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Thanks Moo! If you take the page 3 brochure of 1998 catalogue hosted on this site (http://statii.com/status_cats/catalogues/3/cat_1998status_page03.jpg), my bass looks pretty much like the figured maple Empathy but it has different pots' style (same number and position but different material). If you take this other catalogue page (http://www.statii.com/status_cats/catalogues/17/right%20side.jpg) Series 2 and Empathy look really similar, the only difference I find is the "very choicest body wood" and the "9 coats of high gloss finish" on the Empathy. Electronics are the same. Do you confirm these are the only difference?