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New walnut Rumour... matching back plates...

New Spitfire, LEDs... nice.

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[quote name='eude' timestamp='1332416690' post='1587908'] I'm not sure the scale length is the only way to achieve a good low B, both my current basses and have 33" scale length and the low B on both is fantastic, in fact it wipes the floor with other low B's I've tried on basses I won't name here, ranging from 34" to 36" in scale length. The additional length of course plays a part, and is obviously the [i]easy[/i] way to get a good low B, but a super stiff stable neck and body construction, plus some additional luthier voodoo can get you there too. Eude [/quote] Indeed - I don't disagree with this. Theres as much in the stiffness of the neck and the ability of the pickups and preamp to transfer the vibrations into a solid sounding B. Good pickups and preamp, solid contruction, luthier voodoo [i]then[/i] you get a good B. Scale length only serves to add a sprinking on top of a good solid B already. Of course, one persons idea of a good sounding low B and another's is always open for debate. The Dingwall low B has never been a selling point for me... as I simply think there are better out there without the fanned frets... but thats not to say the Dingwall B isn't good...

Always get killer Bs from my GB Rumour and Spitfires (35" scale), if you aren't looking for custom made jobbies though, in my experience, Lakland and Roscoe 35" scale basses rule. (I'd still go for a GB though... ) As for Dingwalls, the bottom end is great - but I've found no better than the above mentioned brands... but I find the volume balance between strings on a Dingwall not equally matched (despite the Dingwall sales blurb). Like everything, test, test and test again... let your ears be the judge. For easiest resale, Stingray... but be prepared to lose nearly 40-50% of your purchase price (assuming you are buying new).

[quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' timestamp='1332398597' post='1587645'] Yeah pretty tempted by this on the jazz. TBH I am not really sure that the switch is necessary as once you have the East sound why would you ever want to go back to passive? [/quote] Never had a battery go mid gig? It's a get out of jail free switch.

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Gallistrings.

A little bit of silicon (yes, the stuff you seal sinks with) will keep things held in place...

Woah. Just looking at the artists roster compared to their glory days...

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1331302642' post='1571061'] It looks suspiciously like a digital mixer with a computer game GUI and some Line 6 modelling circuitry added... [/quote] Ha ha

Any pro chooses to use that and I'll eat my hat.

Its not the slapping that really ticks me off. It's the foul creatures that drop their guts when you are watching a demonstration. I don't know about slap but nothing assaults your senses more than a well timed noxious fart.

Anyway, back to Status.

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1331227262' post='1569899'] Case in point, this sounds awful. Like a butter tub strung with rubber bands, all floppy with no sparkle, no punch, in fact nothing really to speak of. Beige bass tone, if you will. I'm still waiting to hear or play a GB that sounds great! Mark has used many basses that sounded 10x better. That said, I've never known anyone to comment on how much they loved the Ohne Filter sound, even though it's often mentioned as a low point in terms of his tone (and the band itself). [/quote] Stay off the drugs kids. Contents of my wallet say that you haven't even played one.

[indent=1]Nice work. Reading in a certain other thread would have you think transferring to a digital medium is an impossibility![/indent] [indent=1]Something wrong about sitting on the bog with your iPad though... [/indent]

PS - I have seen Nigel at shows and I have to say there are as many people impressed as not. Each to their own... it's certainly a skill even if it's not your bag. You only have to look on YouTube to see that there are enough people impressed. I thought it was pretty cool when I first saw it.

[quote name='Rhythmsync' timestamp='1331214027' post='1569504'] I had a Good time at the show and spoke to many many peolpe -including Doug Wimbish- who wanted to know what the hell I was doing.. [/quote] This made me laugh. Doug "Hey man, what are you doing?" Nigel "Yeah, check this out" Doug "OK, perhaps I should have rephrased that. Why?"

Nevermind that... who is this Louise Johnson bird?

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Is this the one with PB Underground supporting?

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Depends on the band. White basses have always looked the best on stage to me. I love woody basses but they just tend to look black on stage.

[sub]Powered cabs are usually configured to power themselves and themselves only and pass a line to another powered cab... as you've found. Can't think of any off the top of my head which will get you what you want... hmm...[/sub]

[quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1331026139' post='1566339'] I think you've still got volume and pickup blend, then a coil tap switch for each pickup. The smaller knobs are Bass, Treble, Parametric EQ1 boost/cut and frequency centre, Parametric EQ2 boost/cut and frequency centre. But I'm not sure which of the smaller knobs controls what. Any other switches control the LEDs plus an additional LED colour selector knob on some basses. Seems a bit over the top to me, although the original semi parametric preamp in the Status basses seemed over complicated at first but is actually really useful. [/quote] Thanks for the clarification. I think I had figured it was something like that... that's a lot of controls on the front of your bass and I'm surprised there are no stacked knobs. I think Rob's done a pretty good job of keeping it neat despite the amount of pots on there! As you say, it may be over the top but I guess there must be some call for it... and if Mr King is using it, no doubt a load of MK fanboys will be getting their orders in! Is the parametric EQ 1 and 2 for each pickup respectively? or two points across the whole summed EQ range? Still, interesting none the less and would be keen to try one out.