Chris2112

There is always a ready market for Kingbasses. It seems Status can't make them fast enough these days! If you buy it and want to sell it you'll never struggle to find a buyer, especially at Statii.com.

Classic Status tone here:

Usually 40-100 or 45-100. I've used 30-90's before in the past for that super bendy, super light feel but I'm quite happy with a slightly heavier guage these days.

[quote name='fender73' post='1363830' date='Sep 6 2011, 10:14 AM'](also don't mention 'Waltz for Dawn' that MK did - sore subject with Rob Green i'm led to believe!)[/quote] Why? Whats wrong with it? Because Dawn is Rob's missus?

I'm not sitting through four minutes of this. I guess he doesn't say anything of importance throughout?

Sounds like you're on good terms with the local postie, Molan!

[quote name='TheGreek' post='1363445' date='Sep 5 2011, 08:58 PM']Give me a clue here..what are the pros and cons of owning one of these..??[/quote] Cons: ??? Pros: Great tone. Great looks. Balance well as long as you wear it in the correct position (high up the body). Instant coolness. It's a Status too, so you're joining a friendly club of owners and the customer service from Status is as good as it gets. It'll be a million miles away from your Wal in a way. A difference that could be described as 'night and day'. My ACG and Status Series II are like this. My ACG is a lovely boutique 'coffee table' bass with a complex filter based EQ and two big humbuckers, my Status is a sleek, boutique slice of 80's cool which still feels very much ahead of the competition even now! I love the Kingbass, I was looking to buy one before I stumbled across my Series II, which I prefer to the Kingbass by some small degree.

Who?

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1363360' date='Sep 5 2011, 08:10 PM']4 mins, that was quick![/quote] To be honest Pete, I saw the thread earlier but couldn't be arsed to reply at the time!

Just looks like a black jazz bass to me...?

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1363329' date='Sep 5 2011, 07:54 PM']Chris2112 to the checkout...............[/quote] I've already got my Mark King amp! It even has his signature on it...albeit just a reproduction! That is, of course, because I have a very nice Ashdown MK500 combo. The only amp that could make me go back to Ashdown, it's superb! But Mark never used the ABM stuff, I suspect this will just have been signed as part of his duties endorsing Ashdown. It's cool that he signed it, but it won't add any real value when you look at the used gear market now. When so many awesome items are sitting without a buyer, I doubt many will pay extra for Mark's signature.

[quote name='uncle psychosis' post='1325190' date='Aug 3 2011, 08:20 AM']Beautiful bass. What is it?[/quote] A very nice Sandberg!

[quote name='SS73' post='1362292' date='Sep 4 2011, 09:47 PM']Precise....much respect..... [/quote] What an awesome rendition! At first I wasn't sure how good this thread would be (I expected it would be mostly naff stuff like the bloke with the Flea bass and the guy playing Green Day). Bubinga's find is quite remarkable, especially that second tune! The guy has skills! This guy is absolutely awesome. Such clean, tight playing with great tone. He obviously has good taste in basses! I love his videos:

As long as no-one else asks to use your gear it's all good! That said, I'd prefer a middle slot. The crowd is warmed up but not smashed and you're not last out, which guarantees a late finish!

Here is a Wal...

Cheers Geert! As promised earlier, here is the back of the ACG. I could spend as long looking at is as I do playing it!

[quote name='EdwardHimself' post='1361577' date='Sep 4 2011, 10:21 AM']I was born in Newcastle and I wouldn't want to go back there [/quote] Yes, I suspected you might not be hard enough! You probably even own a coat!

And I've been to Liverpool and Manchester and I wouldn't rush back to either! But Manchester was cleaner, Liverpool was a better night out.

Great slideshow. That is a stunning bass!

The one thing that really makes Wal basses is the tone. Because for years there was nothing else like it. Even Alembic's filter preamps didn't sound like a Wal. And let's face it, they weren't purchased for their impeccable build quality. I've seen some beauties and I've seen a few that were a little rough. I remember looking at one particular fretted MK1 which was noticeably a bit shoddy. Rough patches beneath the finish were obvious and it spoiled it a bit for me. And remember that a few years ago they were thought of as terribly dated and unfashionable basses, the choice of the pub covers band bassist who thought he was a bit special. The irony being that they became incredibly sought after when it looked like there would be no more, and made popular by Justin Chancellor who could be playing a Squier for all we know, given his love of effects and processing! The great shame is that the new ones are being pumped out at frankly ridiculous prices (which is a bit of a low ball cash in for me). Anyway, back to what makes them unique: the sound. With the prevalence of new filter preamps they don't occupy that unique territory now. My ACG is not a million miles from the basic Wal idea. Mahogany body, maple neck, big Humbucker pickups and a filter based preamp. It sounds so much like a Wal out of the box that it cooled my search for a Wal considerably. I'd have bought one before now were it not for that bass. If I closed my eyes, I'd struggle to tell the difference unless I was fiddling with the controls. My bass wasn't created with the intention of making a Walnin ACG clothing, it's just those woods, those humbuckers and that preamp have resulted in a sound that was once exclusively 'Wal'.