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  1. Ruck

    I was lucky to purchase a fretless neck from Status before they stopped production. I was wondering if its wise to use Roundwounds with it? Are the composite fingerboards more resistant to string wear? thanks!

     

    1. TheGreek

      TheGreek

      Oooo dear - I wouldn't use it at all.

       

      What you really should do with it is send it to me so that I can safely dispose of it for you. After all, you can't be too careful.

       

      Seriously though, roundwood strings are fine. Status sell them all the time.

       

      That said, I've be using tapewounds recently and love the phat, Motown-ish tone.

    2. bartelby

      bartelby

      I've got round wounds on my bass with a Status fretless neck. Barely a mark on it.

  2. Ruck

    In love with my new TE AH1000-12. Using it with a Micro Thumpinator pre-gain stage to free up a ton of headroom and MXR Smart Gate in the FX Loop to kill the noise from high compression level fun.  Sheer Bliss!

    1. TheGreek

      TheGreek

      If you turn it up we'll all be able to hear it and can give an opinion.😍😍

      Love a Trace Elliot

    2. Rich

      Rich

      Is that with the Barefaced Big Twin 2 still? It must be loud enough to wake the dead. In Australia.

    3. Ruck

      Ruck

      Yes Rich,  Although the GK 1001RB still holds the crown for the least uncompressed loudest amp Ive ever heard (Whilst remaining pretty clean).

  3. Ruck

    Saw John Butler Trio tonight at London Hammersmith Apollo. The bassist could not be heard with his Warwick SSI 5 string and Aguilar db751 setup. Yet when he played his bass synth it was roaring with low end. Where do they find these sound engineers???? 

    1. GisserD

      GisserD

      Unfortunately its happening all too often now. Its rare that i go to a gig at one of these big venues and am impressed, or even satisfied with the sound quality.

    2. jazzyvee

      jazzyvee

      I saw Level 42 last night at the Birmingham Symphony Hall and they had the Blow Monkeys on support. You could not near any clarity in the bass guitar from the blow monkeys at all just a thud until he used a pick, then it was all mids and no low end. 
      Level 42 was  not as bad but there was no low end I could decifer coming from Mark's bass at all, it seemed to be mainly  mids and toppy and the bottom end coming from the meaty bass synth and sequencers of Mike Lindup. The only bottom end you could hear from Mark was when he changed to a different bass with a PJ setup for the encore and did a short solo introduction to the next track. That situation in my experience seems to be worse at large venues. 

      That said I saw Mark on stage with his new red fender styled Status bass at the BBC Big Weekend festival this summer guesting with Nigel Kennedy. It sounded PROPER! Bottom mids tops. Crisp!
      Like you GisserD, I too am disappointed with the sound at large venues especially the bass and bass drum. Maybe it is just something about large venues themselves and sound guys having to make compromises, doing their best but being thwarted by physics.

       

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