Chris2112

I have seen videos by this fella before and been very impressed, he can tap very quickly as you may find out! But he also seems to have a "musical" side to his playing which is refreshing. Nice taste in basses too with that Thumb!

Mostly, damn good basses! I love their use of Bartolini pickups, and I find the Humbucker/singlecoil setup at the bridge much more useful than having a humbucker at the bridge and a singlecoil at the neck! I just don't ever use a neck singlecoil on it's own! I recall a few years back they were having a lot of problems with quality control for some reason, but that seems to have all bee sorted out now. They are great basses, especially if you don't mind the whole "Constructed by God" thing!

They are very good and very cool...it may take you a few minutes to realise you're playing something known as a "precision" because it sounds and feels so good! In all seriousness, they are great basses, especially the Deluxe ones with the humbucker at the bridge.

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='707393' date='Jan 10 2010, 09:47 AM']Yeah, I'm passionate about Victor. He's obviously not everyone's cup of tea, as he resides firmly in the world of jazz/fusion (although the Flecktones are pretty hard to categorise). But I genuinely think he's misunderstood.[/quote] Yes, Victor is hugely misunderstood, which is perhaps the greatest shame. Because he is not just the flash and the tricks everyone sees, he is IMO the most talented bassist around not just in terms of technique but in terms of musicality and personality. The guy can play anything he turns his hand to and when he does, you will always know it is Victor. He is also very humble, and always talks up other players and how they are better than him in some way, when even their most ardent fan would be hard pressed to argue Victor's point. Not only that, but he an groove harder than anyone. He has so much funk in him. Even the old skool groovers like Jamerson, Jackson, Graham etc etc...none of them can groove like Wooten can! Wooten is not my favourite bassist, despite the fact I really dig his stuff. But whether I liked his music or not, I couldn't argue that he wasn't a f****** fantastic musician who is light years ahead of pretty much everyone else these days except the fusion elite!

That was awesome...Karn showing Levin how it is done! When it hits that groove...wow!

Deserves a mention: Mr [b]Kai Eckhardt[/b] - Kai is a fantastic player, yet never seems to get the mentions he deserves among the other "greats" of Fusion bass playing like Jonas Hellborg, Stuart Hamm, Jaco, Stanley, etc etc. Kai has quietly worked away on many projects over the years which have come to typically little acclaim between bassists circles, and yet he is an immensely talented player. Kai is able to move between so many genres and yet retain that musical quality which is uniquely his. The basslines he creates present the listener with brilliance on so many levels. He crafts his sense of melody into every line, and every phrase is informed by his extensive grasp of konokol (Indian rhythm patterns). He is superbly talented and technically gifted yet grooves absolutely. Not only is he an awesome player but he is a fantastic guy. We have exchanged emails in the past and he has always been friendly and willing to offer advice. Top guy and a top player! Kai brings the funk to fusion: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz2FWULKzwM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz2FWULKzwM[/url] Kai shows off his chops: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsuYOg-KS3A"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsuYOg-KS3A[/url] Kai in an awesome fretless jam: (check out 00:25 seconds to 00:50 seconds!) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHGoOLyGBoE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHGoOLyGBoE[/url] Overrated: John Taylor. -I understand that now some sing the praises of John feeling that he has been hard done by in the past, but really I see nothing of note in his lines, especially since Bernie Edwards did a lot of his stuff in the studio for Powerstation!

[quote name='snip' post='705402' date='Jan 8 2010, 12:57 PM']Absolutely Brilliant... How does he get that sound.? I know he's playing a Pedulla bass, but what amp is he using.?[/quote] That will be the Bartolini pickups, primarily...awesome sound! Perhaps I shall invest in some for my basses!

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='694675' date='Dec 28 2009, 08:25 AM']At the end of the day, Status is meant to be headless [/quote] And yet both the Statii I have owned have been headed (Stealth series I 6 string and a Matrix 4 string) and they've both been brilliant, particularly the Stealth!

Leave this bellend to his awful bass! Your goodwill has already been insulted enough, think no more of it!

[quote name='witterth' post='693289' date='Dec 25 2009, 08:34 AM']so what you really mean is, you got a discount? thats not really an endorsement deal is it?[/quote] I think this kind of thing goes on a lot. To me, a proper endorsement is an advert of Stuart Hamm holding your bass or leaning on your amp. Mind you, a lot of companies seem to package off these "from the source" discounts as endorsements, and add your name to an ever growing list of players that, no offence intended, no-one has heard of! I think it is taking advantage of young and naive musicians in a mild way, as they seem to believe they or their music is of some value to the company, whereas the company offering goods to be "endorsed" is only interested in the sale!

I am very much a supporter of headless basses. My first incredible bass was a Kubicki Ex-Factor, which isn't truely headless, but feels so in a sense. It had a thumb volute on the back of the "headstock" which made it really nice to hold, but there was no weight in the headstock because the tuners were by the bridge. I was a bit of a headless snob for a while, probably because the majority of the bass playing community unfairly called them a relic of the 1980's. As it happnes, I find that headless is still the smartest way to build a bass, however, a lot of the basses I like are simply headed. The Kubicki is long gone (sadly) but then the only other bass that compares to my Kubicki in terms of feeling "just right" is a Warwick Thumb, which is headed! So at the end of the day, in the great scheme of things I don't really think a bass being headed or headless matters! You'll find things that sound and feel great either way!

I just woke up in the night and thought "Bugger, if I hadn't sold my Spector that would have made an awesome fretless bass!"

The Warwick Dolphin I find to be a very special looking bass. Truely an adventurous design but one that works very well! The old through neck ones with Bartolini pickups are brilliant, I must buy one some day!