LeftyJ

I'm still very deeply impressed by the two S2 Classics I bought 3 years ago. My 5-string is my clear favourite at the moment. There's a new player on the graphite neck market that I'm interested in, that will hopefully be released later this year: https://klosguitars.com/pages/electric-bass

He used to have one 6-string outfitted with more frets, to add microtones. But I guess that's now the fretless 6 with the Asian ebony fingerboard.

Well, if you can't be a good example, just be a terrible warning 😅

Why? Is it supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious?

Picture on the left appears to be of a USA Music Man Sterling, not to be confused with the "Sterling by Music Man" basses (of which series the SUB is a part). Edit: When you click the one of the left you're taken to a page picturing the right bass. Does not explain the difference in price though, the description is indeed of the same bass.

I meant this one: https://www.warmoth.com/Bass/Bodies/Deluxe5/Deluxe5J.aspx It's identical to the old American Deluxe.

Warmoth still produces a (replacement) body in the old USA Deluxe style with the smaller body which might fit a Fender neck.

None, I've gathered all kinds of separate tools and I have quite a collection of spare parts (various kinds of screws, knobs, strap buttons and stuff). Stuff I carry to gigs is limited (small flashlight, multitools (Gerber Multiplier 600 Deluxe with bit driver, Cruztools Groovetech), spare batteries and a microfiber cloth for cleaning my bass and the strings after playing). For maintenance at home I have a whole lot of separate tools (and indeed a neck cradle too, but mine is a one-piece Harley Benton made of cork).

I don't know for sure about their single ball strings, but all my double ball Status Hotwires strings are taperwound (all except the G).

Fair price, and the bridge is a cool upgrade! Interesting saddle alignment, I would guess the Kickass uses the same screw holes as the original Fender bridge yet the saddles of the Kickass are aligned all the way to the right to match the pickup poles and the neck. I wonder if that (mis)alignment prompted the bridge exchange.

Nothing fancy, but some nice pieces of ash with the grain shining nicely through the transparent black finish (that's what Ibanez calls it, but there's not much black to be seen). Lovely basses, I kinda miss the 4-string (but still have the ATK305).

I love everything about it except the headstock! Really cool bass.

That was quite the journey! 😮

I was so close 😆

That's a Roland MIDI bass. I guess a G-88 with a custom pickguard.

A CW Sig is close to my ideal spec for a Status! I love the full carbon look, I love the different pickup positions, and I love the variable cut and boost on the filter. If I could afford to, and if Rob would be willing to, I would spec a lefty headless CW 5-string with the graphite top reaching all the way up the forearm carve, and I would like the preamp modified (but I'm guessing that's impossible, since the Board 303 is fully PCB-mount). For me, the mid frequency knob is a set-and-forget affair, I never touch it. So I would like it to be an internal trimpot, and have the boost/cut-knob moved to the middle position so the controls are arranged more like a conventional 3-band EQ.

Here is the page for this project on the Eastwood site: https://eastwoodguitars.com/collections/bring-it-back/products/eastwood-sb-1000-bass-deposit It's still in a concept phase, they have two pledgers so far but they'll need a fair amount more before they'll actually build these (see status bar on the right).

Not at all! Eastwood is an American company founded my Mike Robinson, a vintage guitar collector with a thing for oddballs and rarities (he's the guy behind My Rare Guitars) who aims to affordably recreate some classic designs that are hard to find in their original version. His designs aren't exact recreations or reissues though, but rather modern interpretations made in China with readily available generic hardware and pickups. They'll get you close to the looks and feel of the originals, but not quite. The tone is also not necessarily the same as the originals.

I have a 2003 Streamer LX5, but I don't feel it's totally representative for a newer GPS LX. Mine has a lacquer finish instead of oil, and still has an ovangkol neck which is quite... hefty, to say the least. Newer basses have slimmer necks. It's a lovely bass though, and I have big hands so the neck profile is no problem for me. It has been my main bass in a metal band for a couple of years and worked brilliantly there: bright, tight and gnarly with a very solid bottom (but a bit of a mid-scoop). The 5-string version has two J pickups rather than the PJ 4-string, so there will be a tonal difference.

No need: Aria themselves are still reissuing these 😎 https://ariaguitarsglobal.com/product/sb-1000rib/ Expensive though!

Great band, and great bass player. Saw them live once at a venue near me in the Netherlands when Phil put me on the guest list to pick up a bass I bought from him on eBay (a lefty Stingray 5 in a spectacular Amber Redburst sparkle finish that I have since traded for a Status S2 Classic 5-string). He also got me the DVD of Live in London that features that bass extensively.