joe_geezer

I'm going to pop in the Bass Gallery this Saturday at around 3pm if anyone wants to join me. I'll be taking a Status Series 2 to get a proper set up from Martin / John.

1 hour ago, BaggyMan said:

Superb Japanese build quality, lovely basses, had one, and rather stupidly sold it.  Missed this one by a hairs breadth..dammmit

Glad you also appreciate these fine works of arts... great price for a high end bass made by hand in Japan!

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Sorry this post was meant for Talkbass... 

Another great (and marathon) live stream from Mike this evening! Looking forward to next Tuesday!

Here's the link to Mark King's studio with his trace preamps. There's 37 pics, in the right hand column theres a link to click through to the next pic

https://www.patrickeden.co.uk/gallery-image/Level-42-Guaranteed-Recording-Sessions/G0000Bd.3zstM4U8/I0000JZAvBg41LXg

Gibson Thunderbirds can be used in any band.. it has 2 pickups 1 in the bridge position and 1 in the neck position. So you can pretty much any sound, especially with a good outboard preamp. 

I've seen them used in Rock, metal & funk (Bootsy)

lovely bass

Very tempting!

26 minutes ago, Mike Brooks said:

Hey Joe,

8pm tonight.....are you in?

 

See you there?

Hey Mike, I will definitely be there, I wouldn't want to miss  Brooksy's Bass Corner live stream tonight at 8pm! 

49 minutes ago, Acebassmusic said:

 

Ah! "Miss Myrtle" as it's known. Used to be mine for a couple of years. I bought it from @Luc on here.......and then sold it ot @Luc on here! 🤣 It's one on my "wish I'd never sold it" list. 😢 Link

 

Wow, such a great build. Did you commission and select the woods? What was the reason for selling the bass if you don't mind me asking?

A few more old pics from the status website...

If Status ever opened up their shop again, this is what i would order -

6 minutes ago, Chris2112 said:

 

It would be a dream if they were. 

I haven't had any replies from Rob when enquiring about ordering a new S2 Classic bass... that could be a good sign, maybe they will make an announcement in the future... but could be he's just tired of replying to new build requests haha

Another jazz tune improv on the Jaydee, this time i set the bass on 70%, Mid on 100%, Treble on 5% , Tone rolled right off and back pick up selected... only thing with this setting is the bass is quite a bit quieter, probably would need a volume boost pedal if i was going to switch to this setting and then switch to a normal slap sound in a gig.

Another bass sample, this time with some slap and finger style bass playing... 

Controls are

Bass: 60%

Treble: 50%

Pan: Middle for slap, back pickup for finger style

It was great fun yesterday, really enjoyed the stream, I woke up this morning with a higher IQ thanks to Mike's bottomless pit of knowledge!

Anyone that's around this evening (Tuesday 7th March), Mike is back streaming now as of 8pm

Early April fools ....

[EDIT]

Found this on ebay:

Actually... Is this a genuine Jaydee Roadie 1 that has been 'modified'?

15 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

It's in Sweden - not that this would make any difference. I thought the one on ebay was red.

I just messaged him on Reverb and he says he bought it from a friend. Was a bit of a coincidence & yea the colour must have been different.

Yep Swedish prices i guess

Jaydee on Reverb - 

Was this the same bass that was recently for sale on ebay for half the price?

https://reverb.com/uk/item/66432109-jaydee-roadie-supernatural-1982

Lovely bass!

8 hours ago, Mike Brooks said:

Hey! Cheers Joe, very much appreciated... and thank you for attending, great to chat with you! Was quite the Live Chat, thanks for your contributions. I hope you found some of the answers to your questions helpful.

 

More of the same next week? 8pm on Tuesday?

Absolutely! Looking forward to it Mike. Oh btw, what was the name & year of the Level 42 concert where Mark was playing that Status Matrix bass? cheers

Fantastic live stream with Brooksy's Bass Corner - https://www.youtube.com/@BrooksysBassCorner

Anyone who hasn't checked out Mike's channel, you might be in for a treat. We had a great chat about basses, Level 42 / Mark King & some of the many interviews Mike has done with famous bassists including Marcus Miller, Billy Sheenan etc...

Just checked out the Status website, are they back to -  business as usual? Can't see any notices that regular orders are on hold?

12 hours ago, NickA said:

Well that one fell in the right hands!

 

Wish I had technique like that.  Embarrassed to own nice basses now.

Haha thank you, I feel the same way when i see other bassists... i just remember that i own these expensive instruments for my own reasons...

when i was a full time musician many years ago my only bass was a second hand yamaha trb that cost £200 on ebay... now I am working in a 'proper' job i own a few expensive instruments that hardly get played.