OutToPlayJazz Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 "Nearly Status"? Looks fine to me, Graham And it even says "Status" on it... Excellent buy, mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 (edited) Thanks Rich. It needs new strings so some Hot Wires on their way. Can't wait to get that zing into the sound. EDIT: Just swapped over the strings from my Hohner Steinberger. What a sound, just what I want. Edited April 10, 2009 by BassBus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 MB1. Heres some shots of my Kingbass!.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Nice, Martin! Book-matched stripy maple loveliness I can see why it's 'the one', mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Hi Guys, at last, some pics of the S2. Black basses are a b*****d to take photos of, so apologies in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 That's really nice, Steve - Looks like quite an early S2-Classic. The all-black paint job really pronounces the two scooped creases either side of the monorail tuners as well. I'd never noticed them on the wooden-finish basses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Hello mate, 0702 starts off the serial number, so, just coming up to 7 years old. Waiting for 100-40 Hotwires for S2 and KGB replica. Dead strings do the natural harmonics and sustain of this bass a complete diservice, that's what fingers and eq are for. The S2 is a monster to play and the eq is just how I expected it to be, musical but brutal. Really looking forward to rehearsals with this, as our old drummer has returned to the fold, so, will be playing it live soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lscolman Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Here is my recent addition. She's an Empathy 5 string headless. Burr Walnut and Ash. Love it to bits... Cheers, Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Great bass there old son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Nice one Steve. Know what you mean about taking photos of black basses, lots of reflections. How about some chrome knobs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 [quote name='BassBus' post='467800' date='Apr 20 2009, 08:03 PM']Nice one Steve. Know what you mean about taking photos of black basses, lots of reflections. How about some chrome knobs? [/quote]If you're offering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SammyDamacy Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Alright kids, if we're playing this game........... My Kingbass Artist, she is a pretty girl [attachment=24159:Bass.jpg] [attachment=24160:Kingbass.jpg] [attachment=24161:Kingbass__3_.jpg] [attachment=24162:Kingbass__7_.jpg] [attachment=24163:my_bass2.jpg] [attachment=24164:my_bass.jpg] Sadly I CANNOT take credit for these lovely piccies, they were taken by her original owner Craig (or BassWesty) Think he did a damn good job, don't you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 [b]Iscolman[/b], love that Empathy 5 - You don't see many of the 5's around these days. [b]BassBus[/b], your highly polished 1000 is looking really good - Still not quite as stunning as 'Miss Maple', though [b]Sam[/b], your KingBass is stunning! Are those Status or SIMS led's? Make sure the 16.5mm one you're looking at is even better than that one! Some fantastic basses tonight, guys. Thanks for sharing! Rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 [quote name='steve-soar' post='467825' date='Apr 20 2009, 08:38 PM']If you're offering. [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 (edited) [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='467955' date='Apr 20 2009, 11:29 PM'][b]BassBus[/b], your highly polished 1000 is looking really good - Still not quite as stunning as 'Miss Maple', though Some fantastic basses tonight, guys. Thanks for sharing! Rich.[/quote] Well there is only about £1000 difference in the price between the two. Has there ever been a bad Status let free from the factory? Even the quality of the Washburn is pretty high. Edited April 20, 2009 by BassBus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 [quote name='steve-soar' post='467748' date='Apr 20 2009, 07:02 PM']Hi Guys, at last, some pics of the S2. Black basses are a b*****d to take photos of, so apologies in advance. [/quote] MB1. A Status Doormat?.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 one of the reasons I always see when people sell Status' is because the tone is modern etc. I just wondered what you guys thought? Surely with all the eq options it must be possible to dial in some kind of vintage p or j tone? [quote name='Hamster' post='319482' date='Nov 1 2008, 10:07 AM']Sorry, it should be "my bass strings are worth more than my car" thread - I'll start the thread because I qualify too! [/quote] I once sold a car for £40, so err... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 You can get a good P bass tone but I find when both pickups are on, ie, in the centre position, the tone doesn't seem as good as either pickup soloed. I like the bridge pup with a little bass boost and only use the powerful mid control very carefully, as it can overwhelm. The main thing I like about the bass is that is such a great instrument to play, making lines jump out because the tone is so even right across the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 Funnily enough, I started a thread on the basses forum the other evening asking whether anyone had ever been asked for the classic p bass sound. Personally I don't find the Status sound too modern. The basses are capable of massive tonal variation and for me, a Status running on both pickups with treble and bass boosted equally & the mid selector on flat sounds rounded, soulful and 'fruity'! I have other basses for more classic sounds as well, though. My jazz is fine for passive requirements and has serious bite & tone when plugged into the Sadowsky preamp. But at the end of the day nothing sounds like a Status Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I love the sound of the soap bar pickups but what grabs me most about Status instruments is the neck. It just suits my hand so well and it was the one thing that I never forgot after first trying one in 1987. Sound wise I have different settings for fretless and fretted. Fretless is biased towards the bridge pickup but S1000 fretted is more biased towards the neck pickup. Having said that the bias is just either side of the centre point. It's the crystal clear hifiish sound I like. Lots of zing from new strings on the S1000. I like a fatter sound on played in strings on the fretless but there is still that Status click when the string hits the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6stringbassist Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 That's seriously nice Steve, and what a bargain well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmz Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 Reasonably new Status P-bass neck equipped Jazz Bass. It's lurvley - as you might imagine Ash body, badass III bridge - through body string anchoring, DiMarzio Ultrajazz p/u's, dual concentric pots, hipshot ultralight tuners. Neck p/u does a very good impersonation of a P-bass - the more bridge p/u you add however, the more growly it gets. Thinking about a 5-string fretless T-bass or 5-string fretless S2 classic bolt-on now - although I did note someone had a very nice 5-string fretless King Bass for sale over at the statii site. Making enquiries as we speak........ [attachment=24711:statj1.jpg] [attachment=24712:statj2.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 That looks nice. Simple but I bet it does a great job with the Status neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 Lovely looking jazz there - Did you build it yourself? Now a fretless T-Bass 5 sounds great. I think there may be one or two fretless 5 S2-Classics at Status at the moment, but don't quote me on it. The stock basses move out of there so fast that the stock pages on the website haven't a chance of keeping up usually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 A couple of extra shots of the new 5-string models have appeared on the official Status website, principally the Streamline & KingBass Mk-II. There appear to be two 5-stringers for sale on stock as well... Here are the two new stock KingBass Mk-II's... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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