Alan Fourstrings

Kramer XKB-10


Kramer XL-9 with EMG pickups

I played these two basses from 1981 to 1999, then I had enough of these neck diving and back breaking basses.
The amp I used was a Trace Elliot AH250 (Mark IV) with the very first Trace Elliot 4x10" sealed cabs. TONE HEAVEN !!!!!
By the way my old AH250 is still operational! - but VERY heavy to move.

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I would be nervous of taking that Buzzard out to a gig, for the fear of taking someones eye out!
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OK I spent some money on this bass, but I didn't buy it because of Entwistle, but because it was a real masterpiece built by Rob Green;
this complex form out of one mould was a real challenge, and I'm still waiting for someone else to build a bass like this with carbon fiber!
This one was the prototype, no serial number, no roman inlays, slightly different electronics, played and tested by John Entwistle.

But I bought this Buzzard to play it live, and I take it to gigs when the stage is large enough, you're right, I don't want to hurt anybody .
The sound of a Status Buzzard 1 is ... well something completely different from any other bass, wood or carbon made.
It's not a studio bass, it's the most terrifying bass for live gigs and played VERY LOUD!

This one ???

I can see from the picture that it's a regular 2 octave bolt on neck. As for the body form, well, not as extreme as the Buzzard B1.
But it's not yet the one piece of carbon B3 we've been waiting for some years now.
And by the way, the Buzzard B1 is ugly only when it's laying on the table, once you've strung her, it's a well designed
instrument with a rather tiny and elegant body and a long neck - the only difficulty being to reach out for the G tuner.
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73 de LX1FS

Well, OK, I prefer the Meyer rig

My Q4 from 1999. Bubinga top and granadillo fretboard. With Lane Poor pickups !!

 

My new rig. Status S2 Paramatrix Black Beauty with arch top, Eden Nav preamp, QSC PL230
and some Glockenklang cabs.

 

It can be done. Phil Lesh's Meyer Sound rig. Eden Nav preamp and active Meyer cabs.
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The absolute black bass: The Black Beauty.
By Status.

 

Something like this, I suppose...
Go for it! This is the best setup I have for years.
The QSC PLX and the SWR MM preamp together are perfect.

 

Yes, but very easy to use once you understand the layout. It's in fact a classic setup with Blend, Volume, Treble, Bass.
And the 4 knobs near the output jack are: semi-parametric for high, and semi-parametric for low.
The 2 toggles are to switch the pickups from humbucker to single coil.

some more shots...

My new and unique Status S2 Black Beauty with Paramatrix electronics.



with custom arch-top and maple/alder faux binding


a real masterpiece by Rob Green !