The Statii forum is a place for players of Status basses; custom, made to order guitars, crafted by the famous luthier Rob Green and team in his Colchester workshops in the UK. The basses are widely considered to be some of the finest examples of modern instruments around… with stunning, innovative designs, excellent electronics and, most notably, graphite necks. Played by whole host of celebrity players including Tony Levin, Mark King, Guy Pratt and Pino Palladino, to name but a few, Status is a name synonymous with quality and artistry.
Midway through 2008, a competition was launched on the Statii forum, calling for members to submit a track that showed off their respective basses and playing skills. The rules were simple; the submitted track must contain at least one Status bass. Any style of music was welcome.
Judging these submissions was by way of forum member votes. The eight tracks that received the highest number of votes were to be mastered for an album, due for release in the early part of 2009.
The quality of entries was so high that the number of tracks chosen for the final album was increased to eleven… and there is an extra track too, a tribute to Don Prince's sister.
The title of this album is “What's Your Status?” and is available now on cdbaby.com or iTunes
All proceeds from the album will be donated to Cancer Research.
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