Please, don't touch it!
It look so nice...and I'm sure it sounds fantastic.
It was made to be as it is.
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It could be the same pickup as used in the Eclipse LTD edition (there's a pic of Status5's - very nice). It wouldn't surprise me; the Shark 2 has Hyperactives, for example, and it's bound to be more cost-effective to minimise pickup variations.
That's a good looking bass, I wouldn't change anything on it but then that's just me. What type of wood is the body? I have a '63 Fender P that's been stripped to bare wood and it looks just like that, especially with the redish colored tortoise scratch plate.
Rob
The Shark 1 is cherry, I believe, whereas Shark 2s are alder. Didn't Fender use alder and poplar mostly?
Alder and ash I thought, but I could well be wrong. I recall reading that most blonde colored instruments were ash and other colored instruments were made of alder.
My bass was probably sunburst originally so the body is more than likely alder. I'm the second owner and bought the bass in 1978 for $200 US. Not a bad deal. ;)
I think the body is cherry and the fingerboard American Walnut. I'm not 100% sure about this, though, but that's what the spec sheet from the catalogue here on statii.com states for this model.
I'm sure it's the same pickup that's used on the Eclipse. Judging by the Status web site, they used only a few different types at each time, so I guess it's a twin coil pickup, and most likely a humbucker. Probably the early one.
I have been playing this bass a lot lately, and I may just keep it as it is. It has a very round and warm sound, and even my wife (who normally gives a s**t about my basses) has complimented the sound of it. So for the time being, I'll probably just keep it as it is.
If Status has another chrome-pickup, it would probably change the case a little... I could live with two chrome-pickups! :D
Thanks for your input, everyone. :)