Status shuts their doors

[VTypeV4]

Respect to Rob and all those at Status that made these very special basses. It will be a great loss to the bass playing fraternity but hopefully (as suggested elsewhere), the company will be continued in some form - even if it will be different than the one we've come to love over the years. I foolishly sold my first one back in '06 but having recently picked up another, it's even more so a keeper now. 😃

 

 

 

❤️❤️

[three]

On 26/07/2022 at 05:08, Musicman666 said:

my walnut S2...one of the final batch.

 

 

Inspired by Musicman666's beautiful Image and stunning bass above, I went and dragged my old Status out of storage last week.  I hadn't seen it for around a year, though still in tune of course.  Not exactly bookends, but an example from what now sadly appears to be the closing days of full-scale production, and one from the early days (well, around 1986).  Some important evolution/innovation, of course, but clear consistency in the lineage.  Whilst I'm a massive fan of pretty much everything Status (and I've had a good number of Status basses over the years), it's the SII that I think of when the brand is mentioned - sort of quintessential for me. 

[Old Horse Murphy]

On 26/07/2022 at 05:08, Musicman666 said:

my walnut S2...one of the final batch.

 

 

I think ours must've come from near enough the same batch. Mine's a November 2021. 
 

 

[three]

7 minutes ago, Old Horse Murphy said:

I think ours must've come from near enough the same batch. Mine's a November 2021. 
 

 

Wow, absolutely stunning!  Is that a flamed Walnut top?  The green wrap-around LEDs look fantastic too against the phenolic.  Obviously, fretboard LED's weren't an option when I spec'd my SII!

[Old Horse Murphy]

1 hour ago, three said:

Wow, absolutely stunning!  Is that a flamed Walnut top?  The green wrap-around LEDs look fantastic too against the phenolic.  Obviously, fretboard LED's weren't an option when I spec'd my SII!

Thanks  it's figured walnut apparently. I must admit though, I prefer the grain on your one. 

[martthebass]

36 minutes ago, Old Horse Murphy said:

Thanks  it's figured walnut apparently. I must admit though, I prefer the grain on your one. 

 

Some of the earlier one's had a very 3D chocolaty brown figured walnut, I think OutToPlayJazz had a couple like this.  

[Captain Bassman]

3 hours ago, three said:

Inspired by Musicman666's beautiful Image and stunning bass above, I went and dragged my old Status out of storage last week.  I hadn't seen it for around a year, though still in tune of course.  Not exactly bookends, but an example from what now sadly appears to be the closing days of full-scale production, and one from the early days (well, around 1986).  Some important evolution/innovation, of course, but clear consistency in the lineage.  Whilst I'm a massive fan of pretty much everything Status (and I've had a good number of Status basses over the years), it's the SII that I think of when the brand is mentioned - sort of quintessential for me. 

Gorgeous.

 

My 30th Anniversary re-boot for comparison.

[three]

33 minutes ago, Captain Bassman said:

Gorgeous.

 

My 30th Anniversary re-boot for comparison.

Wow!  I really, really, really wanted one of these at the time of release, then was offered the chance to buy one a year or two later.  It didn't work out and I've sort of kicked myself sometimes since.  Such a lovely combination of features from across the arc of production, plus the most premium timbers!    

[three]

1 hour ago, Old Horse Murphy said:

Thanks  it's figured walnut apparently. I must admit though, I prefer the grain on your one. 

That's incredibly kind but I'm rather smitten by yours - mine was one of the early Padauk facings rather than walnut - it's quite a deep purple red tone and has aged very nicely - it's probably become a little darker with time

[fleabag]

 

 

Shame i missed out on new standard JB CF neck, but i have had the pleasure of owning a vintage Status.

Unique axes and British too.

 

Glad Rob Green is ok, and wish himself and Dawn all the best vibes

[Kiwi]

On 07/08/2022 at 08:12, VTypeV4 said:

Respect to Rob and all those at Status that made these very special basses. It will be a great loss to the bass playing fraternity but hopefully (as suggested elsewhere), the company will be continued in some form - even if it will be different than the one we've come to love over the years. I foolishly sold my first one back in '06 but having recently picked up another, it's even more so a keeper now. 😃

 

 

 

❤️❤️

Someone else we all know shares your taste...no logo though.  I wonder if that was intentional?

 

On 30/07/2022 at 16:43, E sharp said:

I always thought I’d get down there again one day and order a new one, even though I was aware that Rob wasn’t getting any younger. Similar to Martyn Booth, who I now. He’s now 72 and desperate to retire, yet has a sizeable back log of builds. Hence why he can longer do repair work. 

I follow Martyn on FB because I own a trio of MSG guitars which he designed for Yamaha. He keeps talking about the latest build being his last but never seems to quite walk away. 😁 Fabulous looking guitars though.

[tauzero]

On 06/10/2024 at 11:23, Kiwi said:

Someone else we all know shares your taste...no logo though.  I wonder if that was intentional?

 

When you say "we all know", is there some club that I'm not a member of? I'll take a wild stab at Richard Hammond though, even if he does seem half a metre too tall.

[prowla]

On 06/10/2024 at 11:23, Kiwi said:

Someone else we all know shares your taste...no logo though.  I wonder if that was intentional?

 

I follow Martyn on FB because I own a trio of MSG guitars which he designed for Yamaha. He keeps talking about the latest build being his last but never seems to quite walk away. 😁 Fabulous looking guitars though.

One of mine's headstock...