NBD - T-Bass

[LowB_FTW]

It has taken me some time - quite some time - but I’ve finally got my hands on one of these.

It’s about as close as I’m likely to get to an actual Status T-Bass.

This was the bass that first brought me to BassChat as a longtime lurker, before a registered member.

I never actually thought I’d get a T-Bass, despite coming very close a couple of years ago, there was one on Fb marketplace, but the seller was very cagey with his answers to my questions, and he just didn’t inspire any buying confidence in me at all, so that one passed. (A decision I’ve regretted for letting the bass go, but I always felt it was the right decision due to bad vibes from the seller.).

And here I am today, making this post.

I've the bass exactly a week now.

 

Pros :

It’s a T-Bass!

That headstock (you can’t really want a T-Bass if you don’t like the headstock).

The colour (I'm not sure if it's faded white or supposed to be this off-white shade).

 

Cons :

It’s a TE, not Status.

It’s the 3-piece neck.

 

Just before PoiDH, a super-massive shoutout to @NigeJ and @HeadlessBassist , who both took time out of their lives to go and meet the seller and check/inspect the bass for me.

Just prior to Nigel’s viewing it developed an electrical fault - seller said it was due to a battery leakage and provided pic of removed battery box with green residue on it - which is why I needed Richard to go and check it out after the issue was fixed, which he did, tested the signal and all OK.

Without these two, I wouldn't have this bass now, so thank you very much gents, your time was very much appreciated.

 

The bass isn't perfect, there's some dings in the finish and a couple of splits in the finish as well, the black marks you see in some of the images in the Flickr album may just buff out, I've got some polish to try and remove those.

I've got some Rotosound flats on order as well as some strap lock buttons. I'll revisit this thread once the above have been put on and I've had a go at giving it a cleanup.

 

 

Enough words, PoiDH below …

 

 

 

 

 

Plenty more images in this Flickr album.

 

Mark

[HeadlessBassist]

Congrats Mark. Having held this bass and played it a little (albeit in a supermarket car park!), I can attest to it being a beauty. These are getting very rare now and are a special part of 90's British Bass Making history. Enjoy!

[Cato]

I remember reading about these, probably in Bassist magazine in the 90s.

 

Good score.

[BassBiscuit]

What an excellent photograph.... Those strings... You can almost hear that 'B' from here...!