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[[File:CWcustom.jpg|thumb|right| [[Chris Wolstenholme]] Signature model]]
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{{Guitarbox |
{{Guitarbox |
| Name = Status Chris Wolstenholme signature Bass
| Name = Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass
| Manufacturer = Status Graphite
| Manufacturer = Status Graphite
| Used = [[London Olympic Stadium 2012 (gig)| 2012-08-12]]-
| Used = '''Blue-LED (graphite finish) (prototype):''' ?—? <br/>
'''Blue-LED (graphite finish):''' [[London Olympic Stadium 2012 (gig)| 2012-08-12]]— <br/>
'''White-LED (aqua blue finish):''' [[Montpellier Park&Suites Arena 2012 (gig)| 2012-10-16]]— <br/>
'''Red-LED (graphite finish):''' [[Montpellier Park&Suites Arena 2012 (gig)| 2012-10-16]]— <br/>
'''White-LED (stealth finish):''' [[Carhaix Festival Des Vieilles Charrues 2015 (gig) |2015-07-17]] <br/>
'''Microstrip-LED (indigo blue finish):''' [[Prague Letnany Airport 2019 (gig)|2019-05-26]]—
| Body = Alder encased in one-piece graphite composite
| Body = Alder encased in one-piece graphite composite
| Neck = Neck-through
| Neck = Neck-through
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| Electronics = Master volume and pickup blend controls
| Electronics = Master volume and pickup blend controls
| Pickups = 2 Status hum-cancelling pickups
| Pickups = 2 Status hum-cancelling pickups
| Special = Treble and bass active E.Q. plus bright switch, control orientation reversed, midrange boost circuit.
| Special = Treble and bass active E.Q. plus bright switch <br/>
Control orientation reversed <br/>
Midrange boost circuit <br/>
Custom LED lights in fretboard
| type = bass guitar
| type = bass guitar
}}
}}


This model is custom made for [[Chris Wolstenholme |Chris]]. It's based on the [[Status S2-Classic]], but differs in a few points from his forerunner:
== Information ==
 
Based on the [[Status S2-Classic]], the Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature model is a custom model, made for [[Chris Wolstenholme|Chris]]'s own preferences and playing style. It differs in a few points from its forerunner:


* The bridge pickups has been moved away from the bridge by 20mm to make the right-hand technique a little more flexible.''
* The bridge pickups have been moved away from the bridge by 20mm to make the right-hand technique a little more flexible.''


* The neck pickup has also been moved towards the fingerboard by 10mm which makes the tone a little warmer.''
* The neck pickup has also been moved towards the fingerboard by 10mm which makes the tone a little warmer.''


* Volume / pickup balance and bass / treble controls have been reversed when compared to a standard Status bass. This has no effect on the way the controls operate, it's just a personal preference Chris has.''
* Volume/pickup balance and bass/treble controls have been reversed, when compared to a standard Status bass. This has no effect on the way the controls operate, it's just a personal preference Chris has.''


* A new midrange control has been fitted : this has individual controls for both mid frequency and mid cut / boost. This allows you to pin-point the exact midrange frequency then adjust exactly how much is to be boosted or cut. This midrange control can be pre-set and there is an on/off switch to by-pass it completely.''
* A new midrange control has been fitted: It has individual controls for both mid frequency adjustment, and mid cut/boost. This allows for pin-pointing the exact midrange frequency, then adjusting exactly how much is to be boosted or cut. This midrange control can be pre-set and there is an on/off switch to by-pass it completely.''


* Chris also specified front LEDs as a custom option. His main bass currently has blue LEDs (red, green, amber and white are also available)''
* Chris also specified front LEDs as a custom option. The original prototype bass has blue LEDs. Red, green, amber and white are also available, as is a tricolor RGB option.''


* Black hardware is standard on Chris' basses (gold and chrome are also available)''
* Black hardware is standard on Chris' basses. Gold and chrome are also available.''


