Status Kitara Doubleneck Bass
| Status Kitara Doubleneck Bass Mk 2 | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Status Graphite/Misa |
| Used | 2012-09-13 — 2018-06-23 |
| Body type | Alder encased in one-piece graphite composite |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on |
| Body covering | Satin black paint |
| Wood | Alder body, wrapped in a carbon-graphite shell |
| Bridge | Mono-rail bridge/tuners |
| Electronics | Master volume, pickup blend control |
| Pickup(s) | 2 Status soap-bar pickups |
| Special circuits | Top half of the bass is a modded Misa Kitara |
Information & Background
First seen in 2012, Chris used this bass for the song Madness. The bass is incredilby unique in that the top half of the bass is a Misa Kitara, cut to fit the frame of the body, and the bottom half is a Status S2-Classic headless. Due to the Misa Kitara made out of plastic, not built for heavy touring and thus prone to failure, Chris had three of them built for backup purposes through the tour.
The bass was later succeeded by the greatly improved and re-colored Doubleneck Mk2 version, in 2017. While keeping the original intent of the Doubleneck bass, the Misa Kitara part was ditched completely out of the Mk2, using instead, a custom-built keyboard, with all it's electronics hidden inside the neck, connected to an iPad, which connects to MIDI through wireless. The Mk1 is still kept in Chris's rack, but for backup purposes. The Kitara part on the Mk2 was built by a company called "Starr Labs".
Touring
The bass debuted at the SVT on the 13th of September 2012 where it was used for Madness. After a break from touring, it returned for a couple of gigs in 2016 and 2018. It was tuned in standard (EADG).
Songs used for
Status Kitara Doubleneck Bass Gallery
Status Kitara Doubleneck Bass
The doubleneck bass up close
The Kitara doubleneck during prep works at the Status workshop for the 2022 tour
