New Status Basses

[Doctor J]

Indeed. It would be a shame to see such innovative and iconic instruments disappear like Vigier, Pedulla and others.

[Musicman666]

On 01/07/2025 at 20:48, woodyratm said:

I’m not sure if Dawn and Rob are starting to wind down to a proper retirement.

 

i had some recent dealings with them regarding a stock bass ... pretty much no enthusiasm whatsoever to follow through, just unanswered emails. I might try and get some strings before it really is too late. 

[SuperSeagull]

13 hours ago, Musicman666 said:

 

i had some recent dealings with them regarding a stock bass ... pretty much no enthusiasm whatsoever to follow through, just unanswered emails. I might try and get some strings before it really is too late. 

As I understand it they are having supply issues with Hotwires. I was hoping to stock up as well. 

[Shambo]

On 01/07/2025 at 23:11, Russ said:

 Hiscox Cases has just been given a new lease of life

Have they?

[Russ]

3 minutes ago, Shambo said:

Have they?

Yep. They've been acquired by Ruf Guitars from Poland, but, from what I understand, they're going to keep manufacturing in the UK. 

 

Ruf might be a good candidate to get involved with Status too, since Ruf's thing is carbon fibre guitars. They currently don't have a bass range, so....¯\_(ツ)_/¯  

[tauzero]

2 hours ago, Russ said:

Yep. They've been acquired by Ruf Guitars from Poland, but, from what I understand, they're going to keep manufacturing in the UK. 

 

Ruf might be a good candidate to get involved with Status too, since Ruf's thing is carbon fibre guitars. They currently don't have a bass range, so....¯\_(ツ)_/¯  

 

I'm impressed, the Ruf Guitars website is absolutely dreadful. The Status one was very 1990s with its click to enter design, but Ruf is so much worse.

[prowla]

2 hours ago, Russ said:

Yep. They've been acquired by Ruf Guitars from Poland, but, from what I understand, they're going to keep manufacturing in the UK. 

 

Ruf might be a good candidate to get involved with Status too, since Ruf's thing is carbon fibre guitars. They currently don't have a bass range, so....¯\_(ツ)_/¯  

I thought they were moving the manufacturing?

[Russ]

1 hour ago, prowla said:

I thought they were moving the manufacturing?

That's not how I read it, but could be wrong. 

 

Higher-end basses seem to be having a moment again right now - was at an all-day show this past Saturday, and there was one Fender, all day, out of ten bands. Three bands in a row had bass players with Spectors! And there was a now-ubiquitous Dingwall NG3, a couple of MMs and an Ibby or two. Status could be well-placed to take advantage of this if they could get production back up to speed, but that would require them to have a production partner. 

 

I've noticed some of their name players drifting off to other brands too, which is a bit sad. Obviously Mark King is back on his Jaydees these days, Venturella still plays his, but he's increasingly seen playing others, and the latest I've seen is German pickmeister Hellmut Hattler, who is now playing a Warwick (white, PJ, Kahler trem, just like his Status). Just waiting for Wolstenholme to jump ship, at this point.