* Individual mono-rail bridge units are fitted as standard.''
* Individual mono-rail bridge units are fitted as standard.''


Probably, he first played his custom model at the Olympic Closing Cerenomy. It's unknown, if this model differs from the prototype model, wherefore it's unclear if he used the signature model first-time in 2012 or 2011. At the beginning of the [[The 2nd Law (album)| The 2nd Law]] stadium tour Chris received, according to his [https://twitter.com/CTWolstenholme/status/256419624374124544 tweet], three new custom basses, of which one is the [[Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass 5-string]] an the two others 4-string custom models. One has white-LED's embedded and a blue finish, the other one has red-LED's. The two new basses replaced the walnut and graphite [[Status S2-Classic]].
Wolstenholme most likely first played his custom model at the Olympic Closing Cerenomy. It's unknown, if this model differs from the prototype model, wherefore it's unclear if he used the signature model for the first time in 2012 or 2011.
 
Beginning with the start of [[The 2nd Law Tour]], Chris recieved a batch of three new custom basses, which are still used live. These include a white-LED model in an aqua blue tint, a red-LED model with a natural/graphite finish, and lastly, the first [[Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass 5-string|5-string signature model]].<ref>https://twitter.com/CTWolstenholme/status/256419624374124544</ref> The white-LED and red-LED basses replaced the walnut and graphite [[Status S2-Classic]] basses. The aqua blue/white-LED bass became his main bass throughout the tour, holding this position to this date. In 2015, Wolstenholme recieved another batch of two basses. The first one - a white-LED bass, finished in stealth, with only one known use - was recieved during the [[Drones Festivals Tour 2015]]. The second one, a woven chrome tinted tricolor-LED bass, was acquired during the [[The Drones World Tour 2015/16|headlining tour]] in 2016, and is still used. In 2019, Chris's gotten another signature bass, this time with white LED strips built into the body and the neck, painted indigo blue. The bass was used exclusively for the [[Simulation Theory Tour]].
 
== Models ==
 
=== Blue-LED Signature Bass (Graphite Finish) ===
 
[[File:ChrisBlueLEDBass.jpeg|thumb|right|Blue-LED Signature bass]]
 
The first signature bass Chris recieved, outside of his prototype model, which also had blue LED lights installed. The bass's first been used in standard tuning. Between 2013 and 2016, the bass's been used in drop D and drop C (apart from [[Kraków Muzeum Lotnictwa 2016 (gig)|one gig in 2016]], where it was used in standard tuning). Since 2016, it's been used as a half-step down bass. It currently sits in his A-rig as such.


In 2022, Chris was seen using the bass in standard tuning in two TikTok videos, playing [[Compliance (song)|Compliance]] and [[Will of the People (song)|Will of the People]]. It was likely only used in the tuning for the purpose of filming the two TikToks.<ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@muse/video/7077215261048278278</ref><ref>https://www.tiktok.com/@muse/video/7106178420656098565</ref>


Tours and songs played before 2011 with the prototype model are also included in the lists below.


===Blue-LED Signature Bass===
==== Tuning: ====


====Songs used for====
* Standard (EADG): [[The Resistance Tour]], [[London Olympic Stadium 2012 (gig)|The Olympics Closing Ceremony]], [[The 2nd Law Tour|The 2nd Law Tour Warm-Up Gigs]], [[Psycho US Tour]], [[Drones Festivals Tour 2015]], [[The Drones World Tour 2015/16]]
 
* Drop D (DADG) or Drop C (CADG): [[The 2nd Law Tour]], [[Psycho UK Tour]], [[Psycho US Tour]], [[Drones Festivals Tour 2015]], [[The Drones World Tour 2015/16]], [[Drones Festivals Tour 2016]]
 
