Washburn Status S1000

[Maverick]

I came across this bass whilst browsing ebay:

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/washburn-Status-S1000-Headless-Bass_W0QQitemZ280464019345QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item414cf54f91"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/washburn-Status-S100...=item414cf54f91[/url]

Now the seller is claiming it's a graphite through neck. However, all the info I can find on the web about these (which amounts to not a lot) suggests that they were never made with graphite necks but maple necks. I did a quick search in the basses forum here and couldn't find much on them accept passing mentions in a few Status/headless threads of people having owned these.

Now supposedly these are pretty good basses in their own right, but I'm mostly interested in the validity of the graphite neck claim - certainly for a bass whose current S/H market values seems to be around £300 it's doubtful, but I thought I'd do a bit of checking anyway, in case there's something I've missed when I've looked.

I've fired off a question to the seller about it but whether it gets answered by tomorrow is anyone's guess.



EDIT: Can't tell me Warwicks from me Washburns, d'oh!

Edited February 18, 2010 by Maverick

[Kiwi]

Do you mean a washburn?

They don't have graphite necks, just phenolic fingerboards.

[Maverick]

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='749172' date='Feb 18 2010, 12:23 AM']Do you mean a washburn?

They don't have graphite necks, just phenolic fingerboards.[/quote]

Yes I do, shhh!

It's late and they start with the same 2 letters!

[bassaussie]

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='749172' date='Feb 18 2010, 01:23 AM']Do you mean a washburn?

They don't have graphite necks, just phenolic fingerboards.[/quote]

Yeah, what CW said. I had one of these when they first came out. They're OK basses, but I sometimes see the old Series 3000 and 4000 basses going for not much more money, and I think I'd rather get one of those than the Washburn copy.

[Pete Academy]

I seem to remember the whole neck being phenolic resin. Could be wrong, though.

[bassaussie]

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='749334' date='Feb 18 2010, 10:48 AM']I seem to remember the whole neck being phenolic resin. Could be wrong, though.[/quote]

No, it's definitely a wooden neck. I'm 100% certain on that.

[2x18]

Relisted and still says its graphite !!!!!

[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/washburn-Status-S1000-Headless-Bass_W0QQitemZ280466987880QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item414d229b68"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/washburn-Status-S100...=item414d229b68[/url]

[Maverick]

The seller replied to me and states that it is indeed maple necked, but he says with "graphite fretboard", close enough I guess - but, his ad is unequivocal in stating that the bass is graphite necked.


Also don't get the relisting, itsold this morning for £290, and it's the same seller who's relisted it.


Dodgy dealer, innit.

[OutToPlayJazz]

Just to clarify, none of the Status-Washburn 1000 models had a graphite neck. They were all wood covered in a gloss composite-like paint.

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

I'm a bit confused I've got one (purchased'88) It's a ''24-fret phenolic neck made under licence from status uk''.
What's a ''phenolic neck''? There's me thinking I had this, bright sounding,graphite necked ,headless bass........

[steve-soar]

The neck is a two piece maple through the body affair, the fingerboard is phenolic, which is the same material used for circuit boards.

[BIG.J]

[quote name='steve-soar' post='751240' date='Feb 19 2010, 06:46 PM']The neck is a two piece maple through the body affair, the fingerboard is phenolic, which is the same material used for circuit boards.[/quote]

That would be spot on Steve, Same model i had?

J.