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05-27-2009, 07:46 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Treasure Coast, Florida | | | My fretless SKB-3005 has the (I believe Roscoe) Demeter with the Bart PUPs. Ash body, Quilted Maple top and Diamondwood fingerboard.
The guitarist to my old band said it best when he played this bass for the first time. He said, "Some musicians never get a chance to own the perfect instrument. You have a once-in-a-lifetime bass there that has 'the magic'. It's got the perfect feel, playability and sound."
I'm never changing anything on that bass. |
08-26-2009, 11:06 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ohio | | | The Bart pre-amp in my LG3005 just died - no warning. In the shop now. Expecting the worst. Can Gard (or anyone else) provide thoughts on getting a new Bart versus Aguilar versus ???
Thanks,
Kurt
s/n 4152
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08-26-2009, 12:12 PM
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General Manager, Roscoe Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC, USA | | | Kurt -
Here's my "quick & dirty" on the three options:
Bart - fat, round, punchy, warm.
Aguilar - punchy, aggressive, strong mids, cuts well.
Audere - modern, flexible, clean, clear. |
08-26-2009, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Gard  Kurt -
Here's my "quick & dirty" on the three options:
Bart - fat, round, punchy, warm.
Aguilar - punchy, aggressive, strong mids, cuts well.
Audere - modern, flexible, clean, clear. | Gard
I concur with this.
Mark
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08-27-2009, 09:03 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ohio | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Gard Kurt -
Here's my "quick & dirty" on the three options:
Bart - fat, round, punchy, warm.
Aguilar - punchy, aggressive, strong mids, cuts well.
Audere - modern, flexible, clean, clear. | Thanks.
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08-31-2009, 09:47 AM
|  | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Georgia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Gard Kurt -
Here's my "quick & dirty" on the three options:
Bart - fat, round, punchy, warm.
Aguilar - punchy, aggressive, strong mids, cuts well.
Audere - modern, flexible, clean, clear. | +1 with "compressed" added to the Bart description.
and  .........  Demeter will still build up the Roscoe version. |
09-11-2009, 10:21 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ohio | | | Problem was too simple ... (Hey, Gard, question)
the battery connector was shorting out! Cheap fix, lucky me. But frustrating nonetheless.
Pics attached of #4152. Gard, can you tell me what the woods are? Front, body and fretboard? I suspect the body is spanish cedar.
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09-11-2009, 01:33 PM
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General Manager, Roscoe Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC, USA | | Spalted Quilt Maple top, Spanish Cedar back (not 100% certain, but at least 95%  ). |
09-20-2009, 12:19 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Bassmanbob > My fretless SKB-3005 has the (I believe Roscoe) Demeter with the Bart PUPs. Ash body, Quilted Maple top and Diamondwood fingerboard.
The guitarist to my old band said it best when he played this bass for the first time. He said, "Some musicians never get a chance to own the perfect instrument. You have a once-in-a-lifetime bass there that has 'the magic'. It's got the perfect feel, playability and sound."
I'm never changing anything on that bass.
| I have an SKB-3005 with the Bart pickups and an Aggie OBP-3 preamp. Mahogany body, maple burl top and wenge fingerboard. This combination has warmth and cut with very slight compression. It sits beautifully in the mix with a midrange that just sings. This is my church bass. We play a contemporary mix. The Aggie is a bit forward but works well with this wood/pickup combination. I'm a proponent of "If it ain't broke don't fix it", but was contemplating how a Demeter pre would change up the sound on this bass? Would it provide a little more transparent sound, lose some warmth or punch. Would it be a swap worth considering? |
09-21-2009, 10:07 AM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Georgia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by 5StringPocket I have an SKB-3005 with the Bart pickups and an Aggie OBP-3 preamp. Mahogany body, maple burl top and wenge fingerboard. This combination has warmth and cut with very slight compression. It sits beautifully in the mix with a midrange that just sings. This is my church bass. We play a contemporary mix. The Aggie is a bit forward but works well with this wood/pickup combination. I'm a proponent of "If it ain't broke don't fix it", but was contemplating how a Demeter pre would change up the sound on this bass? Would it provide a little more transparent sound, lose some warmth or punch. Would it be a swap worth considering? | I had a similar situation when I replaced the Audere pre in my newest Roscoe with the Demeter. The Audere pre sounded good but I still missed the nice glassy highs that I remembered from my former Roscoe's with the Demeter pre.
I can honestly say that I'm very glad that I changed it out. Gained the transparency (open sound), prefer the Demeter's more musical (still growly) mids and retained the punch.
It's nice to be Able to A/B the two but unforunately no two Roscoes sound exactly alike. If you try the switch just hold on to the Aggie pre until you reach a firm decision. |
09-21-2009, 01:24 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fort Lewis, WA | | | I agree too, on my SKB 5 I had Aguilar OP3 preamp with nordstrand Pick ups, and my bass sounded too muddy and growly couldn't hear the highs, so I change the preamp to a Demeter Preamp and that bass just came to life, It has the most amazing sound that I have heard yet. WoW, what an amazing sound.
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11-15-2009, 12:57 PM
|  | He who has ears let him hear .... | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Happy Bottom, VA | | | Well my current bass has the OBP3 and I LOVE it. I just dial in any highs I need on my head. Its been awhile but I favor the Aggie warmth/punch over the Demeters sweetness. I may play with a Demeter down the road but very satisfied right now.
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12-15-2009, 06:35 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Houston, TX | | | Anybody ever thought about Mike Pope?
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12-20-2009, 10:30 AM
| | | | Someone has ever tried the nordstrand preamp on a roscoe ? |
12-20-2009, 01:28 PM
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Gear Reviewer - Bass Musician Magazine | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Asheville, NC | | | I'd love to hear impressions of both the Pope and the Nordstrand pre, in a Bart or Nord pickup equipped Roscoe. |
10-19-2010, 08:24 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sebring, Florida | | | Has anyone use a passive/active pre-amp on there SKB 3005 with Bart's pickup. Would like to know what is sound like and if it's worth doing.
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10-20-2010, 04:53 AM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Georgia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by bass4worship Has anyone use a passive/active pre-amp on there SKB 3005 with Bart's pickup. Would like to know what is sound like and if it's worth doing. | It won't work with the Roscoe Barts. The output would be extremely low.  It might work fine with the Bart CB's though. I'll let Gard chime in here .......... | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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