* Half step down (D#G#C#F#): [[The 2nd Law Tour]], [[Psycho US Tour]], [[Drones Festivals Tour 2015]], [[The Drones World Tour 2015/16]], [[North American Summer Amphitheatre Tour]], [[London Shepherds Bush Empire 2017 (gig)|Shepherds Bush By Request Gig]], [[Paris Cigale 2018 (gig)|La Cigale By Request Gig]], [[Summer Festivals Tour 2018]], [[Summer Festivals Tour 2018]], [[Simulation Theory World Tour]], [[London Eventim Apollo 2022 - 9th (gig)|Eventim Apollo Charity Gigs - Night One]], [[London Eventim Apollo 2022 - 10th (gig)|Eventim Apollo Charity Gigs - Night Two]], [[Will of the People Summer Festivals Tour]], [[Will of the People Theatre Tour]]
 
==== Songs used for ====
 
*[[Citizen Erased (song)|Citizen Erased]] (one time @ Krakow Live)
*[[Dead Inside (song)|Dead Inside]] (one time @ Krakow Live)
*[[Dead Star (song) |Dead Star]]
*[[Agitated (song) |Agitated]]
*[[Bliss (song) |Bliss]]
*[[Bliss (song) |Bliss]]
*[[Dead Star (song) |Dead Star]]
*[[Eternally Missed (song)|Eternally Missed]]
*[[Follow Me (song) |Follow Me]]
*[[Follow Me (song) |Follow Me]]
*[[Fury (song)|Fury]]
*[[Futurism (song)|Futurism]]
*[[Riffs_and_jams#Glasgow_Jam|Glasgow Jam]]
*[[Hyper Music (song) |Hyper Music]]
*[[Hysteria (song) |Hysteria]]
*[[Hysteria (song) |Hysteria]]
*[[Knights of Cydonia (song) |Knights of Cydonia]]
*[[Knights of Cydonia (song) |Knights of Cydonia]]
*[[Map of the Problematique (song)|Map of the Problematique]]
*[[Map of the Problematique (song)|Map of the Problematique]]
*[[Micro Cuts (song)|Micro Cuts]]
*[[Micro Cuts (song)|Micro Cuts]]
*[[Riffs_and_jams#Munich_Jam|Munich Jam]] (Krakow Live 2016 only)
*[[Muscle Museum (song)|Muscle Museum]]
*[[New Born (song) |New Born]]
*[[New Born (song) |New Born]]
*[[Plug in Baby (song) |Plug in Baby]]
*[[Plug in Baby (song) |Plug in Baby]]
*[[Psycho (song) |Psycho]]
*[[Reapers (song) |Reapers]]
*[[Resistance (song) |Resistance]]
*[[Resistance (song) |Resistance]]
*[[Showbiz (song)|Showbiz]]
*[[Sign o' the Times (song) |Sign o' the Times]]
*[[Sign o' the Times (song) |Sign o' the Times]]
*[[Starlight (song) |Starlight]]
*[[Stockholm Syndrome (song) |Stockholm Syndrome]]
*[[Stockholm Syndrome (song) |Stockholm Syndrome]]
*[[Sunburn (song) |Sunburn]]
*[[Sunburn (song) |Sunburn]]
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*[[Supremacy (song) |Supremacy]]
*[[Supremacy (song) |Supremacy]]
*[[Survival (song) |Survival]]
*[[Survival (song) |Survival]]
*[[Take a Bow (song)|Take a Bow]]
*[[Time Is Running Out (song) |Time Is Running Out]]
*[[Time Is Running Out (song) |Time Is Running Out]]
*[[Unnatural Selection (song)|Unnatural Selection]]
*[[Uprising (song) |Uprising]]
*[[Uprising (song) |Uprising]]
*[[Yes Please (song) |Yes Please]]
*[[Compliance (song)|Compliance]] (TikTok/studio only)
*[[Will of the People (song)|Will of the People]] (TikTok/studio only)


===White-LED Signature Bass===
=== White-LED Signature Bass (Aqua Blue Finish) ===
[[Image:WL!.gif|thumb|right|White LED Signature bass]]
 
====Songs used for====
[[Image:WL!.gif|thumb|right|White-LED Signature bass]]
 
Chris's main Status bass, and his main overall bass when used live. Since acquiring it in 2012, the bass has been used for songs which are in standard tuning. In 2015, the bass was used in the half-step down tuning, while during the [[The Drones World Tour 2015/16|Drones headlining tour]], the bass was sometimes used for songs in drop D tuning. Chris currently has two of these basses in his B-rig; One tuned in standard, and another one tuned in drop D or drop C, depending on the song.
 
