1997 Status Buzzard in the swamp

Dave W · October 01, 2013, 04:28:21 PM

Lane Poor, that's a blast from the past. He never resurfaced, did he? Must be a good dozen years. I remember the Minima bass he produced, it had a carbon fiber fretboard and bizarre wide flat carbon fiber frets. So odd looking that it made a Gibson 20/20 look normal.

dadagoboi · October 30, 2013, 03:26:53 PM

Progress pix on the basecoat/clearcoat Cardinal Red/Dakota Red, whichever you prefer, they are the same color just different names. There's been a learning curve for Ron Lilly at Lilly Classic Cars but he's hung with it. This is after a few tries, getting ready for the final red coat. Broken jack hole has been completely filled, I'll redrill it when the paint is done.

dadagoboi · October 31, 2013, 09:29:28 AM

I'm replacing the POS plastic short shaft jack with a longer Switchcraft all metal. This .03 inch plate is reamed out to fit over the collar on the jack. It will spread the load on the thin top.

Wired, 5 pots, jack, switch, 2 batteries and circuit board. Had my fingers crossed, but it's ALIVE!

drbassman · October 31, 2013, 01:01:00 PM

Ummm, I love red and that turned out perfect!

Highlander · October 31, 2013, 02:31:03 PM

Drop dead gorgeous... 'nuf said...

gearHed289 · October 31, 2013, 09:04:04 PM

I bet JAE would love it. It's got kind of a Red Baron vibe. I'd like to see a Maltese cross on the upper bout.

Lightyear · October 31, 2013, 09:16:14 PM

Wow, well done! I'm a sucker for red on a bass. I also like redheads too

dadagoboi · November 01, 2013, 03:56:37 AM

Thanks, guys. The bass is really striking in the flesh. I took it by Ron's yesterday to show him the end result. He specializes in vintage 'Vettes...his personal ones include a '67 427 convertible, daily driver is a '68 Camaro, also has a '70 454SS Chevelle. This is a '78 he's finishing up for a customer.

Controls from top:volume, midrange, mid frequency switch, pan, bass, treble

I'm shipping it out today, still trying to get a picture that really does it justice.

jumbodbassman · November 01, 2013, 09:52:37 AM

yummy...

Highlander · November 01, 2013, 02:58:57 PM

Quote from: Lightyear on October 31, 2013, 09:16:14 PM... I also like redheads too

... and what colour is Mrs Lightyear, Buzz...?

Quote from: dadagoboi on November 01, 2013, 03:56:37 AM
... still trying to get a picture that really does it justice.

Wish you luck with that one...

dadagoboi · November 01, 2013, 03:16:19 PM

Quote from: CAR-54 on November 01, 2013, 02:58:57 PM
Wish you luck with that one...

As close as I'm gonna get, nice overcast morning helped. This Bird has flown!

Highlander · November 01, 2013, 05:17:11 PM

They look worthy of the repairs...

Probably gonna be a long time before we see one of these grace these pages again...

dadagoboi · November 01, 2013, 05:59:22 PM

Quote from: CAR-54 on November 01, 2013, 05:17:11 PM
Probably gonna be a long time before we see one of these grace these pages again...

Probably never! It's an incredible playing and sounding bass, huge amount of tonal variation. I actually found myself playing the 'A" on the 26th fret of the "G" string, sweet full sound. You can also get some really horrible ones!

The owner just ordered a Status Graphite Stealth. All carbon fiber, 20 week delivery time. Sold his Alembic Stanley Clarke to finance it.

Rob · November 01, 2013, 07:09:42 PM

Ahhh there's the trees

More great work Carlo!

Lightyear · November 01, 2013, 07:43:13 PM

Quote from: CAR-54 on November 01, 2013, 02:58:57 PM
... and what colour is Mrs Lightyear, Buzz...?

Sigh, a brunette. I married her before I developed my affliction