OutToPlayJazz

The player's name is Bakithi Kumalo & on the recording, they recorded the first half of him playing the bass run, then later used it played back in reverse, apparently. He uses Warwick Streamer 5's & some exotic single-cut six-stringer, so very woody basses mainly through Aguilar amps. He quite often plays an upside down damping effect with his left hand, creating a double-damped double bass-type sound. Have a look at his website... www.bakithikumalo.com Rich.

You'll be telling me you want your Status back next, Rich! My advice is get another Miller Jazz & I'll sell you my Sadowsky preamp to go with it.

I always carry a box of 9v batteries with me in my lead case. As others have said, some basses will just fail to work at all, some will make a high-pitched squeal (principally Yamahas) & some will sound suddenly distorted for no reason. Yes, it's a pain, but the sound is sooo much better than passive Rich.

Glad you finally got your bass after all this time - And just in time for Christmas as well Rich.

Most stores will order you one in. They usually only take a 5-7 days to come from the Fender European distribution centre.

I had a B2 & I loved the sounds on it, but in reality I never used it live. That was because it had an annoying slight delay between playing & the sound actually happening, especially on the SWR & Marcus Miller settings. This was a real pity, as the sounds themselves were excellent. Rich.

Thanks, Martin. Yes, for all those who missed it on Statii.com, Rob & Jerry were programming the mould template for the Streamline 5 yesterday. Mucho jubilation!

*Gives Sarah His hardest stare*... Is she being naughty again??

No bedsit yet, but I did try on the old "buy three basses off them in a year and get one free" malarky. Didn't wash, though! I was damned well right about the walnut tone block as well. "Myrtle" has the same extra "dimension" to the sound as my walnut 4-string. Happy as Larry

I can do no better than put up Rob's pics of it from the stock pages... Status-Graphite S2-Classic 5-string through neck with myrtle-wood top, mahogany wings & walnut centre tone block.

Yep, another successful visit to Colchester (aka. Santa Green's Grotto) today. Picked up my new bass to replace my recently sold KingBass. It was a hard choice between the two in the end, but it came down to the fact that I like headless best & if I get a six-stringer, it needs to be a bolt-on with the phenowood neck like my other 5er. The myrtle-wood five is not only stunning, but the most beautiful Status I've seen. Many thanks again to Rob & Dawn for putting up with my indecisiveness for at least two hours! Enjoy, everyone! The Creator... All bow/prostraint yourselves in a fitful manner! Me with my new bass...

Really depends on the kind of playing you do. If you do a lot of playing where you need extended bottom end range, get a 5-string. If you like to do top-endy soloing or you play with a lot of wind players in funny keys, then get a 6-string or a tenor bass tuned to CGDA. If you now really like the jazz bass sound & you think you really don't need any extra strings, then the quantity of money in your paypal account will buy a nice used USA jazz. QED?

That's a nice idea. Some Christmas sharing spirit

Hi Barrie, I always found 5-stringers a bit of a nonsense for a long time. Slower and harder going than a 4 and not quite as useful as a 6. In most cases, the more strings you have & the wider the neck is, the more you have to accept that you're not going to be able to play as fast & flash! That was until I found my Status bolt-on 5. The neck profile is kept almost the same as the 4 string, but just made wider. Much easier to play fast. So I guess you need to find the 5-string that feels right in the hands & doesn't work against you too much, perhaps more like your 4's. As for the 35" scale, this is where the double bass fingering comes in. You have to be economical with the left hand (ie., using the span of the hand to cover one tone or three frets, fingering 1-2-4 below the 7th fret) & make sure that you keep the thumb behind the neck & opposite the middle finger. The latter gives the hand more chance to expand to the correct shape. If you try all this, you'll find there's almost no difference in feel between the 34 & 35 scales.

For you, Merton-Hobbitsesss??? Nooo! Preccioussss Myrtle-wood bassesss is all minsessss!!!

They don't usually notice a new bass appearing. Should be no problem