SKB Standard Plus
 

Hi all,

About to order my first Roscoe standard plus. Would like to hear your comments on mahogany body with a wenge fretboard, tone wise.

Thanks in advance!

Warm, punchy, defined, slightly mid-forward attack.

Will be somewhat important to know which pickup configuration you're going with as well.

Thanks Gard! Was thinking of the Barts CB.

Then your question is answered! :)

Great choices. (Pacman will be by in a few minutes to agree....;) )

Thanks very much! Then may I ask what does that mean for the lows and the highs? I'm quite a newbie in terms of tones. Thank you so much again!

Your primary concern tonally with these choices is the body wood, in my experience. Mahogany is a big, fat, round sounding wood, not overly bright, but not "dark" or "muddy". The highs are a bit compressed, but still very clear; the lows are punchy and warm without being overbearing.

It is a very even sounding wood, and slightly compressed.

Hey Gard, thanks so much for your help! That cleared some doubts as I thought the wenge board will add something undesirable to this combination.

Thanks again!

Happy to help, as are most of us here! We're looking forward to you joining the family!

:)

I agree. Mahogany is the best wood out of which to make a Roscoe. (All 4 of mine are!)

FIFY


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(...ash don't suck either...)

Swamp ash rules! :)

Just picked up an LG-3005 with mahogany body and wenge finger board. One word comes to mind: PHAT :)

Best sounding bass that I've ever heard in a live mix!

You'll love it!











PS - Both of my Roscoe's have mahogany bodies; I've flipped back over to digging the Roscoe Barts over the CB's

Thanks guys for all your help & input :) I appreciate it very much!

How bout swamp ash and wenge with CBs?

:)

Already had another bass with an ash body. Just wanted to go for another sound, I guess :p

Anyways, already put my order in, expected delivery by end of April (I think or hope:P).

The specs again:
SKB 5 Standard Plus
Mahogany body
Wenge fingerboard
Barts CB and pre
The top?? Maybe Gard will post some photos when it's near the end (or beginning).. haha:D

I meant it as question for the community Lol, just wondering if anyone has tried that combination of woods and what should we expect from it tone-wise

And another question for you, Roscoe SkB standard plus owners: how much does ur bass weigh? Cheers!

I thought that might be where your post was directed.

The ash is more aggressive sounding than the mahogany. Ash body Roscoe's tend to have a lot more aggressive mids (strong upper mids) while the mahogany has a big bottom and a bit more lower mids. The wenge finger board really adds to the nice phat tone when used with either body woods. IMO it lightly compresses the tone. It also makes for a more stable neck IMO.
If you add the wenge to the neck woods (neck center or wenge wedge neck) it produces a more throaty tone (to me that translates to a tone that borders on being harsh but really cuts through the mix).

As for weight on a SKB, that can vary from 8-1/2 to 10 lbs based on wood selections.

Sweet! Thanks for the input!