w_joe Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 (edited) Hi I'm about to buy a second hand 5 string Status bass but I can't seem to get any specific info on the instrument. The seller says is an S2 Bolt On from 1990. I've done a lot of research (on statii.com and other sites) and cant find one like it. My concerns are the lack of logo on the headstock and the preamp layout (it has 4 knobs and one of them is a stacked one). Can you guys help me identifying this bass and tell me if its legit? Thanks in advance! Here comes the pictures: Edited October 12, 2019 by w_joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Many didn't have logos on headstocks. The neck looks right to me. But that does look like a preamp change has happened at some point. Aside from the pickups it looks like an Energy series. Ask on http://www.statii.com/ all the status nerds are over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 (edited) I'd agree that the control layout looks odd and I don't recall stacked knobs or switches on Statii preamps of that era, but I'm not much of an expert. I'd get pics in the control cavity if possible. Edit: if the price was right I wouldn't be put off by a change of preramp. Great basses these. Edited July 13, 2018 by Bigwan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w_joe Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 8 minutes ago, fretmeister said: Many didn't have logos on headstocks. The neck looks right to me. But that does look like a preamp change has happened at some point. Aside from the pickups it looks like an Energy series. Ask on http://www.statii.com/ all the status nerds are over there. Thanks for the quick reply. I'm still waiting that my account is activated on statii.com so I can ask the question there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 That doesn't look like a real Pink Paisley in the background however...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 I believe this would be a 'Matrix' model but it's not marked as such. I had one a few years ago and that didn't have the logo on the headstock (whereas the Stealth I later owned did have). Not sure what the preamp is though, since it has that stacked control. The model history is a bit confusing. I think the Matrix model was discontinued in the mid 90's, being replaced by the Energy series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w_joe Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 I just got a reply from Rob Green. He says it is legit and identifies it as a S2 bolt on! Thank you all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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