Chris2112

I always think of it as a case of listening to Big Country and then listening to a modern rock record. With Big Country, you've got two guitars, vocals, a big sounding drum kit and the loud, busy bass playing and it sounds fantastically well judged. Everything has it's place, everything stands out, everything has punch and a dynamic quality. Now a lot of things just sound mushy and flat. The trend towards big bass sounds, especially in popular music, has been fairly damaging for the home listener too, since these tracks are designed to sound big and fat through a nightclub's PA system but not so great at home.

I have seen that video of the bloke playing the Ritter before and I thought it was a very sedate and dull performance of Bach, lacking any kind of pasion or fire! This is much better in every respect:

Yes, sound is everything to me. Getting a performance right isn't just about hitting the right notes at the right time. Your tone must be right, you must get the sound to the audience in the best possible manner.

Alex does have a nice Kingbass mk2 though: [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/alexcar66#p/a/u/2/KPmZ3EOpyUk"]http://www.youtube.com/user/alexcar66#p/a/u/2/KPmZ3EOpyUk[/url]# But this video proves that the classics still sound the best... [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/alexcar66#p/u/13/0kegQSmRL6s"]http://www.youtube.com/user/alexcar66#p/u/13/0kegQSmRL6s[/url]

I still want to know why Rob doesn't like "Waltz for Dawn".

I'm the stock at the Gallery used to be better than it is now. I also remember when they had a Wal up for £1250! And I thought "thats a bit pricey"!

[quote name='hairyhaw' post='1362926' date='Sep 5 2011, 02:55 PM']That'd be Leslie Grantham who accidentally shot a taxi driver dead whilst trying to rob him when he was stationed in Germany. Late 60's/early 70's I think it was.[/quote] Well, the court didn't think it was an accident.

Jatoba...I've only ever heard of Wishnevsky using that!

[quote name='deanbean502' post='1358180' date='Aug 31 2011, 10:20 PM']They both look kak[/quote] I agree.

I love Uzeb but I never found Caron's solo stuff very interesting. It wasn't a lack of technical wizardry, more a lack of interesting melodies and atmosphere. This Uzeb song is fantastic although the bass solo goes on a little bit. Just listen to the bass playing before the solo, it is quite incredible fretless work.

There is always a ready market for Kingbasses. It seems Status can't make them fast enough these days! If you buy it and want to sell it you'll never struggle to find a buyer, especially at Statii.com.

Classic Status tone here:

Usually 40-100 or 45-100. I've used 30-90's before in the past for that super bendy, super light feel but I'm quite happy with a slightly heavier guage these days.

[quote name='fender73' post='1363830' date='Sep 6 2011, 10:14 AM'](also don't mention 'Waltz for Dawn' that MK did - sore subject with Rob Green i'm led to believe!)[/quote] Why? Whats wrong with it? Because Dawn is Rob's missus?

I'm not sitting through four minutes of this. I guess he doesn't say anything of importance throughout?

Sounds like you're on good terms with the local postie, Molan!

[quote name='TheGreek' post='1363445' date='Sep 5 2011, 08:58 PM']Give me a clue here..what are the pros and cons of owning one of these..??[/quote] Cons: ??? Pros: Great tone. Great looks. Balance well as long as you wear it in the correct position (high up the body). Instant coolness. It's a Status too, so you're joining a friendly club of owners and the customer service from Status is as good as it gets. It'll be a million miles away from your Wal in a way. A difference that could be described as 'night and day'. My ACG and Status Series II are like this. My ACG is a lovely boutique 'coffee table' bass with a complex filter based EQ and two big humbuckers, my Status is a sleek, boutique slice of 80's cool which still feels very much ahead of the competition even now! I love the Kingbass, I was looking to buy one before I stumbled across my Series II, which I prefer to the Kingbass by some small degree.

Who?

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1363360' date='Sep 5 2011, 08:10 PM']4 mins, that was quick![/quote] To be honest Pete, I saw the thread earlier but couldn't be arsed to reply at the time!

Just looks like a black jazz bass to me...?

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1363329' date='Sep 5 2011, 07:54 PM']Chris2112 to the checkout...............[/quote] I've already got my Mark King amp! It even has his signature on it...albeit just a reproduction! That is, of course, because I have a very nice Ashdown MK500 combo. The only amp that could make me go back to Ashdown, it's superb! But Mark never used the ABM stuff, I suspect this will just have been signed as part of his duties endorsing Ashdown. It's cool that he signed it, but it won't add any real value when you look at the used gear market now. When so many awesome items are sitting without a buyer, I doubt many will pay extra for Mark's signature.