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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:
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:
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===Blue-LED Signature Bass===
===Blue-LED Signature Bass===
Tuning:
[[The Resistance (album) |The Resistance]] tour, Olympics, warm-up gigs The 2nd Law tour : Standard (EADG)
The 2nd Law tour: Drop D (DADG)


====Songs used for====
====Songs used for====
*[[Bliss (song) |Bliss]]
*[[Bliss (song) |Bliss]]
*[[Dead Star (song) |Dead Star]]
*[[Dead Star (song) |Dead Star]]
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*[[Time Is Running Out (song) |Time Is Running Out]]
*[[Time Is Running Out (song) |Time Is Running Out]]
*[[Uprising (song) |Uprising]]
*[[Uprising (song) |Uprising]]


===White-LED Signature Bass===
===White-LED Signature Bass===
[[Image:WL!.gif|thumb|right|White LED Signature bass]]
[[Image:WL!.gif|thumb|right|White LED Signature bass]]
Tuning:
The 2nd Law tour : Standard (EADG)
====Songs used for====
====Songs used for====
*[[Bliss (song) |Bliss]]
*[[Bliss (song) |Bliss]]
*[[Butterflies & Hurricanes (song) |Butterflies & Hurricanes]]
*[[Butterflies & Hurricanes (song) |Butterflies & Hurricanes]]
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*[[Time Is Running Out (song) |Time Is Running Out]]
*[[Time Is Running Out (song) |Time Is Running Out]]


===Red-LED Signature Bass (Tuned one half step down: F#C#G#D#)===
 
===Red-LED Signature Bass===
 
Tuning:
 
The 2nd Law tour : Half step down: (F#C#G#D#)


====Songs used for====
====Songs used for====
*[[Animals (song) |Animals]]
*[[Animals (song) |Animals]]
*[[Futurism (song) |Futurism]]
*[[Starlight (song) |Starlight]]
*[[Starlight (song) |Starlight]]
*[[Survival (song) |Survival]]
*[[Survival (song) |Survival]]
*[[United States of Eurasia (song) |United States of Eurasia]]
*[[United States of Eurasia (song) |United States of Eurasia]]


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Revision as of 11:35, 14 August 2013

Chris Wolstenholme Signature model
Status Chris Wolstenholme signature Bass
Manufacturer Status Graphite
Used 2012-08-12-
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 L.E.D. lights in fretboard.


This model is custom made for Chris. It's based on the Status S2-Classic, but differs in a few points from his forerunner:

  • The bridge pickups has 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 : 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.
  • Chris also specified front LEDs as a custom option. His main bass currently has blue LEDs (red, green, amber and white 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.

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 stadium tour Chris received, according to his 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.


Blue-LED Signature Bass

Tuning:

The Resistance tour, Olympics, warm-up gigs The 2nd Law tour : Standard (EADG)

The 2nd Law tour: Drop D (DADG)

Songs used for


White-LED Signature Bass

White LED Signature bass

Tuning:

The 2nd Law tour : Standard (EADG)

Songs used for


Red-LED Signature Bass

Tuning:

The 2nd Law tour : Half step down: (F#C#G#D#)

Songs used for



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