Maker

AC Guitars

Scottish custom bass and guitar maker

AC Guitars is a one-person custom instrument shop in Moffat, Scotland, building basses and guitars by hand.

Models

  • Technical line drawing of AC Guitars Krell

    AC Guitars Krell

    The Krell is AC Guitars' signature bass, handmade by luthier Alan Cringean in Moffat, Scotland. It has an aggressive body shape with bevelled edges, a lowered horn for seated comfort, and an extended upper horn for strap balance, and is offered in 4-, 5- and 6-string and single-cut configurations.

  • Technical line drawing of AC Guitars Micro Krell

    AC Guitars Micro Krell

    The Micro Krell is AC Guitars' very-short-scale bass, using a 26.5-inch scale while retaining standard bass tuning. Standard specifications include a 24-fret rosewood fingerboard and a Hipshot Type B bridge with 17 mm string spacing.

  • Technical line drawing of AC Guitars Skelf

    AC Guitars Skelf

    The Skelf is an AC Guitars bass designed around a fanned-fret (multiscale) fingerboard, with the scale running from 36 inches on the low string to 33 inches on the high string. Like all AC Guitars instruments it is custom-built in Scotland from a choice of exotic and domestic woods.

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Representative model

  • Technical line drawing of AC Guitars Krell

    AC Guitars Krell

    The Krell is AC Guitars' signature bass, handmade by luthier Alan Cringean in Moffat, Scotland. It has an aggressive body shape with bevelled edges, a lowered horn for seated comfort, and an extended upper horn for strap balance, and is offered in 4-, 5- and 6-string and single-cut configurations.