LeftyJ

I own two Status S2 Classics, one older model with the Board 300 preamp and Hyperactive soapbars and one newer model with the Board 303 preamp and unlabelled soapbar pickups (current spec). My old one with the Board 300 has an issue where the pickups soloed sound really bright and open (and loud!), but when I blend both pickups they sound muffled, dark and only half as loud. The newer one with the Board 303 (a newer and improved version of the same preamp circuit) does not have this issue. I've had both for a couple of years now and it has always bothered me, but I could never find a solution except for always keeping the pan pot off-center. I'm thinking there must be some impedance issue causing this, or maybe a wrong spec panpot where the center indent is not both pickups at 100% but actually both pickups with the volume cut to 50%. Or could it be the classic case of lefty basses with the pots wired backwards? Does this issue sound familiar to other Status players who have the Board 300 in their bass, and does anyone have any clue on how to resolve this? What seems weird to me is that the bass uses a 200kOhm pot, whereas other basses with active pickups I've owned always had 25k pots. The pot is PCB-mounted, so I can't easily try another one and see what it does. It's the bottom right one, and the print on the board says "200k log / 200k rev log".

I'm guessing Custom Shop 1966RI? Lovely basses, all of them!

That LP Jr looks lovely, and the white finish looks great! Someone on a Dutch forum that I visit frequently added a chrome pickup cover with pickup ring à la old Thunderbird. I thought that was a lovely touch too! The mounting ring is fixed to the pickguard with double sided tape rather than screwed, to make it reversible. There's foil on the inside of the pickup cover, because the pickup stopped working when all the pole pieces touched the metal.

I don't think they sold any under the Squier brand, only Fender-labelled. The Jazz Bass Special comes to mind, a P with a Jazz neck and PJ pickups, but those were made well before the Silver Series.

If you mean the Octabass by EBS, it's really nice but also very, very clean and polite. I have one of the old, Swedish-made, Black Label ones and although I like it, I wish it sounded just slightly dirtier to make it jump out more. The newer Blue Label pedals have an added tone knob, that might just do the trick but I haven't been able to try one yet. The first one I'd look at would be the EHX POG! It's what Wingbass offers built-in too.

Saw your video on Reddit. Sounds rather excellent!

Can't stand it.

I had a USA SB-2, and it was indeed very sleek and comfortable but much heavier than its compact size and slim, narrow neck would have you expect!

That's brilliant! I kept my B2A in a rack, where it sat awkwardly with the body on just one of the lower tubes and resting on its tuning machines. I hated it! I sold it just over a year ago, or I would have gotten one of these stands. Looks great!

I'm a big guy at 1,96 m (6'5") but I too really enjoy a smaller body and an overall more compact instrument. I really enjoy the small body of my Warwick Streamers, they're essentially based on the Spector NS shape that's been around since 1977 and the curves and compact size really are a treat.

Very nice! I have also owned my share of pointy goodness, including two lovely Ibanez RG550's from 1990 and 1991 that I stupidly sold (one in the very rare Candy Red finish, very unusual on a lefty) and two Jackson DK2's of which I still own one (Fender-era, made in Japan and unbelievable value for money: a Japanese-made guitar with real Seymour Duncan pickups and a decent locking trem for just over €500 new! I bought mine used for the value of those pickups alone). Have to admit that in the end, they're not really for me though. I'm not comfortable with such thin necks and large frets, and keep going back to my 80s MIJ Squier Strats! Many great axes have come and gone but it's my 84-87 Squier E-series Strat that has stuck with me. I've even sold a Music Man Silhouette Special and two USA G&L's. The only one I kinda wish I still had was a lovely ESP "c*ck stock" Horizon. Lovely superstrat with a slightly more Strat-like neck profile, bolt-on neck, carved top and all black save for the natural faux-binding. Beautiful thing!

...how? That's not just broken, but properly shattered. Doesn't seem normal for a piece of maple to break like that? What are these made of, terra cotta?

The rarity may have something to do with it And it's still cheaper than a real Status!

And this:

I'd like to bring up the Gyrock revolving pickup system by Wild Custom. This stuff is weird and interesting!

I'm weird when it comes to this. With my electric guitars, I've always had a strong urge to tinker and make modifications and upgrades, like better tuners, graphite nuts, different pickups, additional switching options, better electronics. With my basses though, I'm somehow more inclined to take certain imperfections for granted and leave them as-is. The only exception is my Fender Jazz, on which I've replaced the bridge, tuners and pots.

Probably my least favourite ACG body shape, but it does look beautifully made and I love the woods! Interesting pickup placement too, very widely spaced with a big humbucker close to the neck.

That looks ridiculously cool! Beautifully made, and veneers everywhere! Very cool.

Sonic Grey, methinks. Pretty cool. https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/fender-jazz-bass-guitar-left-handed/1414446001

If you like birdseye maple and extended range basses, this might be your cup of tea. Looks beautifully made, and very elegant. https://link.marktplaats.nl/m1769497715

I can't comment on the basses, but I have an E-serial Strat and a Silver Series Strat and I love both of them. The E-series has been my main guitar for years now and has seen many mods and upgrades. I could never bring myself to sell it. The Silver Series appears slightly cheaper made, with a neck finish that wears more quickly (on mine at least) and softer fretwire that wears quicker. They're both great sounding and great playing instruments though, and if it's any indication for what the basses are like, I'd say go for it if the price is right.

It's also the type of d*ck move that would fit Monster Cable. At one point they tried to sue anyone who used "monster" in a brand name of some kind. They even attempted to sue Sesame Street because of Cookie Monster a.o., and Disney for the title to the movie Monsters Inc. to name but a few. FFS! I've been using Spectraflex cables for years, they make nylon braided cables in two thicknesses. I especially like the FatsoFlex cables, with extra thick braiding. Incredibly sturdy, and the braiding stops them from getting tangled too easily. Their lifelong warranty is nice too. I had a problem with one once, and walked into the store I bought it from, and they just replaced it on the spot without even asking for the receipt or any proof of purchase. I don't know if that was Spectraflex policy or the store owner being nice, but it was incredibly helpful!

The EMG's will be less susceptible to noise, as they barely have any windings to pick up noise and rely on their internal preamp to get the output to the desired level, and are internally shielded so well that they don't even require a ground connection to the bridge. I would expect it's either the (lack of) shielding of the passive bass, the mains earth, or a loose ground wire to the bridge of the P-bass. I would start by checking whether the wall socket you're plugging into truly is grounded, and I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet. I live in a home built in or around 1990 and the only place where I originally had grounded sockets was in the kitchen, in the shed (attached to the house) and in the attic, for the central heating boiler and the ventilation system, even though the sockets in some other rooms look like grounded sockets too

Proper bass porn! Bass Direct's photography is on point too, the lighting really brings out the beautiful flame and grain of those woods. What a beauty!