==== Tuning: ====
 
* Standard (EADG): [[The 2nd Law Tour]], [[The Unsustainable Tour]], [[Psycho UK Tour]], [[Psycho UK Tour]], [[Psycho US Tour]], [[Drones Festivals Tour 2015]], [[The Drones World Tour 2015/16]], [[Drones Festivals Tour 2016]], [[North American Summer Amphitheatre Tour]], [[Summer Festivals Tour 2018]], [[Simulation Theory Promo Shows]], [[Simulation Theory Tour]], [[London Eventim Apollo 2022 - 9th (gig)|Eventim Apollo Charity Gigs - Night One]], [[London Eventim Apollo 2022 - 10th (gig)|Eventim Apollo Charity Gigs - Night Two]], [[Will of the People Summer Festivals Tour]], [[Will of the People Theatre Tour]], [[Will of the People World Tour]]
 
* Drop D (DADG) or Drop C (CADG): [[Psycho US Tour]], [[The Drones World Tour 2015/16]], [[Will of the People Summer Festivals Tour]], [[Will of the People Theatre Tour]], [[Will of the People World Tour]]
 
* Half Step down (D#G#C#F#): [[Drones Festivals Tour 2015]]
 
==== Songs used for ====
 
*[[Algorithm (song)|Algorithm (Alternate Reality Version)]]
*[[Apocalypse Please (song)|Apocalypse Please]]
*[[Bliss (song) |Bliss]]
*[[Bliss (song) |Bliss]]
*[[Butterflies & Hurricanes (song) |Butterflies & Hurricanes]]
*[[Butterflies & Hurricanes (song) |Butterflies & Hurricanes]]
*[[Citizen Erased (song) |Citizen Erased]]
*[[Dead Inside (song) |Dead Inside]]
*[[Dig Down (song)|Dig Down (Acoustic Version)]] (one time @ Jools Holland)
*[[Easily (song)|Easily]]
*[[Euphoria (song)|Euphoria]]
*[[Explorers (song) |Explorers]]
*[[Explorers (song) |Explorers]]
*[[Falling Down (song) |Falling Down]]
*[[Falling Down (song) |Falling Down]]
*[[Feeling Good (song) |Feeling Good]]
*[[Feeling Good (song) |Feeling Good]]
*[[Follow Me (song) |Follow Me]]
*[[Follow Me (song) |Follow Me]]
*[[Fury (song) |Fury]]
*[[Glorious (song)|Glorious]]
*{{Helsinki Jam}}
*[[Hungry Like the Wolf (song)|Hungry Like the Wolf]]
*[[Hyper Music (song) |Hyper Music]] (one time @ The Mayan)
*[[Hysteria (song) |Hysteria]]
*[[Hysteria (song) |Hysteria]]
*[[Interlude (song)|Interlude]]
*[[Knights of Cydonia (song) |Knights of Cydonia]]
*[[Knights of Cydonia (song) |Knights of Cydonia]]
*[[Liquid State (song) |Liquid State]]
*[[Liquid State (song) |Liquid State]]
*Montpellier Jam
*[[Lithium (song) |Lithium]]
*{{Montpellier Jam}}
*[[Plug in Baby (song) |Plug in Baby]]
*[[Plug in Baby (song) |Plug in Baby]]
*[[Resistance (song) |Resistance]]
*[[Resistance (song) |Resistance]]
*[[Ruled by Secrecy (song) |Ruled by Secrecy]]
*[[Ruled by Secrecy (song) |Ruled by Secrecy]]
*[[Starlight (song) |Starlight]] (one-time @ Rock Wrechter)
*[[Supermassive Black Hole (song) |Supermassive Black Hole]]
*[[Supermassive Black Hole (song) |Supermassive Black Hole]]
*[[Supremacy (song) |Supremacy]]
*[[Supremacy (song) |Supremacy]]
*[[Lies (song)|Lies]]
*[[Map of the Problematique (song)|Map of the Problematique]]
*[[Mercy (song)|Mercy]]
*{{Munich Jam}}
*[[New Kind of Kick (song)|New Kind of Kick]]
*[[Pressure (song)|Pressure]]
*[[Stockholm Syndrome (song)|Stockholm Syndrome]]
*[[The Dark Side (song)|The Dark Side]]
*[[The Globalist (song)|The Globalist]] (one time @ Bercy)
*[[The Groove (song) |The Groove]]
*[[The Handler (song)|The Handler]] (one time @ Bercy)
*[[Time Is Running Out (song) |Time Is Running Out]]
*[[Time Is Running Out (song) |Time Is Running Out]]
*[[United States of Eurasia (song)|United States of Eurasia]] (one time @ AB Brussels)
*[[Uno (song) |Uno]]
*[[Will of the People (song)|Will of the People]]
*[[Liberation (song)|Liberation]] (one time @ Air Studios)
*[[We Are Fucking Fucked (song)|We Are Fucking Fucked]]
*[[Minimum (song)|Minimum]]
*[[The Gallery (song)|The Gallery]]
*[[New Born (song)|New Born]]
*[[Uprising (song)|Uprising]]
*[[Psycho (song)|Psycho]]
*[[Space Dementia (song)|Space Dementia]]
*[[Verona (song)|Verona]]
=== Red-LED Signature Bass (Graphite Finish) ===
[[Image:RedGraph.jpg|thumb|right|Red LED Signature bass]]


