BigBeatNut

[quote name='steviedee' post='316169' date='Oct 27 2008, 09:21 PM']..... replaced the bridge and planed the fretboard.[/quote] FRETBOARD ! ! wash your mouth out Looks like it's turned out great. Look forward to a report on your first trip on the bus

[quote name='kembo_dee' post='316093' date='Oct 27 2008, 07:24 PM']good link here [url="http://petertambroni.com/mostlybass_wp/?page_id=182"]http://petertambroni.com/mostlybass_wp/?page_id=182[/url][/quote] That does look like a good link. Thanks.

[quote name='BassBod' post='310693' date='Oct 20 2008, 07:01 PM']bet you're hooked now[/quote] After a reception like that ? Too right

Just played this in public for the first time. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=30044"]LINK[/url]

Lots of options mentioned on [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=11933"]this thread[/url]. I think the Corellis came out as good quality AND cheap. Andy

I’ve just played the BSX Allegro in public for the first time, at a London blues jam. First time I played any upright in public actually. I think I did the right thing holding off on this for 15 months. Not only did nobody remark on the bum notes (there were a few) but I lost count of how many people, friends and strangers, made a point of coming over to tell me how great it sounded. Feeling pretty chuffed, actually My mild concerns over the sound evaporated (It can sometimes sound a bit 'quacky' through headphones). Despite taking with me a Pandora PX4B all set up to knock out loads of top-end, I stupidly forgot the extra cable and so had to plug it straight into the PA. It sounded great. Good result all round I think. Andy (Pics [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=6809"]HERE[/url] if you haven't seen it)

[quote name='BassManKev' post='307546' date='Oct 16 2008, 03:07 AM']my status knowledge is limited, but that seems very strange to me[/quote] Just taken a look at the 'old site' [url="http://status-graphite.com/oldsite/basspage.htm"]LINK[/url]. Looks to me like all the graphite thru-necks share a similar neck to mine. No proof I know. If mine DOES have a truss rod adjustment it's very well hidden ... like in a pickup cavity perhaps, or under the bridge. I've never looked.

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='307267' date='Oct 15 2008, 05:42 PM']As the good Doctor says, all the Status graphite necks have had a dual-way truss rod since the late 80's. Rich.[/quote] I don't think so. unless I'm mistaken somewhere. My mid/late 90's Eclipse Ltd is trussrodless. Though maybe the Eclipse ltd was the only one in the range like that.

Looks verrrrry nice Headstock under the bendwell looks scarily thin, but I'm sure Rob knows what he's doing. Can't spot the ramp in the pictures ... maybe I'm expecting the wrong thing. Are they referring to that extra bit of fingerboard with no frets ? Andy

[quote name='steviedee' post='289768' date='Sep 23 2008, 11:23 AM']Cheers Andy my lovely girlfriend actually paid for the repair as a birthday present so I don't really know the exact price but quite cheap I think![/quote] You jammy so-and-so [quote name='steviedee' post='289768' date='Sep 23 2008, 11:23 AM']You didn't get the one on ebay did you, someone saw another Golden Strad?[/quote] Got mine in May last year, so probably not the one you're talking about.

[quote name='steviedee' post='289215' date='Sep 22 2008, 03:09 PM']New pics[/quote] Nice one. I've just been doing some guesswork about the cost of your repairs, and I wouldn't be surprised if the total cost of your fixed bass is pretty much the same as what I paid for for my (incredibly cheap, beaten up) upright before fixes. And I still need to cough up for strings, new bridge and replacement endpin to match the state of yours. You lucky b*****d ! Andy

[quote name='steviedee' post='269375' date='Aug 25 2008, 11:31 AM']... taking the big one thru to a guy in Edinburgh tomorrow he sounds like an excellent guy so fingers crossed![/quote] Keep us posted

[quote name='BigBeatNut' post='269343' date='Aug 25 2008, 10:46 AM']On that basis, to fix it it all, in a way that made economic sense, meant doing it without taking the top off. So that's what he did.[/quote] And it cost a lot less than the £400 you were quoted elsewhere. My girlfriend guessed you got that lot from the barras when I said Glasgow market

[quote name='Mr Bassman' post='265106' date='Aug 19 2008, 12:01 AM']To repair a crack in the top, the top has to come off![/quote] Not necessarily. I had similar cracks (considering size and the criticality(?) of the position) in my cheap and beaten-up upright. So my issue was similar to yours, in fact the luthier when he first saw it did the sums ... the cost of his fix (assuming taking the top off) + plus what I paid was more than an identical model bass that he had up for sale. On that basis, to fix it it all, in a way that made economic sense, meant doing it without taking the top off. So that's what he did. Shame you're not in London, I could point you in the direction of the guy that did the job. Cheers, Andy

[quote name='BassBus' post='267891' date='Aug 22 2008, 02:49 PM']I contacted Rob about an Electro earlier this year and he informed me he was revisiting the design. Moved the mag pickup and a new EQ. Some work to do on the bridge pickup.[/quote] Thanks for the info and pic

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='262950' date='Aug 15 2008, 10:27 AM']I'm down at the factory again next Thursday so I'll bring back all the rumours and goss then! Hopefully will get to see the mk2 KingBass as well.[/quote] I can see you're getting a lot of requests for info here ... hope you don't mind me asking another. I heard rumours a while back that Rob was refusing to build Electros either because the model was being revamped, or perhaps because it needed a revamp. Any news on that would be much appreciated. (I'm hoping to hear about a bass with larger acoustic chambers). If that's too many requests and mine drops off the end of the list, no problems. Cheers, Andy

[quote name='frank' post='262830' date='Aug 14 2008, 11:47 PM']This is my status Not my photos, so sorry to Rumble and the previous owner for using these photos[/quote] Smashing bass ! I really think the Eclipse shape (with contoured top, bevelled edges, not sure if I have the right name for it) is one of the nicest bass shapes ever, and yours is particularly sweet in natural woods. Andy

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='262025' date='Aug 13 2008, 10:54 PM']What issue number /100 is it? (Should say on the back of the headstock.)[/quote] It's 46. But not sure how much that means, since I've seen another 46/100 on fleabay and that was a 4-banger. I'm sure some one told me there were 50 4's and 50 5's, each series numbered 1-50. I can't verify that though. Andy