garethox

Any opinions on these cabs anybody?

A pleasure to do business with Stevie.. good comms etc etc. See you at Maiden... and who knows? If Steve Harris falls ill...... ;-) (Thats what I hope for every time I see The Who - that Pino sprains his wrist or something!!!)

[quote name='chris_b' post='1110766' date='Feb 1 2011, 10:58 AM']By the way, doesn't Pino Palladino play with that John Entwistle tribute band![/quote] Nice one!

Thanks for all the advice.... I'll look into this a bit more! Cheers!!!!!

Also, don't run a 4ohm and an 8ohm together. I think I'm right in saying that that will give an overall ohmage of about 2.7ohms - and that will damage your amp. Have a look at this, hope it helps! [url="http://www.tunemybass.com/bass_amps/how_to_hook_up_heads_and_cabinets.html"]http://www.tunemybass.com/bass_amps/how_to...d_cabinets.html[/url]

Thanks guys.... gonna be biamping, so I'd like one of each. But from what you both say, it sounds like they'll do the job I'm after. Thank you! Gareth.

Needing to get some 4ohm cabs and these look reasonably priced - anyone have any thoughts on the 1x15 and 4x10? Cheers in advance.

Pete Townshend.

[quote name='Johnston' post='1087077' date='Jan 12 2011, 07:19 PM']I've never seen a B1 in the flesh. But having seen guys work with carbon and stuff. Why couldn't someone donate an existing one to be used as a "plug" to make new moulds?? Or does the design mean the one being used would need to be sacrificed?? Back onto the OT I'm growing to like the Fenderbird although I don't think enough to stump up the extra the Signature on the headstock will add to the price.[/quote] I don't know enough about the moulding process tbh, but I wouldn't offer mine as the guinea pig!!!!

[quote name='Wolverinebass' post='1087067' date='Jan 12 2011, 07:08 PM']You know Gareth, I wondered about the fact he's been guided by the foundation. If the money was going to the foundation you could almost say fair enough, but I bet it isn't. Also, Chris - I mentioned the same thing to Rob - couldn't you just keep the moulds and wait for the license to run out? No. They would have been sued even for that apparently.[/quote] Yep, anything to do with the Buzzard was Warwicks and HPW made sure of that it seems. I don't know if a % is going to the JEF... it would be nice to think so wouldn't it?

Hey Wolverine.... I think the Foundation had a heavy hand in this as well - Chris might well have been guided by them somewhat (although that is speculation on my part). Chris has said that the Estate lawyers messed up on Buzzard issue - they agreed on Warwick having all the rights to anything Buzzard, not just the wooden (inferior I agree, and I too have played both) version. Warwick's 'license' re: the Buzzard has now expired so I suppose Status could have been approached and Chris himself has not ruled it out in the future, but I think Rob would be very wary tbh. Also the cost of rebuilding those moulds and starting up production again would be, I think, cost prohibitive. It would make the B1 as least £10K retail I think. Alembic did base John's basses on a Gibson design, so what protestations they could have I don't know - maybe the cobweb design, but I think JAE himself probably thought to add those. I don't think too much to the new Signature basses myself either. I would have liked to have seen a Status bass used in a sort of Fenderbird style design - the B2 graphite neck with Roman numerals on a reverse style body like John used in the early 70's with the B1 electronics and L.E.D's up the neck. That might have been a suitable bass......

[quote name='Chris2112' post='1085926' date='Jan 11 2011, 07:15 PM']Thats a bloody shame, to know that Chris would still like the proper Buzzards to be made! I like Warwick basses, but their reputation as businessmen has never been fantastic, has it? I bet this will really annoy people like Senmen who are huge Entwistle fans and would love a new Status Buzzard![/quote] Don't worry about Oliver (Senmen)... he has just got a B1. He is a very happy chappy! Those of us that have played the Warwick Buzzard and the Status Buzzard know which the best is! Warwick and the whole Status debacle is extremely unfortunate and I wouldn't advise anyone to mention their name around Rob or Dawn. It is true that the moulds were destroyed and that no more will be made by Status even if they could, Rob told me that last year......

"I know that if John were here today he would love these basses" Doubt it........ The only thing going for it is the spider inlay at the 12th fret.....