AC Guitars Unveils the Micro Krell Bass Guitar
AC Guitars has scaled down their Krell model with the new Micro Krell, a bass featuring a tiny 26.5-inch scale while still being tuned as a normal bass. Luthier Alan Cringean created the model out of a bit of exploration.
“It started out as an experiment using a Krell guitar body I had in the workshop to find out just how far the shorter scale could be pushed and still produce a workable bass guitar,” he writes. “The results far outstripped my expectations.”
While the model can be built with a wide selection of woods, Cringean built the first Micro Krell with an alder body, a black walnut top, a carbon-reinforced five-piece maple/purpleheart neck, and a rosewood fingerboard. It’s fitted with an ACG RFB custom humbucker matched to an East Custom P-Retro preamp. Finally, the bass is rounded out with Gotoh Resolite tuners and a Hipshot Type B bridge.
Check out this demo by bassist Colin Cunningham:
The AC Guitars Micro Krell is available for order now with a plethora of options. It has a starting price of $2,400, which includes a Fusion semi-rigid gigbag.
AC Guitars Micro Krell Bass Features:
| Construction: | Bolt-on |
| Scale: | 26.5″ |
| Body: | Alder |
| Top: | Black Walnut |
| Neck: | 5-piece Maple/Purpleheart with Dual Action Trussrod and Carbon Reinforcement |
| Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
| Frets: | 24 |
| Pickup: | ACG RFB Custom Humbucker |
| Electronics: | East Custom P-Retro Pre-Amp |
| Bridge: | Hipshot Type B Bridge 17mm Spacing |
| Tuners: | Gotoh BG350 Resolite Tuners |
| Finish: | Satin Lacquer |
| Origin: | Moffat, South West Scotland |
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