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02-14-2013, 07:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Milan, Italy | | | Nu Bass Day: Trace Elliot (by Status) T-Bass
Hi everybody,
not my only recent acquisition, but the one I can
expose pics of (my profile doesn't allow me to post i-phone heavydetailed photographs)
Here it is
It reminds me of my former Vintage White MIM Fender Mike Dirnt Precision (old P style with '59 split coil pickup and Leo Quann's BadAssII bridge) but it's way way better and radder!   
It sports a 24 fret rosewood fingerboard on a three laminate maple neck, a Custom "HyperActive" Ceramic split coil and a himass bridge with Piezoelectric pickup
A 9v battery serves its active tone control while control plate displays dual output. "Mag" is for magnetic pickup lettin' Volume and Tone controls only to work for it; "Piezo/Blend" is for both pickups, engagin' the Balance control too
Cheers,
Wallace
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Last edited by Wallace320 : 02-15-2013 at 06:15 PM.
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02-14-2013, 07:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Milan, Italy | | | More pics over here
Just to testify trademark T-Bass (by Status) angled headstock  
Unfortunately no Hipshot GB7 bass extender Impossible to mount one over here 
Cheers,
Wallace
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02-14-2013, 08:04 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA | | | Very nice. I've seen the Jazz bass model, but I never knew this one existed. |
02-14-2013, 08:04 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Spector Basses, T.C. Electronics | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NH | | Very cool! I remember the jazz type basses they made, but never a precision type!!
Yeah what he said!! 
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02-14-2013, 08:15 AM
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02-14-2013, 08:19 AM
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02-14-2013, 03:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Land of the Haggis | | | Are you sure that`s a real T bass? Status made them with a super Jazz style body not a P bass style body like that. One of the main features of the T bass was the usually hidden middle single coil. I think you have a genuine Status T bass neck with an after market body fitted. I`m not running the bass down by the way, I just doubt whether it is a genuine Status body.
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02-14-2013, 03:14 PM
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02-14-2013, 03:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by eccles77  Are you sure that`s a real T bass? Status made them with a super Jazz style body not a P bass style body like that. One of the main features of the T bass was the usually hidden middle single coil. I think you have a genuine Status T bass neck with an after market body fitted. I`m not running the bass down by the way, I just doubt whether it is a genuine Status body. | I've been wondering this, too. And I think you're right. When I saw this bass, I went looking for other examples, and found nothing. Not a photo, not a word.
Still a nice bass, though. |
02-14-2013, 03:20 PM
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02-14-2013, 03:25 PM
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02-14-2013, 03:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pelham, AL | | | what's the two outputs for? stereo outputs like a ric? I can't read what the jack plate says.
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02-14-2013, 04:32 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mukilteo, Washington. USA | | Pretty cool but I'm wondering if it's not a real T-Bass neck with a different body. I've never seen or heard of Status building a model like that for Trace Elliot. I own a '98 T-Bass LE which is a Jazz style like all of them were, to my knowledge anyway. As an FYI on the hidden "dummy" coil, the model I have is the only one without it afaik. This model also has different pickups, ceramic magnet I think but I'd have to read the specs to be sure, that were meant to sound vintage.
To be sure about your bass' lineage you might want to go to http://www.statii.com/ THE place to go for details about Status basses, sign up and post a pic in the forum. Rob Green from Status Graphite does participate so I'm sure you can find out if it's a one of a kind product or what have you.
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02-14-2013, 05:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Logan,W.V.(not up some holler) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by RobJ Pretty cool but I'm wondering if it's not a real T-Bass neck with a different body. I've never seen or heard of Status building a model like that for Trace Elliot. I own a '98 T-Bass LE which is a Jazz style like all of them were, to my knowledge anyway. As an FYI on the hidden "dummy" coil, the model I have is the only one without it afaik. This model also has different pickups, ceramic magnet I think but I'd have to read the specs to be sure, that were meant to sound vintage.
To be sure about your bass' lineage you might want to go to http://www.statii.com/ THE place to go for details about Status basses, sign up and post a pic in the forum. Rob Green from Status Graphite does participate so I'm sure you can find out if it's a one of a kind product or what have you. |
Ask how many were made of that model, if it turn out to be a legit Status. You just may have a "one-off" NAMM bass, or prototype. Who knows? |
02-14-2013, 05:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Milan, Italy | | | Well, from neck to bridge control plate goes: volume, balance, tone, mag, piezo/blend
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Originally Posted by hachi kid what's the two outputs for? stereo outputs like a ric? I can't read what the jack plate says. | Electronics is supported by a MusicMan like 9v battery cavity
It works like this:
Even if active only (no on/off switch) whenever you plug the "mag" input you use the magnetic pickup only, which is the socalled "Hyperactive" Trace Elliot trademark pickup (splitcoil in this case)
Whenever you plug the "piezo/blend" input you capture himass bridge piezo pickup, together with the Hyperactive split, so you can use "balance" control
Cheers,
Wallace
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02-14-2013, 06:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by millsbass5 You just may have a "one-off" NAMM bass, or prototype. Who knows? | Very possible. It's not like there are now, or ever were, a great number of Status T-bass necks floating around out there. |
02-14-2013, 06:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Milan, Italy | | | I'll do like you say
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Originally Posted by millsbass5 Ask how many were made of that model, if it turn out to be a legit Status. You just may have a "one-off" NAMM bass, or prototype. Who knows? | But I really think it's a, even if rad for sure, regular T-Bass.
Why?
Split pickup tells "Hyperactive" in red, just like each of the dual pickups on Jazz like, monorail bridged models...
Furthermore I found the ubiquitous talkbass thread of some 6/7 years ago debatin' the existence of an "old style" Precision like T-Bass model. The Trace Elliot T-Bass Thread!
Cheers,
Wallace
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02-15-2013, 07:21 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Land of the Haggis | | | Wallace. I was intrigued by this T bass, so, i posted it on the Status bass forum and the man himself, Rob Green, replied with this below.
This is a "T-2" from the mid / late 90's. Only a handful were made.
Mono or stereo out with regular pickup + piezo.
Rob.
So it seems that I was wrong, you were right and you seem to have an extremley rare bass guitar!! Well done!!
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02-15-2013, 08:23 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Milan, Italy | | | I thank you so much for your kind intervention
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Originally Posted by eccles77 Wallace. I was intrigued by this T bass, so, i posted it on the Status bass forum and the man himself, Rob Green, replied with this below.
This is a "T-2" from the mid / late 90's. Only a handful were made.
Mono or stereo out with regular pickup + piezo.
Rob.
So it seems that I was wrong, you were right and you seem to have an extremley rare bass guitar!! Well done!! | I tried to follow steps to subscribe to statii.com, I've received my administrator link to finally enter and confirm my subscription... nothin'... I ain't seem to be able to access it 
Cheers,
Wallace
Ps: "Land of the Haggis" means you're a Scot, isn't that right?
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02-15-2013, 08:48 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by eccles77 Wallace. I was intrigued by this T bass, so, i posted it on the Status bass forum and the man himself, Rob Green, replied with this below.
This is a "T-2" from the mid / late 90's. Only a handful were made.
Mono or stereo out with regular pickup + piezo.
Rob.
So it seems that I was wrong, you were right and you seem to have an extremley rare bass guitar!! Well done!! | Awesome news! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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