Tone Question for the Roscoe Guru's

Pako · #1 07-27-2006, 09:55 AM

Greetings and sorry for the ambiguous question but how would you guys describe the toneal characterists of this bass:

Body Wood: Swamp Ash
Top Wood: Mix of Myrtle Burl, Spalted Maple, Flamed Maple
Neck Wood: 3-Piece Maple/Purpleheart/Maple
Fingerboard: Wenge - Neck Width @ Nut 2" / @ 24th Fret 3-1/8"
Pickups: Bartolini Dual-Coil Soapbars
Preamp: Bartolini NTMB 3-Band w/3-Way Mid Switch & Series/Parallel Switch

Looking to use this bass in a Rock/Blues/R&B/Gospel/Progressive/Alternative setting.

No pick, 85% finger 15% slap.

Not living anywhere close to actually check these out, I am relying on my fellow TB bro's to help guide me blind through this. I know there are more variables then just the wood that affect the tone, but there is a tonal theme if you will that describes it's raw characteristics.

Thanks in advance for the help.

NJL · #2 07-27-2006, 10:08 AM

check my Lefty Century thread...

Basso Gruvitas · #3 07-27-2006, 10:11 AM

Pako,
I've seen that bass for sale. Get it, you will love it! You can always sculpt the tone with other preamps if the Barts don't do it for you.

I'd get it!!

Pako · #4 07-27-2006, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NJL

check my Lefty Century thread...

NJL,
Thanks for the direction. Your review was great but makes be question the differences between the Aguilar Pre and the Bart Pre, from what I've read, two totally different animals. I wonder how the Bart pre going into my Aguilar DB659 pre will sound?

I had Barts on my Bill Dicken's 7-string Conklin. The Mid/High and Highs were brittle. I hated the tone. The Lows were good, but the tone was not balanced. Probably not the electronics fault, but it is my only experience with Bart Electronics.

Basso Gruvitas,
Still waiting on a reply.....seems like a great opportunity to get into a Roscoe without having to sell the step children. There's a Tiger Myrtle on Ebay right now that really gets me going, but alais, my new Bergantino rig has just about tapped me dry.

Gard · #5 07-27-2006, 07:51 PM

To the OP:

The bass in question is an excellent instrument, I actually spec'd and sold it before I left Bass Central, and was at Roscoe when it was completed and shipped, so I "QC'd" it before it left the shop. However, the top is JUST Spalted Quilt Maple, there is NO Myrtle in it. Dunno where the seller got that from...