Rich

And it's gone. Nice doing business with you Steve, I hope it serves you as well as it has me.

Sorry, I don't. I sold the tuners, and the bridge was in a dreadful state with a load of missing screws and half the black finish worn away, so I binned it.

I can take one off for you, if you like..?

Up for sale is my '94ish Status Series 1 5-string 'thru neck' (to be entirely accurate, it's actually a set neck, but Status called it a thru-neck). The stock black hardware has been replaced with gold bits & pieces (individual bridge units, Yamaha tuners, control knobs, and Schaller straplock buttons). And I've fitted a homemade ramp, which is only stuck on with carpet tape and is very easily removed – I will take it off if the buyer requests it. A brand new battery will be fitted upon sale. Aesthetically, it's not in showroom condition by any stretch: there is a sizeable ding on the bottom edge of the body for example (see pic), and the Status logo has worn off the pickups (well, it wore off one so I erased it from the other as it looked silly). There was also a crack in the headstock (see pic) but this has been filled with Titebond glue and is no longer an issue other than cosmetic. Overall though, it's in pretty decent nick for a 21 year old workhorse. Soundwise – well, it's a Status and sounds like one. Not as glassy as the carbon models, and I think better for it. It's got the same signature sounds but more rounded and warm. It can still do bright in-yer-face slap if you want it to though. The 2-band eq is very effective – the 'bright' switch in particular is very good for breathing a bit of life back into tired strings. This bass has done me proud in the nearly 10 years that I've owned it and has never let me down, and I will be really sorry to part with it. Sadly a need for cash dictates that this has gotta go. No case or gigbag is included, sorry. Cash on collection is preferable, paypal gift is acceptable. Because of the inherent risks with couriering guitars, this is purely COLLECTION ONLY, ideally from Chippenham/Swindon. I'm prepared to travel within reason, Reading or Bristol for example. PM me for other location queries and maybe we can arrange something. But I will NOT courier it – I've seen far too many horror stories (OldGit's Hohner, for example). Sorry. As you can see from [url="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v169/jazza42uk/Series%201%20Dec%201994_zpsuqp0btom.jpg"]this original ad[/url], the street price was a fairly substantial £899 when new in 1994/95 (the equivalent of £1560 now!!) so I'm asking what I think is a bargain price of [b]£450[/b].I'm after a sale only, so no trade offers please. Please give it a good home.

Thread tidied up. Play nicely please chaps, or don't play at all.

Reopened at sellers request [quote name='John_Lowe' timestamp='1348836832' post='1818893'] I am unfortunately selling my MTD Kingston KZ, due to not having time to play much anymore and i don't see the point in having a great instrument go to waste. As stated its a 5-string, and is currently set up in a E A D G C tuning and has recently been restrung with Elixer strings. No signs of cosmetic damage and all electrics are fine, practically brand new due to generally light use. Cheers guys, John[attachment=119555:IMAG0094.jpg] [attachment=119556:IMAG0093.jpg] [/quote]

Hipshot extender key, instant drop D/C/whatever tuning at the flick of a lever. IMHO, the single best mod you can make to a four string bass. This is a direct replacement for a SCHALLER M4S tuner, so if your tuners [url="http://www.sakura-gakki.com/site_data/cabinet/sch539ru.jpg"]look like this[/url] it's the one for you. This was fitted to my Wal bass for many years, but I'm now returning it to its as-built spec. 40 quid posted to you, squire.