HeadlessBassist

If only everything was as easy as a Status!

Thanks, I'll give it a go when I get back from the SW on Friday - I think part of it is due to the Elixirs having no tapered end like some other strings do. They're actually quite a light gauge too - 40-95 set with a 125 B-string.

Thanks Ped - these string guides are solid brass. The ones that have the separate inner block and the Alun key bolts in the top.Would an abrasive cord go through brass? Interestingly, I spoke to Chris May this morning and his idea was to take the bridge off and rout a few MM deeper, thus setting the whole bridge lower. 🤔

This one's supposedly about 9.6lbs, so not overly heavy. It's amazing how the slightly different pickup positions affect things - this one is seriously mids-focused and cuts through hugely compared to the Inspiration I had for a short time, which was very subtle.

Well after a series of trades, I picked this up today from a very strange dealership in Manchester, which takes up a whole upstairs factory floor. So it's an Overwater Perception Custom Classic made in 2006. The main differences from the Inspiration/Progress series is that the older basses have the pickups further back towards the bridge & closer together, producing quite the punch in the mids department, not unlike a rampaging horde of angry Stingrays. I particularly liked the Rosewood on Mahogany spec as it reminds me of my first Status bass which I bought in 1990. After putting on some new Elixirs and adjusting the truss rod, the only issue is that despite the string height being just about perfect from frets 1-7, the huge brass blocks on the bridge don't allow the strings to go low enough between frets 12 & 24. I'll call Overwater tomorrow and see if they have any smaller string blocks for these old bridges, and visit my tech to see if the string grooves on the E & B blocks can be widened/deepened.

Travelled to Uttoxeter today to meet up with Keir in order to trade basses in a situation akin to a movie prisoner exchange [minus the misty bridge set]. Lovely guy - turns out we met previously and traded gear a long time ago in a previous lifetime! A very nice experience overall and would thoroughly recommend. Keir is a gentleman and a scholar!

Sounds like she's got a little drive and a slight delay on her sound. No bad thing. My only criticism is that the longer notes aren't sustaining very well. Looking at her nails, they may be too long and she's playing very flat-fingered, which can create that sort of sound. Otherwise, maybe the bass just has very old and dead strings. A new set would brighten things up and increase sustain As @Geek99 mentioned, what is that bass..? (It looks like one of the modern active Squiers to me...)

The top of range Deluxe models look nice enough, but I'd be dubious of the cheaper stuff. The basic Jazz is $152. Doesn't sound like a quality instrument to me.

Ooh, very nice Sir! I sadly had to let my Cayenne HH Elite Dimension go as a trade-in when I bought my KingBass Mk-II last year. Still miss it!

"Yes, yes, it was the very reddest thing you ever did see..." That is absolutely stunning, mate

Yes, I can understand the reasoning behind the solid rosewood neck - a harder fingerboard in general will automatically give you more percussive 'tonk'. I keep looking at that option on the Fender Mod Shop!

Thanks Kebakid, it's a very capable little setup. All in all a very different sound from my TC Electronic and MarkBass rigs.