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Case closed. I replaced the whole complete circuit board, and voila, the bass is playing beautiful again. :p By the way: My son has bought his own bass. A real beauty. Graphite neck through body. 5 string. Empathy. Modified with Bartolini electronics, 2x9V, but still with the unbeatable action and playability of a real Status. Wait until you see pictures..... So now we have two perfectly working Status basses. Family life is changing from deep sorrow to pure happyness within a few weeks...