===Red-LED Signature Bass===
The bass was, and is, primarily used for songs which require half-step down tuning, exception being a period during the Drones era in 2015 and 2016, when it was used for drop D or drop C songs, swapping roles with the blue-LED bass, before Chris acquired the Woven Chrome bass. It currently sits in his B-rig as a half-step down bass.
 
==== Tuning: ====
 
* Drop D (DADG) or Drop C (CADG): [[Drones Festivals Tour 2015]], [[The Drones World Tour 2015/16]]
 
* Half step down (D#G#C#F#): [[The 2nd Law Tour]], [[Psycho UK Tour]], [[Psycho US Tour]], [[Simulation Theory Promo Shows]], [[Simulation Theory World Tour]], [[Will of the People Summer Festivals Tour]], [[Will of the People Theatre Tour]], [[Will of the People World Tour]]
 
==== Songs used for ====


====Songs used for====
*[[Animals (song) |Animals]]
*[[Animals (song) |Animals]]
*[[Defector (song) |Defector]]
*[[Fury (song) |Fury]]
*[[Futurism (song) |Futurism]]
*[[Muscle Museum (song) |Muscle Museum]]
*[[Psycho (song) |Psycho]]
*[[Reapers (song)|Reapers]]
*[[Starlight (song) |Starlight]]
*[[Starlight (song) |Starlight]]
*[[Showbiz (song)|Showbiz]]
*[[Survival (song) |Survival]]
*[[Survival (song) |Survival]]
*[[Take a Bow (song)|Take a Bow]]
*[[United States of Eurasia (song) |United States of Eurasia]]
*[[United States of Eurasia (song) |United States of Eurasia]]


{{ Backto | Bass}}
=== TriColor-LED Signature Bass (Woven Chrome Finish) ===
 
[[Image:SilverGraph.jpg|thumb|right|Tri-Color Woven Chrome Graphite bass]]
 
Marked in Chris's bass rack simply as "Drop", it is used for songs in both drop D, drop C, or other drop tunings. It is tuned by Chris's bass tech according to the song. The bass replaced the blue-LED and red-LED basses in this role, and has thus become one of Chris's most used basses, together with the Aqua Blue White-LED one. It was also used in standard tuning quite a lot in 2016. Additionally, it was used in both standard and half-step down tunings for the X Factor Italy finals performance in 2018. The bass was also used in standard tuning for [[Space Dementia (song)|Space Dementia]] once in 2022.
 
