sheldon Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Hi can anyone please help me ID my Status Bass . I have owned it for a year of so but cannot find any information on the model . It says Status Graphite on the headstock but it has an wooden neck ( are the rods inside the neck ?) . It has been well used but sounds great , i am thinking of selling the instrument as i have gone back to my Jazz and P bass but i do not know if it is all original and do not want to mislead anyone . Any information would be much appreciate thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 status graphite are the company name, but yes rods up the neck. Eclipse artist isn;t it? Nice it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikay Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Status Empathy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldon Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 Hi thought it maybe an Eclipse but have not see one with the " sandwich " body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I thought it was an Eclipse too but it doesn't have the arched top. It's either a Status Energy - they were made originally with graphite necks and then wooden necks before being discontinued. But I've never seen one with an exotic top. Alternatively it could be a Series 1 but I've never seen one with a one piece body. My money is on it being a Series 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 looks like the headstock has been repaired at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldon Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 Hi thanks for the information , i was not 100% sure about the headstock but i think it may have had an repair at some point . i found this bass which looks very similar http://basschat.co.uk/topic/169779-status-series-1-blinged/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I agree, but that isn't going to be anything to worry about. Its not going to affect the sound of the bass at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I think it's not a repair and just another bit of wood that's coloured differently. Otherwise it's an impressive repair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldon Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 Cheers , any idea of the value as i may have to sell if my other basses which are currently on the for sale forum do not sell . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Closest match I could find, it's probably the earlier version of the Series 1 Artist (it also shows the carbon rods in the neck): [url="http://www.statii.com/status_cats/catalogues/17/left%20side.jpg"]http://www.statii.com/status_cats/catalogues/17/left%20side.jpg[/url] there are more catalogues on that page so you may find a better match. Yours is probably a bit older (93 or 94 is my guess) as it has the bevelled edges rather than the rounded shape that came later. Also, I reckon someone has sanded off the black paint that would have been on the front of the neck where it joins the body. Value wise, the wooden necked Status basses don't fetch the same money as the graphite ones, I reckon between £400 and £500. There were a few people on the Statii forum who are starting to rave about the wooden necked Status basses so they may start to go up in value as they weren't made for very long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 I don`t think that is a head repair, just the way the neck has been manufactured. It`s a right nice looking bass. I had an Energy and although it wasn`t as nice as whatever this is, I regreted selling it as soon as I got rid of it. The neck on it was superb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheldon Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 Hi thanks for all the information , i think it is another one which i will have to sell as i had no joy in selling the other 2 basses on the forum so far and could do with the cash . thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 That`s right Sheldon, no one on here ever buys anything!!! Tim!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 [quote name='ikay' timestamp='1339267856' post='1686215'] Status Empathy? [/quote] No graphite neck or mid control? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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