OutToPlayJazz

Very very nice - Lucky man!

Talking of Yamaha BB's, if all goes to plan, I should have a black BB714BS Sheehan sigature for sale by the end of tomorrow

Nice simple design, too. What are you going to call the company?

Always nice to see your S2, Steve - Pity it's all backtofrontificated, though

Hi Chris, try a bottle of meths with a dash of washing up liquid mixed in. Just apply to a cloth and hold the wet bit of cloth around the string then drag up and down the affected portion of the string.

Nope, not an offer from me at the moment As for the hiss, try changing the battery in the active system. Also, check all the wires are attached properly. You could have a loose wire somewhere in there. If in doubt, get a luthier to have a quick look at it for you.

[quote name='Luc' post='883758' date='Jul 2 2010, 10:28 AM']My new S2-Classic headless through-neck 5-string, 18mm string spacing, 34" scale, tulip facing / black pin-stripe / cherry back, black hardware, Front and side red LED's. [url="http://www.casimages.com/img.php?i=100702112704551094.jpg"][/url] [url="http://www.casimages.com/img.php?i=100702112755894655.jpg"][/url] [url="http://www.casimages.com/img.php?i=10070211284427275.jpg"][/url][/quote] Hey Luc, As I said on Statii.com, with your updated pictures of your new S2 5-string, I think Miss.Myrtle has been supplanted as the most beautiful S2 ever! Congrats again

Try Thwaites in Watford. They've always had a good reputation.

Yes, I had a Shark for a short while - The friend I sold it to is still playing it. Difficult to believe that a passive, single pickup (in the P position) could sound so Status-like. It was a great bass for the mere £500 it cost when it was in production.

I almost forgot one of my all time favourite Status designs... The Barracuda. Now added to the poll!

Heh! I had a stained natural wood version of this many many years ago - About 1992 or 1993, I think. They weren't particularly expensive at the time, so how does £200 sound?

I have an 80's interview with Jaco where he says he actually pulled them out with a butter knife. I'll scan it later. Also gives details on how he would eq. Works, too.

[quote name='Dave Vader' post='880003' date='Jun 28 2010, 04:05 PM'] And my not quite finished/started summer P-project, with Rizla, my build assistant looking on [/quote] [i]Dave's efforts in training his dog to "fetch the bass" were not as yet yielding the desired results - Will he run out of complete basses before he runs out of patience...? [/i]

[quote name='steve-soar' post='882715' date='Jul 1 2010, 09:05 AM']I bet Rob and Dawn love their son/daughter just as much, if not more than a son or daughter. [/quote] I couldn't remember which it was, so I edged my bets, Steve.

Yes, it's an Energy 6-string (pre Series 1) and worth around £3-400 is close to the mark - That is if you put the pots back on. No one's going to buy it without any controls Colledge, back when Status were a little larger (involved with Trace Elliott at the time), they produced a cheaper range of wooden necked models like the Shark, Energy, Groove, Eclipse, etc. (As well as the Trace T-Bass.) When Rob separated the company & went solo, the remainder of the cheaper bodies were fitted with graphite necks. That's why some of the Energys became Series 1's & there are a couple of Grooves with graphite necks, made from left over bodies. There are a few interesting parts basses around, like the Shark Proactive Rob made for his son/daughter. That one's been for sale on here a couple of times.