Need Honest Opinion

grooveguru · #1 04-22-2008, 04:35 PM

I would love to own a Roscoe again but I can't handle the compressed upper mid tone of the Bart preamp. What other options do I have? I still want that lowend tone that Roscoe is known for but need an open high mid/clear top end. Talk amongst yourselves!

JOME77 · #2 04-22-2008, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by grooveguru

I would love to own a Roscoe again but I can't handle the compressed upper mid tone of the Bart preamp. What other options do I have? I still want that lowend tone that Roscoe is known for but need an open high mid/clear top end. Talk amongst yourselves!

The Nordstrand p/u's and with the Audere or Aggie OBP-3 pre would get you that more open sound. I prefer the Nord/Audere combo personally because I really like the sounds available with 2 -bands of midrange.

The first two Roscoe's that I owned with the Nordstrand p/u's had ash bodies and they were just a bit too "in your face" for my taste. I much prefer the solid maple bodied Roscoe that I currently own. It has the Nord/Audere combo and the maple really seems to smooth out the tone nicely.

hockey_head · #3 04-22-2008, 06:48 PM

my one and only roscoe skb5006 with bart evrything/ 2 band eq.........don't notice compressed upper mids but am using ashley pre and 1k watt power amp setup?
mine is neckthru tho.

CactusmanDoug · #4 04-22-2008, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by grooveguru

I would love to own a Roscoe again but I can't handle the compressed upper mid tone of the Bart preamp. What other options do I have? I still want that lowend tone that Roscoe is known for but need an open high mid/clear top end. Talk amongst yourselves!

I believe you will be hard pressed not to find the tone you want going with a Nord/Audere setup. You might however want to take a deeper look at which of the Nordstrand pickups you would install. I have Dual Coils om my Alder body SKB and love them yet I will be getting some Fat Stacks for my Cedar body LG and will be looking into some Big Splits for my Cedar body SKB fretless.

All the best,

Doug

Gard · #5 04-23-2008, 08:39 AM

I'd also recommend the (no charge) option of Bartolini CB pickups. They are much more "open" sounding than the stock Barts. Pairing these with either the Aguilar OBP-3 or Audere preamps, and going with a swamp ash body, you'll probably be right in the groove tone wise.

Basso Gruvitas · #6 04-23-2008, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Gard

I'd also recommend the (no charge) option of Bartolini CB pickups. They are much more "open" sounding than the stock Barts. Pairing these with either the Aguilar OBP-3 or Audere preamps, and going with a swamp ash body, you'll probably be right in the groove tone wise.

What he said.

Gard · #7 04-23-2008, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Basso Gruvitas

What he said.

...copycat.

lsu921 · #8 04-23-2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by grooveguru

I would love to own a Roscoe again but I can't handle the compressed upper mid tone of the Bart preamp. What other options do I have? I still want that lowend tone that Roscoe is known for but need an open high mid/clear top end. Talk amongst yourselves!

I wanted to like Roscoe's for years, but never could get past the tone of the stock Bart/Bart setup.. Some of the new options available are night and day different, in a good way, IMO.. I've had three of them, one Bart/Demeter, one Nord Fat Stack/Bart, and now a Nord DC/Demeter.. The Nordstrands for me are the way to go.. I really liked the Fat Stacks in the LG I had.. Thought about dropping some of those in my SKB..

Try some of the new stuff they're using, and I think you'll be very happy.

sha975 · #9 04-26-2008, 07:41 PM

First thing I do when I receive any Roscoe with a bart/bart setup is change the pre-amp to a aguilar. It opens the sound out a lot more! IMHO I think the best sound was whne they had the demeter/barts. Owesome sound!

Blake Bass · #10 04-27-2008, 09:13 AM

+1 I love the Demeter/Bart combo.

CrashClint · #11 04-28-2008, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by lsu921

The Nordstrands for me are the way to go.. I really liked the Fat Stacks in the LG I had.. Thought about dropping some of those in my SKB..

Ok Isu, but I am not paying extra for the pickups when you sell me your Roscoe in a couple months!

Gard · #12 04-28-2008, 12:21 PM

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Ok Isu, but I am not paying extra for the pickups when you sell me your Roscoe in a couple months!

Dude, we gotta work on your reasoning skills...

...OK, our good friend up there lives where? Baton Rouge, LA, right? Yes. OK, and his avatar is a nice pretty purple & gold Louisiana State University logo, right? Yes.

So, wouldn't you think his name might just be "LSU" in lower case, as in "lsu" and not "Isu"??? I mean, check the font, there's a difference between "I" and "l", isn't there?

Just tryin' to be helpful....

(I just think Clint's upset 'cuz there are no good college football teams in NC!

)

CrashClint · #13 04-28-2008, 01:30 PM

There is but one university and one team.... Notre Dame I was born Irish Catholic, so I was infused with the Irish from before I was born.

As for NC, I am a transplant and do not pull for any of the teams, especially Duke or Carolina.

I did pull for LSU leading up to the championship game as you know.

Gard · #14 04-28-2008, 02:03 PM

Poor guy, a ND fan...you're going to have a long dry spell rooting for your college team.

lsu921 · #15 04-28-2008, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by CrashClint

There is but one university and one team.... Notre Dame I was born Irish Catholic, so I was infused with the Irish from before I was born.

Life has been rough lately, hasn't it..

lsu921 · #16 04-28-2008, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Gard

Dude, we gotta work on your reasoning skills...

...OK, our good friend up there lives where? Baton Rouge, LA, right? Yes. OK, and his avatar is a nice pretty purple & gold Louisiana State University logo, right? Yes.

So, wouldn't you think his name might just be "LSU" in lower case, as in "lsu" and not "Isu"??? I mean, check the font, there's a difference between "I" and "l", isn't there?

Just tryin' to be helpful....

(I just think Clint's upset 'cuz there are no good college football teams in NC!

)

I gotta see if someone here can fix that, because I get that a lot.. I thought the Tiger would do the trick, but....

CrashClint · #17 04-28-2008, 04:39 PM

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Life has been rough lately, hasn't it..

It sure has, but with the recruiting class that just came in, things are looking brighter.

groov'ster · #18 05-02-2008, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Gard

I'd also recommend the (no charge) option of Bartolini CB pickups. They are much more "open" sounding than the stock Barts. Pairing these with either the Aguilar OBP-3 or Audere preamps, and going with a swamp ash body, you'll probably be right in the groove tone wise.

Dumb question...how can I telll which barts I have in my 3006? Would a set or Nordy's drop in place of the barts? I have the audere already.