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Looks great on you, Rich. Well done. Rob is the Messiah and he's a very clever boy. Has he built you your own little bed sit in the factory yet, Rich?

That top is just stunning. Is it just my funny eyes or is the bridge squint?

OK Rich, look into my eyes, not around them, look into my eyes. Your under. Now, you really do want to sell that S2 and you want to sell it at a cheap price. You're back in the room.

Yeh, I'll go along with GreeneKing. What Jaco did when he came to the fore was unique. Looking back on it now it may not seem that great at times but then a lot can change in 30 odd years. Look at Eric Clapton. In the days of Cream he could have changed his name to God. Some thought he was. Guitar playing has moved on a long way since then and makes Clapton's stuff look a bit ordinary. Same applies to bass playing.

That's a tidy looking bass ardi. Don't think you'll go wrong with a Zeller. A trumpet player I used to play with commented on how I'd never be short of work with a DB. Never a truer word was spoken.

Thanks for the replies. I have Black nylons on my Spectorcore but they are still a bit bright for my liking after some time on.

Has anyone ever tried using cello strings on a BG? It's that old Holy Grale of trying to find that DBish sort of sound on a BG. I would asume they have a shorter sustain time which might help with that sound. I use flats on my Status fretless but the they sustain for ever with the graphite neck. Any experience?

[quote name='guyl' post='344926' date='Dec 3 2008, 11:17 PM']Never played through a cab with a rear facing speaker. Doesn't that cause trouble when your playing in a corner or against a wall?[/quote] Wouldn't have thought so. The wall becomes a sounding board and spreads the sound further. Take the Acoustic Image Contra. Tiny amp with a down firing 10inch speaker. Competes with large horn sections anyday. Lift it up off the floor and it looses all it's power.

That's exactly where I had a buzz on my G string on my CR4M. I tweaked the truss rod just a bit until it disapeared. Very simple but don't ask me which way I turned the key. Can't remember, sorry.

That Sei has a lovely back side. You can't beat a Status, IMHO.

Don't worry Nick, I have no intention of stopping. don't know if I'll ever have as many as you though. Rich, would you stop showing that 2008 S2!!! My knees go week every time I see it.

But you know you want one, don't you. Go on! :brow: Why stop at 6 or 7 basses? I have 9 and no intention of stopping there. More Statii please. :wub:

Might be silly but I'm sure a lot of people thought Leo Fender was silly when he designed his first basses or even Ned Steinberger for that matter. Don't know that this is in quite the same class though.

Glad to see someone else using the SansAmp BDDI with a Status. When I tried mine through an amp I had trouble getting a sound I was happy with. Put a set of old flats on it and put it through the SansAmp and voila, the perfect sound for jazz. Almost DBish, just sweet.

Found this on the net. Stig Pedersen and this is one of his crazy two string basses!

geilerbass, I have a Fretless four string with the same facing and they look even better in the flesh. As the bass moves around in light the quilt just shimmers. Mmmmm! zigmondo, these pics just add to the desirability. I love the pic of it in amongst the Campanula garganica. (I know, I know, I'm a smug pedant )

OK all you Status lovers, don't forget if you are a member over on statii.com to vote in the poll for the album. Just log on and go to the home page, listen to the tracks and vote for as many as you want. Time is running out to vote and there are lots of good tracks to listen to. It will only take a few minutes!

I don't find that at all shallow. I have a Status S2, headless of course, with a bolt-on neck. I'm not crazy about the look of the neck-through just for that bit of extra carbon graphite between the two pickups so maybe that makes me shallow too. We all have our own tastes and they are valid for each individual, if that doesn't sound too pretentious.

I haven't bought a huge number of CDs this year but the most recent was Dave Holland's latest sextet offering 'Pass It On'. Lovely raw feel to it with Holland's usual understated playing.

Rumple, I'm always intregued what it is about headless basses people don't like. Better balance, easier and more stable tuning, easier and quicker string change. What are your reasons for not liking headless? Just interested.

I don't have any experience with the pickup you have but I use the Shadow SH950 which is very similar to the Underwood, ie it slides between the wings of the bridge. It did not fit tightly on one side when I put it on so I just used some card and I get a great sound from it now. I used the Realist before that and it stopped working properly so I switched to the Shadow. I have used the Fishman as well and as BassBod said it is very trebly. Some pickups work better on one bass than an other so it can sometimes be a case of experimenting. My Fishman sounded a whole lot better on my Stentor than it did on my first DB which was crap. The set-up price you have been quoted sounds about right from the prices I've heard. That can make a big difference to the sound of the bass. Lowering the action will also make the bass much easier to play but might reduce the acoustic volume slightly. Hope you enjoy playing the instrument. If you can put up with the hassle of carting it around you should have great fun. Be prepared for all the usual jokes that go with it, 'that's a big guitar', 'you'll have trouble getting that under your chin'.

Good combination, Stentor and Status. Two makes of bass you really can't go wrong with.

It surprises me that they are going for those kind of prices. They weren't bad basses but fetching £400 ain't bad for a bass that age. Just shows you if there is someone willing to pay what you want, it's just finding that person. I bet there are a lot of people selling houses who would like to meet that person right now.