==== Tuning: ====
 
* Standard (EADG): [[The Drones World Tour 2015/16]], [[Drones Festivals Tour 2016]], [[Simulation Theory Promo Shows]] (one time @ X Factor Italy), [[London Eventim Apollo 2022 - 10th (gig)|Eventim Apollo Charity Gigs - Night Two]]
 
* Half step down (D#G#C#F#): [[Simulation Theory Promo Shows]] (one time @ X Factor Italy)
 
* Drop C (CADG): [[The Drones World Tour 2015/16]], [[Drones Festivals Tour 2016]], [[North American Summer Amphitheatre Tour]], [[Summer Festivals Tour 2018]], [[London Eventim Apollo 2022 - 10th (gig)|Eventim Apollo Charity Gigs - Night Two]], [[Will of the People Summer Festivals Tour]], [[Will of the People Theatre Tour]]
 
* Drop D (DADG): [[The Drones World Tour 2015/16]], [[Drones Festivals Tour 2016]], [[North American Summer Amphitheatre Tour]], [[Summer Festivals Tour 2018]], [[Simulation Theory Promo Shows]], [[Simulation Theory Tour]], [[London Eventim Apollo 2022 - 9th (gig)|Eventim Apollo Charity Gigs - Night One]], [[London Eventim Apollo 2022 - 10th (gig)|Eventim Apollo Charity Gigs - Night Two]], [[Will of the People Summer Festivals Tour]], [[Will of the People Theatre Tour]]
 
==== Songs used for ====
 
*[[Map of the Problematique (song) |Map of the Problematique]]
*[[The Globalist (song) | The Globalist]]
*[[Psycho (song)| Psycho]]
*[[Stockholm Syndrome (song)|Stockholm Syndrome]]
*[[The Handler (song)|The Handler]]
*[[New Born (song)|New Born]]
*[[Dead Star (song)|Dead Star]]
*[[Agitated (song)|Agitated]]
*[[Yes Please (song)|Yes Please]]
*{{Houston Jam}}
*[[Dead Inside (song)|Dead Inside]]
*[[Bliss (song)|Bliss]]
*[[Plug in Baby (song)|Plug in Baby]]
*[[Take a Bow (song)|Take a Bow]]
*[[Knights of Cydonia (song)|Knights of Cydonia]]
*[[Mercy (song)|Mercy]]
*[[Supermassive Black Hole (song)|Supermassive Black Hole]] (Montreux Festival 2016 only)
*[[Pressure (song)|Pressure]] (X Factor Italy 2018 only)
*[[Starlight (song)|Starlight]] (X Factor Italy 2018 only)
*[[Space Dementia (song)|Space Dementia]]
*[[Uprising (song)|Uprising]]
*[[Liberation (song)|Liberation]]
*[[Minimum (song)|Minimum]]
 
=== LED Microstrip Signature Bass (Indigo Blue Satin Finish) ===
 
[[Image:LEDStripeBass.jpg | thumb | right | The Lighting Bass]]
 
First used at the [[Prague Lethany Airport 2019 (gig)|Prague gig]] on 26th of May, 2019, during the Simulation Theory Tour, it is also known as "The Lighting Bass"<ref>http://www.status-graphite.com/status/frames/index_home.html</ref>.
 
This bass differs from other basses in that it's fully covered with LED microstrip lighting, integrated into both the body and the neck. It was used during the [[Simulation Theory World Tour]] until [[Lima Hipódromo de Monterrico 2019 (gig)|October 2019]], and is, in terms of general specifications, based on the aqua blue/white-LED bass, which it replaced. The bass made a return in [[Wiener Neustadt Stadion Wiener Neustadt 2023 (gig)|June 2023]] for the [[Will of the People World Tour]].
 
