Warmoth / Status Graphite Ultra Super Mega Jazz Bass £2000 Falkirk

[Delberthot]

We’ve all heard and possibly all said this before: this is the one that I never thought that I would sell.

 

The short version (explained in more detail below) is that there are a choice of two basses with the same neck for you to choose from:

 

 

Bass Version #1

 

This bass was built to be something special and came about after watching Guy Pratt’s Lockdown Licks YouTube videos and that was where I got the inspiration for this.

 

The specs of this one are:

 

·        Warmoth chambered Dinky Jazz swamp ash body with mahogany top

·        Matt Taos Turquoise finish

·        EMG J Pickups

·        EMG BTS System 2 band EQ

·        18v via a separate factory routed double battery box

·        Fender high mass bridge (Currently has a Gotoh 203 bridge fitted)

·        Gotoh EP-B3 oversized strap buttons

 

The matt finish on this doesn’t seem to be as tough as Warmoth’s gloss finish and I have taken pictures of the little chips that have occurred in the normal use of the bass. The chips are on the edge so you don’t really notice them. The matt finish does look really cool though. There are a few other marks here and there on the bass that I have tried to photograph.

 

 

Bass Verson #2

 

Since losing weight, no bass seems to sit right on me any more due to having lost the overhang. There’s nothing wrong with any of my basses but after being overweight my whole life I’m finding it tough getting used to how my basses sit now. As a result, I decided to get another body made by Warmoth that would allow the bass to sit at a 45 degree angle when on a strap.

 

 

The specs of this one are:

 

·        Full fat solid maple Jazz Bass body with truss rod trench omitted (custom option)

·        Black holo flake finish

·        EMG JX Pickups

·        EMG BQC System 3 band EQ

·        18v via a separate factory routed double battery box

·        Fender high mass bridge

·        Schaller S Locks

 

This was only made for me last year and used on a handful of gigs so is pretty much in as new condition.

 

 

What will be common to both basses is the Status Graphite neck that I had made in 2021. Unknown to me at the time, it would be one of the last that Rob Green would make. I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to try out one of his necks. It’s every bit as good as I thought it would be.

 

It’s a Jazz neck, no fretboard markers and routed especially for the Hipshot Ultralite tuners that are fitted (including Xtender on the E string). Annoyingly, I have spotted a small scratch above the A string tuner. It doesn’t look to be deep and should polish out but I don’t trust myself to do something like this.

 

 

The Options:

 

Your choice of:

 

·        Body.

·        Pickups.

·        EQ.

 

I will put this together for you in whatever combination you want.

 

 

The weight, before someone asks, may be the decider for some people and was done using the “standing on the scales first with the bass with and then without “ method.

 

·        Chambered Taos Turquoise Dinky Jazz = 7.8lbs

·        Solid maple black holo flake bass = 12.2lbs

 

The Dinky Jazz was weighed using the Fender Player Series fretless jazz bass neck that I currently have fitted to it. I don’t like to change necks any more than I have to so I don’t want to put the Status neck on the blue bass only to have to put it back onto the black bass in case it creates wear in the neck screw holes. This neck also has Hiphot Ultralites fitted.

 

 

I’ve gigged this with both bodies and they both sound incredible. The main difference being that the standard EMGs give you that clear, clean EMG jazz bass tone whereas I found that the JX pickups behaved more like a halfway house between the standard EMG J and a regular passive jazz pickup.

 

For those of you concerned about the weight ( which is probably most of you 🤔😂 ) I found the extra weight of the black bass to be worth it and used it on 4 hour wedding gigs with no issues. Before anyone asks I turned 50 last year but I train 3 times a week so the weight wasn’t an issue with a decent neoprene strap.

 

The reason that I am selling is that my tastes have changed over the years – as a massive Chilis fan I’ve played a lot of Stingrays and Sterlings. In the past 5 or 6 years I’ve changed to Jazz basses but now I find myself gravitating towards the P bass

 

I’ve also included some other pics with the Graphite neck attached to the Blue Jazz

 

 

As far as shipping goes – most of you aren’t going to be close enough to collect or meet up but I have a Fender hard case that I only bought a few months ago ( I still have the shipping box for it for extra protection ) so I have factored including this into the price. I am happy to provide the dimensions and overall weight for the buyer to arrange the collection.

 

 

I am going to start this at £2,000 and see how it goes.

 

Finally, before anyone asks – no I won’t be selling the Status neck on it’s own.

 

I am trying to scale down the number of basses I own. I don’t have an excessive amount, around 6 at the moment, so am not really looking for trades at present.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Delberthot