Status Basses

[karl]

Adriaan - no, I hadn't seen that, and you're right, JJ's tone has never seemed overly trebly - I much prefer the tone he gets out of his Alembic to that Mark King used to get, even though it sounds like their eq settings are pretty similar. It just goes to show how much of the tone of an instrument is down to other factors, such as playing style and amplification.

[dubalbal]

Hello Friends ,   Intersting thread ! ...well , i have an alembic series 2 and now a status MK2 , the new model !   I always found status basses really thiny, cold and not my taste at all ...until i listen to this new model . Gentelmen , let's be honnest : this bass is a perfect groove machine with huge sound !!! I'm so happy with it !!! ...and please , graphite is not " cold " , it's really warm , and the feeling of the fingerboard is smooth and breathtaking !   In one word : Magic !!!   On the other hand , i listened to other status models , i also played on them...and i don't like them...it's just a matter of taste , no critics on other models.   So , the best advice i could give : try this particular model by yourself , you'll tell me about it ! :-))))))))))))))  Alain  

[dubalbal]

...i forgot to say : i mostly play rock ( acdc , queen , bon jovi...etc...) style...and it fits perfectly !  
 
This bass really has a growl that is so warm , not aggressive at all . It also has splendid lows and highs... Compared to the King Bass standard or artist version , i do agree with what has been said , the standard model has  a nasally sound that i personally don't really like .  
 
When i don't play rock covers with my band , home i mostly play jazz and funk ...needless to say it does the job so nicely...in fact , all this is just and only a matter of taste of course , there are so many high end basses that might be found great by some and awful by others , and regarding status , i think there's an evolution in their bass sound : looking back in the past , my feeling is that they sounded thiny , more into the highs and mediums...and this is the first status bass that's not like the others...great for me ! :-)  
 
Of course , the slappers will be delighted as well with this axe , it's absolutely round and punchy , not harshly bright at all like i already heard from Status .  
 
I must also say i'm NOT endorsed by Status !!! lololol...i'm just really and totally happy with this bass !  
 
Whatever bass you play , the main thing is to have  your  sound , the sound you like ! ...and have fun !  
 
Best regards from Belgium  
 
Alain

[white_cloud]

Hey Alain - that is a nice bass!
 
I agree with you totally about your philosophy, it is about having fun!
 
I saw Mark King up close in concert last October and he played two of his new Status basses just like yours. The sound quality was bad where I was sitting but the basses looked very nice!
 
John.

[terryc]

Wannabees..really there is nothing wrong with it especially if you want to be a multi wannabee.(King,Clarke,Jaco, Wooten, Miller, Flea, Lee, Squire etc) because you can combine all those chops you stole from them into your sound.
Let's face it unless you read the notes that has been exactly played we never play the song as the original and even then I bet we all add another note or phrase.
Classical players are all wannabees as they have to play what has been composed.