingerboard
- Gabon Ebony
- Frets
- 28
- Strings
- 6
- HeadStock
- Matching
- Fingerboard Radius
- 10″ – 16″
- Fret Size
- The frets are Nickel and are wide, medium height, with a flattened pyramid shape. Nickel preferred over steel as it has a slightly sweeter tone and the medium profile ensures you’re hearing more of the fingerboard while also not pushing the note out of tune…like some taller fretwire.
- Nut
- 52mm (2 1/8″)
- Width at the last fret
- 96mm (3 25/32”)
- Neck Construction
- 1 piece flat-sawn Maple
- Neck Carve
- Modern shape….slightly thin to medium with an asymmetrical carve where the treble side carve is a little more aggressive from the centre of the neck to the fingerboard edge. This makes for a faster feel while still keeping thick enough for comfort to avoid premature hand cramping
- Truss Rod
- Two-way truss rod with a 4mm wrench
- Scale Lenght
- 34.5"
- Tuning
- Standard
Electronics
- Preamp
- F Bass Preamp
- Pickup
- F Bass Stacked Single-Coil Pickup & RMC Piezo Saddle Pickup System
- Controls
- Bridge Volume (single-coil or hum-cancelling push/pull), Piezo Volume, Tone (active or passive push/pull)
Hardware
- Bridge
- Handmade Ebony
- Bridge Spacing
- 19mm
- Tuning Machines
- Black Gotoh tuners with 20:1 ratio
- Control knobs
- Handmade Ebony Knobs
- Pickguard
- No pickguard: Rear Routed Electronics with Matching Backplate
Accessories
- Accessories
- Heavily padded F Bass gig bag