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[quote name='4 Strings' post='1348178' date='Aug 22 2011, 05:34 PM']Two mikes, look a little closer (bottom left)[/quote] Three? Top right.

That bass is naked in the pic I have from the bass show, no strings. Still a lovely bass James.

[quote name='barneyg42' post='1341953' date='Aug 16 2011, 02:36 PM'][/quote] Still just as pretty here.

OOh, my word. That is a very pretty bass indeed. Hope you enjoy playing her.

Your Series II looks even better in your photo than it does in the clip. I like the Zoot too.

I love the sound of halfwounds through headphones and recording. It's when I come to amp a bass that I don't like the sound of them. Always seem to end up going back to flats for that.

Hohner B bass

Tune?

A Status neck always makes a Stingray look better. Nice.

Looks great as an all black.

Thanks Rich. It makes a lovely sound too. And Chris, arn't we all lucky to own such beautiful instruments.

Here's my latest addition, a Status Electro 2. The dream continues. And the family.

Like oil, trees that produce wood such as mahogany and rosewood will become rarer and more expensive. That will eventually lead to a tipping point where people will no longer be willing to pay the prices. I'm not sure Maple will become that rare. I'll go with Bilbo's comments though. That's why I need a bigger house On the other hand we could all buy Status Stealth and Streamlines. You wouldn't go wrong with them.

This guy cuts through quite well with his jazz.

I had a chat with Hilary James at a gig once and she didn't rate the Mandobass much. Even she said your better off with a double bass. The mandobass just doesn't have the volume. Bit like an acoustic bass then. Here's another bouzouki. My Fyle Octavius with 25" scale, shorter than the regular Irish bouzouki.

Very, very nice pair. The Status necks must make them sound sweet.

I'd go for long scale. I have halfwounds on my Tokai Jazz and they sound great. Full of character.

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[quote name='ficelles' post='1294096' date='Jul 5 2011, 10:44 PM']A brittle sound is a characteristic of all piezo pickups...[/quote] That's an interesting comment. I wouldn't say my Shadow is at all brittle on my Stentor. Bass and treble are flat on the Contra and it produces a lovely rounded sound.

I can't really add to what has been said above. It says about all you need to know. I have used a BP100 and on my first Antoni DB it sounded awful, even through various preamps. However, when my Realist packed in on my current DB I tried the BP100 on it and it really produced quite a presentable sound. I now use a Shadow SH950 which, like an Underwood, fits under the wings of the bridge. It gives a lovely full DB sound. I put that straight into an Acoustic Image Contra, no preamp. Wind the mids off altogether, everything else is flat.

Fern and Burny Fernandez Strat equiped with GK pickup for the GR-55. Burny Les Paul with Fernandez Sustainer, goes through the ME-70.