I believe she's a fully carbon-graphite (no wooden core).



F***** Postman Pat Red (FPPR) solid color :



Low action strings & jumbo frets :



Status hyperactive pickups & GMT T/B 4 active electronics :



Large top string retainer for double/single balls strings &
Printed 'Status' solid brass tuner block w/ gold lacquer :



And a custom-made deluxe fitted gig bag :



Enjoy!

Bootiful FPPR ()

oh MAN! that is LOVELY! :D

LEVI'S 42 … ()

Great score! Rare as hen's teeth!
…and where the heck did you find it? ()

@enzo, Pat himself delivered to my door :):D;)

I always wondered how did he look, thanks for sharing :D

Very nice indeed, and definately the fully moulded graphite 2000 like my two. I also have a wooden core 2000 and the neck heel and neck is thinner than the other two.
The difference between yours and Mark King's as pictured is that his tuner block had the old style angled signature Status that is engraved into the brass, and his had the original GMT pickups with the smaller (not jumbo) frets.

Well it's about the right time to be one of the original few that Rob made.

Ours is s/n #327

Can't quite see the s/n on yours but it's 3 'something' 9?

:)

Not a bloody another! Just kidding, nice bass.

Just to point out the FPPR is actually the most common of all the original solid colour 2000s maybe because they made a few for advertising. This is the 4th one I know of, unlike the Ice Queen or Custard Colin or the old Navy Blue one, they really were one offs.

Of course I'm extremely jealous of you all and if anyone can find me a 5th example I'd be extremely happy.but for now I shall just droll over the pictures, over and out.

Is it any difference weight and sound produced beetwen the 'moulded' one and the 'wooden core' one ?

It's completely different, the wooden core sounds much better that yours, you should definitely sell yours or even throw it away directly, just let me know when and where B)
No seriously, I haven't tried the wooden core model but I can tell you that the older 2000, the one piece graphite, sounds close to the first production of SII (to my ears), which I prefer. It's just an acquired taste, nothing wrong with the later ones. You also have to deal the chunkier neck on the older one, which people might not like.

From my experience, the wooden core 2000 I used to own in pearlescent white was noticeably heavier than any moulded one I've ever tried.

I don't know if the general weights of the moulded ones vary that much, but I can tell you 003 from the first batch of 4 S2000s is much lighter than the other moulded 2000s I indeed have tried or own. Why this is I don't know but it's as light as a king bass if not lighter!, and the nicest Status I have ever played. Jim's Empathy comes a close 2nd, Moos FPPR 3rd and the BB Prototype 4th.

I've just attempted to weigh them on bathroom scales (all I had).
The two moulded S2000 are approx 4kg and physically feel the same weight. The wooden core is approx 4.5kg and feels a lot heavier in the hand especially at the tuning bridge end.

Sound-wise, my two moulded ones are very different. Sno30 has GMTs and very early electronics with thin frets. I don't know what this circuit is called but it is very middley/growley and not very bright in the top end.

Sno 419 has Hyperactives and TB4 circuit, jumbo frets, sounding almost exactly like Mark King's bass on tracks such as 'True believers' and 'The Chant Has Begun' and stuff on World Machine and Running In The Family albums. Though I think the bass on the 'True Colours' album is a Series II.

Sno 432 has Hyperactives and TB42 (switched) circuit, jumbo frets. It sounds similar to 419 but not the same. It has slightly less mid with a more rounded bottom end. The neck is thinner and plays fast and is comfortable the whole length. However I do prefer the fatter neck of the other two even though it gets fatter at the heel. The body shape is also slightly different with the horns being a bit more angular, less curved, and the edges around the tuning bridge are more pronounced/pointy.
The front pickup is also a little further away from the neck towards the rear one compared with the other two.

So, your #71 already landed to Brazil?
Mine also, this FPPR is coming to him in a few days...

What a lucky collector!

Thanks Roend

I'm just working on a good excuse to go to Brazil one day and enjoy the bass museum with a few 'Capirinha' ;)

You'll be welcome Enzo. But bring your Alembic with Graphite neck to join us .