==== Tuning: ====
 
* Standard (EADG): [[Simulation Theory Tour]]
* Drop C (CADG): [[Will of the People World Tour]]
 
==== Songs used for ====
 
*[[Algorithm (song) |Algorithm (Alternate Reality Version)]]
*[[Pressure (song) |Pressure]]
*[[Supermassive Black Hole (song) |Supermassive Black Hole]]
*[[The Dark Side (song) | The Dark Side]]
*[[Map of the Problematique (song) |Map of the Problematique]]
 
=== White-LED Signature Bass (Stealth Finish) ===
 
[[Image:StealthBassCrop.jpg | thumb | right | White LED Stealth Signature Bass]]
 
This bass was presuambly first used at the [[Carhaix Festival Des Vieilles Charrues 2015 (gig) |Vieilles Charrues Festival 2015]].
 
The bass features a white-LED fretboard, but unlike the other white-LED bass this one has the matte black stealth finish. It's only been used on this gig so far and has been abandoned from live use.
 
==== Tuning: ====
 
* Standard (EADG): [[Drones Festivals Tour 2015]]
 
==== Songs used for ====
 
* [[Citizen Erased (song) |Citizen Erased]]
 
{{Backto | Bass}}
 
== References ==
<references/>

Latest revision as of 22:34, 5 June 2023

Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass
Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass
Manufacturer Status Graphite
Used Blue-LED (graphite finish) (prototype): ?—?

Blue-LED (graphite finish): 2012-08-12—
White-LED (aqua blue finish): 2012-10-16—
Red-LED (graphite finish): 2012-10-16—
White-LED (stealth finish): 2015-07-17
Microstrip-LED (indigo blue finish): 2019-05-26—

Body type Alder encased in one-piece graphite composite
Neck joint Neck-through
Body covering High gloss lacquer
Wood Alder body, wrapped in a carbon-graphite shell
Bridge Mono-rail bridge units
Electronics Master volume and pickup blend controls
Pickup(s) 2 Status hum-cancelling pickups
Special circuits Treble and bass active E.Q. plus bright switch

Control orientation reversed
Midrange boost circuit
Custom LED lights in fretboard

Information

Based on the Status S2-Classic, the Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature model is a custom model, made for Chris's own preferences and playing style. It differs in a few points from its forerunner:

  • The bridge pickups have been moved away from the bridge by 20mm to make the right-hand technique a little more flexible.
  • The neck pickup has also been moved towards the fingerboard by 10mm which makes the tone a little warmer.
  • Volume/pickup balance and bass/treble controls have been reversed, when compared to a standard Status bass. This has no effect on the way the controls operate, it's just a personal preference Chris has.
  • A new midrange control has been fitted: It has individual controls for both mid frequency adjustment, and mid cut/boost. This allows for pin-pointing the exact midrange frequency, then adjusting exactly how much is to be boosted or cut. This midrange control can be pre-set and there is an on/off switch to by-pass it completely.
  • Chris also specified front LEDs as a custom option. The original prototype bass has blue LEDs. Red, green, amber and white are also available, as is a tricolor RGB option.
  • Black hardware is standard on Chris' basses. Gold and chrome are also available.
  • Individual mono-rail bridge units are fitted as standard.

Wolstenholme most likely first played his custom model at the Olympic Closing Cerenomy. It's unknown, if this model differs from the prototype model, wherefore it's unclear if he used the signature model for the first time in 2012 or 2011.

