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07-20-2010, 05:00 AM
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Originally Posted by RocketMusic 
I'm a wood nut, so it's usually a top that sets my heart atwitter. Once I find a top I love, I usually can't stop thinking about turning it into a bass... my current fantasy top is this piece of Chilean Laurel Burl:  | Awesome piece of wood! That one's definitely worth giving up a kidney for! |
07-22-2010, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by RocketMusic | This is the only top that would make me stray from my current want for a buckeye burl topped fretless.
But my specs would be:
Century 3006 Fretless
The above top
Spanish Cedar Body
Some sort of contrasting shim between top and body
Unlined Birdseye Diamondwood board
19mm spacing at bridge
Roscoe Barts
Bart Pre
BLACK hardware
Gloss Finish
That would make me happy. But if not the above top, it's gonna be buckeye burl.
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07-22-2010, 05:18 PM
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07-22-2010, 06:35 PM
| | Moderator Moderator | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Fargo, ND | | | Honestly, I'm so set on buckeye burl right now that I still think that's the route I'd go. With the same specs as above, of course.
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07-22-2010, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Basso Gruvitas Dream Roscoe: - SKB-3005
- Alder body
- Exhibition grade walnut top
- pau ferro fingerboard
- Nordstrand dual-coils
- Audere preamp
- black hardware
And a button on it marked "awesome bass licks" | I KNEW that I put my recipe down! It's been a while though.
I think I'm still good with this combo, but I might be pursuaded to stick with Bart pickups and preamp. 
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07-22-2010, 09:23 PM
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Owner, Rocket Music | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Blacksburg, VA | | | Boy, Audere vs. Bart in a Roscoe. What a tangled web, given that I have the Audere pre in both of my personal Roscoes. I really dig the Auduere, but I would caution you that it does NOT contribute much to that ROSCOE sound. It does give you a good/great sound. I LOVE both my Audere equipped Roscoes, but I find myself wanting a third Roscoe (one that has that signature Roscoe tone).
The Audere is pretty transparent, not a lot of attitude. Which is great if you're not after a Roscoe with that Roscoe tone in spades... but if you are after a bass that screams Roscoe, then I would definitely suggest either the Bart or Aguilar pre. And some might also suggest the Demeter, but that's no longer a factory option. |
07-23-2010, 04:57 AM
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Originally Posted by RocketMusic Boy, Audere vs. Bart in a Roscoe. What a tangled web, given that I have the Audere pre in both of my personal Roscoes. I really dig the Auduere, but I would caution you that it does NOT contribute much to that ROSCOE sound. It does give you a good/great sound. I LOVE both my Audere equipped Roscoes, but I find myself wanting a third Roscoe (one that has that signature Roscoe tone).
The Audere is pretty transparent, not a lot of attitude. Which is great if you're not after a Roscoe with that Roscoe tone in spades... but if you are after a bass that screams Roscoe, then I would definitely suggest either the Bart or Aguilar pre. And SOME might also suggest the Demeter, but that's no longer a factory option. | I would definitetly be in that "some" group! 
But I'm 100% with you Greg. There is something really magical about a Roscoe with the Bart/Bart combo! It just screams ROSCOE!  |
07-23-2010, 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by RocketMusic Boy, Audere vs. Bart in a Roscoe. What a tangled web, given that I have the Audere pre in both of my personal Roscoes. I really dig the Auduere, but I would caution you that it does NOT contribute much to that ROSCOE sound. It does give you a good/great sound. I LOVE both my Audere equipped Roscoes, but I find myself wanting a third Roscoe (one that has that signature Roscoe tone).
The Audere is pretty transparent, not a lot of attitude. Which is great if you're not after a Roscoe with that Roscoe tone in spades... but if you are after a bass that screams Roscoe, then I would definitely suggest either the Bart or Aguilar pre. And some might also suggest the Demeter, but that's no longer a factory option. |
For a fretless -- +1. Thanks for the input!
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07-23-2010, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by RocketMusic | 
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07-23-2010, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Basso Gruvitas For a fretless -- +1. Thanks for the input! | Ah, you have a point there! I really do like having the Audere's 4 bands on my fretless. That extra mid control really helps you shape the mwah. |
07-23-2010, 08:23 AM
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07-23-2010, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by RocketMusic | 
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07-23-2010, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by RocketMusic Boy, Audere vs. Bart in a Roscoe. What a tangled web, given that I have the Audere pre in both of my personal Roscoes. I really dig the Auduere, but I would caution you that it does NOT contribute much to that ROSCOE sound. It does give you a good/great sound. I LOVE both my Audere equipped Roscoes, but I find myself wanting a third Roscoe (one that has that signature Roscoe tone).
The Audere is pretty transparent, not a lot of attitude. Which is great if you're not after a Roscoe with that Roscoe tone in spades... but if you are after a bass that screams Roscoe, then I would definitely suggest either the Bart or Aguilar pre. And some might also suggest the Demeter, but that's no longer a factory option. | Which is precisely why the Audere preamp in one of the SKB3006's that I owned did NOT work for me. Coupled with the Nordstrand DC's, it was just wayyyyy too polite sounding for me.
I also owned one with a Demeter pre, which I liked a bit better than the Audere, but for me, the Bart preamp is where it's at. It's all a matter of personal preference!
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