New bass incoming...

[matski]

Got a new, well actually 'preloved', bass winging its way to Matski Towers - it should arrive the middle of next week...

Here's teaser pic for all you nosy Basschatters

[merello]

Buzzard?

[alanbass1]

....and waiting

[matski]

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Buzzard?
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Nope...

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[Graham]

Shame this in't CSI as we'd be able to 'enhance' the reflection off one of the control knobs and then enlarge the reflection off the camera lens and get a perfect photo of the whole bass, lol

[charic]

Status neck on a jazz?

[Clarky]

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Status Vintage like this in black? Do I win a prize?

[charic]

Hmmm, I'm not sure that scratchplate matches up. I'm probably wrong though!

[Clarky]

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[matski]

Clarky, you've hit the nail on the head. Congratulations.

No prize though, unfortunately - unless you visit Warsaw one day, in which case I'll treat you to a bowl of zurek and a kielbasa

I suppose it must be the very same bass, although I bought it from a guy down in Sussex via eBay.

No more teasers, here it is:

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[bartelby]

That's REALLY nice!!!

[merello]

Superb! Tell me more! Tell me more! Like does he have a.......er..

[Telebass]

That's really nice! But how is it less muddy than a Telcaster MKii? I suppose the active can tame it a bit...

[matski]

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Superb! Tell me more! Tell me more! Like does he have a.......er..
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Car? Sorry chaps, but I won't be able to tell you what it's like until it arrives, as I've never seen one of these in the flesh before, let alone played one. It's really quite a wild stab in the dark for me.

[Grand Wazoo]

[quote name='matski' timestamp='1322211121' post='1447865']
Clarky, you've hit the nail on the head. Congratulations.

No prize though, unfortunately - unless you visit Warsaw one day, in which case I'll treat you to a bowl of zurek and a kielbasa

I suppose it must be the very same bass, although I bought it from a guy down in Sussex via eBay.

No more teasers, here it is:

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Nice! [size=2](but you can keep it, I am not buying that one off ya )[/size]

[matski]

The Status Vintage P arrived a couple of days ago, and it's a great bass

It's in almost mint condition - the only marks on it are very faint buckle rash on the back - although I reckon this can easily be polished out.

At first it feels quite big and chunky, what with the quite thick slab style body - but it didn't take long to get used to it. The neck is definitely P bass territory: 43mm width nut but with a rear profile similar to slightly thicker '57 Fender. The bass weighs in at around 9lbs (using kitchen scales of dubious accuracy).

Soundwise it has quite a bit of variation in available tones - surprising really as there is just the one 'mudbucker' pickup. In passive mode it goes from woolier then a flock of sheep (with the tone rolled right off) to a full, warm and rounded tone - not unlike the Ric C64S I used to have with the toaster pickup soloed.

Flick it into active mode and you can dial in a MASSIVE amount of bass - that real lowdown earth-shaking dub reggae stylee bass - and boosting the treble gives a surprising amount amount of top end zing to the sound. Very Statusy, if you know what I mean. If so inclined there is more than enough treble to slap, tap and pop this bass.

All in all I'm happy!

[Telebass]

Cool! Maybe, then, I will bite the bullet and make my Telebass active!