Recent content by Stephen Baldwin

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    Status 4000 | Manual | Technical Data

    Hello Everyone: I own a Status 4000 that has had a very easy life for the last decade or so. It is [finally] being resurrected. It has been so long, I cannot even remember what the three control knobs are for. There does not appear to be any online documentation. I'm sure I can figure out which...
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    Idiot Needs To Restring A Status 3000

    Just to complete the saga. Per Tim's recommendation I called Status and had a productive chat with Dawn who gave me all sorts of useful info on my guitar. It is actually a 4000. And it will take single or double-balled strings [double recommended]. To remove the [double-balled] strings simply...
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    Idiot Needs To Restring A Status 3000

    Thanks guys for your responses. Tim: I will call Status. Canabass: looking at the strings isn't so easy since I can only see the ball[s] at the head end. On the '3000, at the bridge end, the strings disappear under a plate that is screwed down. I am unclear as to whether it is necessary to...
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    Idiot Needs To Restring A Status 3000

    Good evening bassists: I have a very easy question for those in the know. I have owned a Status 3000 graphite headless for many years and I'm finally going to use it for real :-) I suddenly realised that I have no replacement strings for it, and, having never owned a headless bass before...