Beginning with the start of The 2nd Law Tour, Chris recieved a batch of three new custom basses, which are still used live. These include a white-LED model in an aqua blue tint, a red-LED model with a natural/graphite finish, and lastly, the first 5-string signature model.[1] The white-LED and red-LED basses replaced the walnut and graphite Status S2-Classic basses. The aqua blue/white-LED bass became his main bass throughout the tour, holding this position to this date. In 2015, Wolstenholme recieved another batch of two basses. The first one - a white-LED bass, finished in stealth, with only one known use - was recieved during the Drones Festivals Tour 2015. The second one, a woven chrome tinted tricolor-LED bass, was acquired during the headlining tour in 2016, and is still used. In 2019, Chris's gotten another signature bass, this time with white LED strips built into the body and the neck, painted indigo blue. The bass was used exclusively for the Simulation Theory Tour.

Models

Blue-LED Signature Bass (Graphite Finish)

Blue-LED Signature bass

The first signature bass Chris recieved, outside of his prototype model, which also had blue LED lights installed. The bass's first been used in standard tuning. Between 2013 and 2016, the bass's been used in drop D and drop C (apart from one gig in 2016, where it was used in standard tuning). Since 2016, it's been used as a half-step down bass. It currently sits in his A-rig as such.

In 2022, Chris was seen using the bass in standard tuning in two TikTok videos, playing Compliance and Will of the People. It was likely only used in the tuning for the purpose of filming the two TikToks.[2][3]

Tours and songs played before 2011 with the prototype model are also included in the lists below.

Tuning:

Songs used for

White-LED Signature Bass (Aqua Blue Finish)

White-LED Signature bass

Chris's main Status bass, and his main overall bass when used live. Since acquiring it in 2012, the bass has been used for songs which are in standard tuning. In 2015, the bass was used in the half-step down tuning, while during the Drones headlining tour, the bass was sometimes used for songs in drop D tuning. Chris currently has two of these basses in his B-rig; One tuned in standard, and another one tuned in drop D or drop C, depending on the song.

Tuning:

Songs used for

Red-LED Signature Bass (Graphite Finish)

Red LED Signature bass

The bass was, and is, primarily used for songs which require half-step down tuning, exception being a period during the Drones era in 2015 and 2016, when it was used for drop D or drop C songs, swapping roles with the blue-LED bass, before Chris acquired the Woven Chrome bass. It currently sits in his B-rig as a half-step down bass.

Tuning:

Songs used for

TriColor-LED Signature Bass (Woven Chrome Finish)

Tri-Color Woven Chrome Graphite bass

Marked in Chris's bass rack simply as "Drop", it is used for songs in both drop D, drop C, or other drop tunings. It is tuned by Chris's bass tech according to the song. The bass replaced the blue-LED and red-LED basses in this role, and has thus become one of Chris's most used basses, together with the Aqua Blue White-LED one. It was also used in standard tuning quite a lot in 2016. Additionally, it was used in both standard and half-step down tunings for the X Factor Italy finals performance in 2018. The bass was also used in standard tuning for Space Dementia once in 2022.

Tuning:

Songs used for

LED Microstrip Signature Bass (Indigo Blue Satin Finish)

The Lighting Bass

First used at the Prague gig on 26th of May, 2019, during the Simulation Theory Tour, it is also known as "The Lighting Bass"[4].

This bass differs from other basses in that it's fully covered with LED microstrip lighting, integrated into both the body and the neck. It was used during the Simulation Theory World Tour until October 2019, and is, in terms of general specifications, based on the aqua blue/white-LED bass, which it replaced. The bass made a return in June 2023 for the Will of the People World Tour.

Tuning:

Songs used for

White-LED Signature Bass (Stealth Finish)

White LED Stealth Signature Bass

This bass was presuambly first used at the Vieilles Charrues Festival 2015.

The bass features a white-LED fretboard, but unlike the other white-LED bass this one has the matte black stealth finish. It's only been used on this gig so far and has been abandoned from live use.

Tuning:

Songs used for


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References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/CTWolstenholme/status/256419624374124544
  2. ↑ https://www.tiktok.com/@muse/video/7077215261048278278
  3. ↑ https://www.tiktok.com/@muse/video/7106178420656098565
  4. ↑ http://www.status-graphite.com/status/frames/index_home.html
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