Bacchus Twenty Four Alder Custom White 2005
Bacchus Twenty Four, white, made in Japan 2005. Back in the early 00s, Bacchus was a small enough operation that you could order a custom variation on their catalog models, and they would make it at their Aska workshop completely by hand. This is a Twenty Four model: approximately Jazz Bass flavoured, but with 24 frets, a generous taper on the neck for articulate playing up high, an easy access six-bolt join, fancy Warwick-style bridge and tailpiece and a simple active preamp. The first thing you'll notice in the hands is that it's super light: 3.6kg is light for a Strat or Tele, let alone a full scale bass. It's super well balanced and amazingly loud and responsive unplugged too. The neck is great: comfy and quick and evidently made with a lot of care and skill. The controls are cool: passive volume and balance, plus a switchable active boost for bass and treble, so there's a lot of possibilities on tap. It's a clear, fast, articulate tone, with impressive balance across the strings and up and down the neck. The white finish is super thin, it's showing a bit of rub wear around the place but will surely look all the better once you've put another thousand hours on it. This is so much bass for the cash it's silly.
Model: Bacchus Twenty Four Alder Custom
Made: Japan; 2005
Serial: 102797
Finish: white, thin nitro topcoat
Body: alder
Neck: maple, rosewood fretboard, 34" scale, 12" radius, 38mm nut, modern C
Weight: 3.590kg
Mods: none
Pickups: Bacchus 8-pole single coil x2, active preamp with bass and treble boost, passive/active switch
Accessories: Bacchus gig bag
Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has dimples on the end and bottom edge and some scuffs on the top edge and back. The is clean and smooth in the hands, minor dimples and rub wear on the back. The back has dimples on both horns and the elbow area, as well as scuffs near the neck join, belly carve and back edge. The sides have minor dimples and scuffs around the whole body. The front has dimples around the knobs, pickups and elbow area, scuffs around the tailpiece and minor play wear on the horns and guard.
Overall: very good condition (8/10)
Playing Condition Notes: Action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electronics tested and working properly. Wearing fresh 45/105 strings.
Fret Life: 9/10, minor wear only