matski Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) **** NOW SOLD**** Up for grabs is my Status Vintage P 4-string bass. A great instrument: the big warm sound of a vintage Fender Precision or Telebass but with 21st century construction, graphite neck, and additional 18v active circuitry. The neck profile is very 'P bass', similar to my old JV '57, Precision width yet flat profile. This bass is capable of a pretty wide spectrum of sounds, due to the fact that you can run it in either true passive mode for a lovely vintage tone, or flick in the active for a more modern variety of tones. Bass and treble cut/boost are massive with the Status 18v preamp, so you can dial in plenty of earthquake bass and trebly zing too! The bass is in pretty much perfect condition with only very minor surface scratches on the rear of the body. The Status/Hiscox Liteflite hard case is included in the price. Official specs from Status are as follows: Book-matched alder facing. Semi-acoustic alder 2-piece body with F hole. High gloss black lacquer. 4-string woven graphite P-profile neck. Dual-action truss rod. 34" scale (864mm) fingerboard. Phenolic fingerboard with 20 frets. Front dot markers. Black/white/black pick guard. Chrome hardware. One-piece bridge unit. 19mm string spacing. 1x Status hum-cancelling pickup. Status 2 band EQ. Master volume, true passive sound control. Active/true passive switch. 18 volt power supply. Will be sorry to see this bass go as it is a pleasure to play and always gets a lot of attention and positive comments on both looks and sound, but I need to cull the herd.... Therefore, sale only, no trades I'm afraid. I'm happy to ship anywhere, and will only ship with a reputable, trackable courier company. Thanks for looking! [attachment=176054:SVP_front.jpg][attachment=176059:SVP_along.jpg][attachment=176060:SVP_bodyrear.jpg][attachment=176057:SVP_incase3.jpg][attachment=176056:SVP_headrear.jpg] Edited December 4, 2014 by matski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_Guardian Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Never seen one of these before. What a cool looking bass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbasspecial Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Lovely looking bass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Fancy a part trade on my Starfire bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 Thanks for the positive comments guys! @ash: Sorry, but really need to sell this. Good luck with your sale though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 PMs replied to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 Shipping with TNT from Here to the UK will cost £60, so I'm willing to let the bass go for £860 all inclusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 I've had a couple of nibbles, but nothing concrete yet... So, still available! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunderthumbs Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 A red one of these has only just recently been sold on here after being up for sale for quite a while. Was also on Ebay. Lovely bass GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 That red one was mine for a few years (I got it from ryancowell25 IIRC) and xllddx had it for a year too. These are absolutely lovely basses, all the advantages of a really good Precision plus huge punch and a neck that never needs adjusting. Matski, why does it have [i][b]four [/b][/i]controls? I can work out three, but the last one has me stumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 The mystery of the four knobs explained: 1: volume 2: active treble 3: active bass 4: passive tone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 No love for the Status Vintage P? C'mon guys, don't make me have to eBay it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 This fabulous bass is now SOLD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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