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08-01-2008, 09:32 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO | | | My New SKB 3006
Hi guys,
I just had this delivered Tuesday, and I have to say, "Oh My!" I was a bit hesitant about getting a 6-string, but this one fits nicely.  Pics are from the ad. I'll take a couple more later this afternoon.
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08-01-2008, 09:52 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Boston MA | | | chechen f/b?
NICE! |
08-01-2008, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by youngs  chechen f/b?
NICE! | I'm not sure yet. I shot Gard the S/N--I'm sure he'll fill me in. I took it to a rehearsal last night and found that I'm changing my playing style--the action on this baby is really low so I'm have to play with a REALLY light touch. As an upright player, this is killing me. But my band mates appreciate it--they said that they could hear me better, that I sat in the mix better, that I actually sounded better. WooHoo! Thank you Keith!
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08-01-2008, 01:06 PM
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That bass is shaweet! |
08-01-2008, 04:24 PM
|  | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | | Congratulations! That is a beautiful instrument...and I bet it plays and sounds even better than it looks. |
08-01-2008, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by youngs chechen f/b?
NICE! | Looks like tulipwood. what's the body wood? |
08-04-2008, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by emjazz Looks like tulipwood. what's the body wood? | something burlish...? really nice looking bass, loving the fingerboard. |
08-04-2008, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by justBrian I shot Gard the S/N--I'm sure he'll fill me in. | Sadly, the serial number (4701) is from just before our records get complete, and we do not have it. 
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08-04-2008, 02:49 PM
|  | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Gard Sadly, the serial number (4701) is from just before our records get complete, and we do not have it. | Then let the guessing begin! 
Based on the time frame of the SN:
*Burl Maple top
*sapwood Purple heart FB
*Spanish cedar or Mahogany body (based on no pic of the rear I suppose it could be solid burl maple though)
*Bart pre
*Bart p/u's
*ivory nut
Regarless that's a very nice Roscoe!  |
08-04-2008, 03:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO | | Actually, the S/N is 4071. And I think JOME77 may be right--it does have what appears to be an ivory nut; I think it's a burl maple top (but I could be wrong); Bart pickups and pre (what's the trim pot for, btw?); and here's a shot of the back:
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Any help?
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08-04-2008, 03:58 PM
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08-04-2008, 05:34 PM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | | Brian,
The trim pot is too adjust the output of the Bart Pre. I typically run mine around 1/2. The Bart on-board pre can overload the input of quite a few amps/preamps if you run it full up. |
08-04-2008, 07:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Los Angeles | | That's basically a dream bass of mine.
You betta play that bass!
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08-04-2008, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Gard Sadly, the serial number (4701) is from just before our records get complete, and we do not have it. | Hey Gard-
Those are Hipshot tuners. Was Keith using them way back when or was that bass retrofitted? |
08-05-2008, 09:26 AM
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General Manager, Roscoe Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC, USA | | | OK, a couple observations/guesses about the woods:
Top: Burl Maple
Back: Swamp Ash
Fingerboard: Maple (not "grainy" enough to be purpleheart, sorry)
Preamp is definitely the Bart 3-band, Joe covered the gain control perfectly.
The Hipshot UL's were an option all along, we just decided to make them "standard" a couple years ago. They are precisely the same to install as the original Gotoh tuners, the holes all line up and everything, so it's a simple thing to do if it were an aftermarket swap.
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08-05-2008, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Gard OK, a couple observations/guesses about the woods:
Top: Burl Maple
Back: Swamp Ash
Fingerboard: Maple (not "grainy" enough to be purpleheart, sorry)
Preamp is definitely the Bart 3-band, Joe covered the gain control perfectly.
The Hipshot UL's were an option all along, we just decided to make them "standard" a couple years ago. They are precisely the same to install as the original Gotoh tuners, the holes all line up and everything, so it's a simple thing to do if it were an aftermarket swap. | Gard, has Keith ever used tulipwood as a fingerboard? I only ask because based on the pictures, the board looks just like a tulipwood board that I had on a bass years ago. It has the same coloration and similar pattern as I remember....of course, the coloring could be off as far as the picture and my computer are concerned. |
08-05-2008, 10:34 AM
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Originally Posted by emjazz Gard, has Keith ever used tulipwood as a fingerboard? I only ask because based on the pictures, the board looks just like a tulipwood board that I had on a bass years ago. It has the same coloration and similar pattern as I remember....of course, the coloring could be off as far as the picture and my computer are concerned. | African tulipwood, the orange-ish lookin' stuff?
Yup!
Here's a sterling example (I'm biased, it's my bass...  ):
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08-05-2008, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Gard African tulipwood, the orange-ish lookin' stuff?
Yup!
Here's a sterling example (I'm biased, it's my bass... ): | Ah...that's right...I forgot about that one. I also went back and looked at a pic of my old bass and it did have more of that vibrant deep orange color to it. You may be right about the maple guess. |
08-05-2008, 11:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kansas City, MO | | You guys are awesome. This is, without a doubt, the coolest forum on the board. I appreciate your knowledge and expertise--and I'm not just blowing smoke up your skirts.
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08-05-2008, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by justBrian You guys are awesome. This is, without a doubt, the coolest forum on the board. I appreciate your knowledge and expertise--and I'm not just blowing smoke up your skirts. | That's good because we don't wear skirts. Lol
You're right there are alot of great guys on this board. Very helpful and experienced in all things Roscoe.
Welcome aboard and enjoy your instrument!
All the very best,
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