Status
23Also known as: Status Graphite, Status Basses
UnclaimedStatus Graphite is a British builder of hand-made basses and guitars based in Colchester, Essex, England. The company was founded in 1981 by Rob Green and has operated as a small workshop of luthiers ever since, specializing in instruments built around carbon fiber graphite necks. The graphite neck design is the brand's defining feature, offering greater structural stability, even response acro...
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Status Graphite is a British builder of hand-made basses and guitars based in Colchester, Essex, England. The company was founded in 1981 by Rob Green and has operated as a small workshop of luthiers ever since, specializing in instruments built around carbon fiber graphite necks. The graphite neck design is the brand's defining feature, offering greater structural stability, even response across the fretboard, and longer sustain than traditional wooden necks.
The company's catalog centers on bass guitars, with models including the Series II, Series 2000, S2 Classic, Empathy, Streamline, and Electro, plus the headless B2 Buzzard. Status also designs and builds its own active pickups and preamp circuits in-house, and sells hand-made straps, cases, and other accessories through its direct-order model.
Status basses have been closely associated with Mark King of Level 42, whose slap-driven playing helped define the brand's profile from the 1980s onward. Other notable players linked to Status instruments include John Entwistle of The Who and members of Status Quo.
Status has 42 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Electric Basses, Headphones & In-Ear Monitors, and Solid Body Electric Guitars. Their gear is featured by 23 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Pop, and Electronic. Notable users include Chris Wolstenholme, Mark King Level 42, and Alex Venturella.
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