Recent content by marty65

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    STATUS GRAPHITE BASSES

    Here is my Series 2 with inset neck, only ever seen one other of these ! has a stacked bass and treble ! best Bass, both build quality, and playability, ever !!!!:hyper:
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    Ibanez RB850 wiring help?

    Ok, my rb 850 only had 3 pots, 2 push/pull volume and a shared tone, your one seems to have had an extra tone fitted and then been stopped back to a far simpler layout altogether, now. It's been a long time, but I am sure the push/pull worked as coil taps ?
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    Ibanez RB850 wiring help?

    Have you tried contacting Ibinez ?i used to own one of these, monster sounding bass! Good luck
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    Ibanez Neck Unstable?

    used to have an RB 850, years ago, had to adjust the neck every time i played the damn thing, shop took it back in the end. Ibanez had a problem with a small batch of basses if i remember rightly, have you talked to the shop ?
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    Status basses

    I have had my series one, through neck, active for 14 years, other basses come and go, but my status remains my number one !
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    What's the most worthless gear/bass you paid for?

    Ibanez RB850, every time I moved it the neck went out, shame really, it had two 16 pole passive humbuckers that sounded earth shattering, sold after 9 months, of which the local store probably had it for 5 !
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    Why Fender has not shaken off the "ON STEROIDS" statement??

    Fact is, the gulf between the pro fender, and A.N.other brigades, is passion fuelled, and as personal, as the gulf between Catholics and Protestants! as a card carrying Status player, who has never owned a fender, i can only say, that whenever or wherever you do studio work, 99 times out of a...
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    First Act Bass...let the flame fest begin..

    Had a Westone Thunder 1, bought from a mail order catalogue, one of the best basses i have ever owned, wish i had kept it !:bassist: