dangerboy Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 (edited) SOLD SOLD SOLD Edited November 3, 2011 by dangerboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Could I just point out that it is the tone control that is active not the volume. Good luck with the sale, seems like a fair price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 I suspect it's not quite as old as you think it is, probably early 90's as it's headed. Nice bass, good luck with the sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 (edited) [quote name='BassBus' post='1355476' date='Aug 29 2011, 05:57 PM']Could I just point out that it is the tone control that is active not the volume. Good luck with the sale, seems like a fair price.[/quote] This suggests that I need to look at the wiring. TEMPORARILY WITHDRAWN WHILE I GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS. Edited August 29, 2011 by dangerboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted August 29, 2011 Share Posted August 29, 2011 Have a look on the Status website under "On Line Shop> Active Circuits" (www.status-graphite.com) I think yours should probably have had the long narrow PCB type preamp with all three pots and output jack attached, although there is another board called the PS1 which may have been fitted as standard. If it's the long narrow PCB it should give a permanent bass boost, with the treble cut / boost controlled by the tone pot. On the later wooden necked Energy it really needed this circuit as the bass lacked Ooomph, but your graphite necked bass probably sounds good whatever circuit it has in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Weird - it's none of those. I have a stacked pot to blend the pickups (not attached to a PCB), what looks like a volume pot attached to a small PCB, and a separate pot wired up like a traditional tone knob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 [quote name='dangerboy' post='1356168' date='Aug 30 2011, 12:22 PM']Weird - it's none of those. I have a stacked pot to blend the pickups (not attached to a PCB), what looks like a volume pot attached to a small PCB, and a separate pot wired up like a traditional tone knob.[/quote] i think thats right, i was having a look at this as it looked interesting and then did a wee bit of research, from what i can see it's like the status 3000 also up for sale, that it has a active preshape fixed in to it (the PCB under the volume) and then that lets you tame the treble with a passive tone control. from what iread some were cut only (ie passive) and others had a boost too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted August 30, 2011 Author Share Posted August 30, 2011 Sounds exactly like that. Multimeter out tonight for a bit of diagnosis of that tone pot, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunderthumbs Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 [quote name='dangerboy' post='1356218' date='Aug 30 2011, 01:01 PM']Sounds exactly like that. Multimeter out tonight for a bit of diagnosis of that tone pot, I think.[/quote] Does this have a battery in the back of it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Whatever circuit it turns out to have, it still seems to be a lovely looking bass at a good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 [quote name='blunderthumbs' post='1356395' date='Aug 30 2011, 03:22 PM']Does this have a battery in the back of it??[/quote] Yes. There's a battery powering the preamp. Multimetering postponed until tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I have 2 of these already. The Tone control is an active treble circuit and affects the hi end more than the lows. Awesome basses. I had Rob build me a fretless neck for one of them. They are never going anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc2009 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Would most likely love a swap for my Dean, it's listed up on here. Any interest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerboy Posted September 1, 2011 Author Share Posted September 1, 2011 Sorry - no trades on this (unless for very small things like microphones). I need the space! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanbean502 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 is this still available? Looks like a nice restoration project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar South Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 (edited) I play one of these as my main bass and love the thing.. couldn't recommend them enough and would definitely have this as a spare if I could afford it! (this is also selling for less than I paid for mine, so it seems like a good deal) All the recordings on the ReverbNation in my sig were done with this exact model of bass. Edited September 1, 2011 by Oscar South Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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