NikNik

Interesting set neck. @Bassassin

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That name sounds familiar.

I sold my Series II in the mid '90s, just when I started really getting into Jazz basses. The Status had been with me since '86 and suddenly, one day, I fell out of love with it and sold it to a guy in a guitar shop who was desperate for it. About a year later, he offered to sell it back to me but I declined. It wasn't until the early/mid 2000's that I began hankering after it again. After much seeking, I found it on Statii. I remember contacting the owner, asking him if he'd consider selling it, and he pretty much said 'no chance'. C'est la vie.

I had a Series II back in the '80s/'90s and have often thought about getting another Status, but not at these prices.

MC 824.

I like it, too. But that tort plate has to go, and a BWB one in its place! Alnico pups, too. And stainless steel frets!

It was active across just about every guitar/bass forum. Long threads. Don't bother visiting them.

He did discover that Fender were putting single coils into Gretsch G2220 bass and claiming they were humbuckers.

I'll pass, thanks.

It's a rock of crack!

Speaking of Shaftos - WTF Price??

I am awaiting an non-expensive ebay item that is due out for delivery today. A few minutes ago, I go an email from RM about a redirection option. Since it's not expensive and I didn't want to have my neighbours take something in again, I opted for a safe place in the stair. This was accepted and then, just now, and email has arrived, saying they'll attempt delivery today but if no-one in they'll re-attempt delivery tomorrow.....and if no-one in then, then they'll leave it in the safe place. Huh??

Never seen one of these before, possibly moddled after the Dan Armstrong bass with sliding pickup. Shame about the tuner bodge. And what are those six holes in a seemingly symmetrical shape?

I never knew they angled the neck? I just assumed it was the headstock.

Long ago, but it was either Bob Dylan's 'Rolling Stone' or Janis Joplin's 'Me and Bobby McGee'. Grim.

British Leyland Morris Marina?

Calling @Bassassin Is that rotary just a pickup selector, or will it have the choke? I can only see three numbers.

That guy sounds like the keyboard player in my tale.

Back in the day I played in an 8-piece funk band. However, the core of the unit (myself inlcluded) used to do the workingmen's club circuit to drum up money for recording time. Stuff like A 45 of Foxtrots, etc, a break then an hour or so of standards before the DJ took over. One afternoon we loaded into a Miners' Welfare Club and began to set up. As we were having a quick soundcheck, out of the corner of my eye, near the stage door, I caught a figure with Highland Dress in his arms having a muted discussion with a club convener. Bothj men kept glancing in our direction and the Highland Dress guy appeared animated and annoyed, then swept away to a dressing room. 'Is everything alright?' we asked, 'We haven't been double-booked?' The convener said everything was ok, but his tone betrayed him. It transpired that Highland Dress man was expecting a pick-up band to busk along with his Scottish shortbread-tin tunes and we nixxi'd that right away. So, later we go on and do our usual 45 of dance tunes. As we were winding up and announcing a break, Highland Dress man - in full Highland regalia - swept forth onto the stage and began regaling the audience with tales and a few little a capella tunes, nothing long or major. Then he launched into another tale about Glasgow and as he winds up he turned to us and said 'And with that, Ladies and Gentlemen, I Belong to Glasgow!!! Take it away, boys, in G!!' Myself and the guitarist busked it but the keyboard player and the drummer murdered it!! It was the most cringeworthy performance I witnessed, and I was part of it! Highland Dress left the stage, puce. He could be heard shouting at the convener.

Has He Who Shall Not Be Named been at that nut?

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I have one of them in Honeyburst: a Blade B4. I had one in the early Noughties and then, God knows why, I sold it. The regret niggled me for months until another one popped up on evilbay. After my '90 Fender Jazz CS '62, that Blade is the bass I've owned the longest.

Early '90s Warwick Thumb NT unlined fretless Steinberger XL2A Rickenbacker 4001CS