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Brian Bromberg Carvin Model Part 2

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Funkinthetrunk said:
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Wow! One piece top? Sounds like an expensive option 50...
 
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My main axe is a B24S; love it! I plan to order a 2nd 4-string Carvin set up with flat-wound strings. This bass will be my “old school” bass. The logical choice would be either a SB4000 or B40 with flats. However I have to say, I’ve fallen in love with the neck on my B24S and have toyed with the idea of ordering a second B24S with flats and basically living the EQ flat.

Question, any of you have a B24 and either own or have tried out a SB4000? How much more radically chucky is the SB compared to the B24? I know the B40 neck is supposed to be thinner than the SB so I’m keeping that model in mind as well. Then again, maybe a bass with a slightly different feel might be a good thing.

Feedback anyone?
 
#427
dgce said:
My main axe is a B24S; love it! I plan to order a 2nd 4-string Carvin set up with flat-wound strings. This bass will be my “old school” bass. The logical choice would be either a SB4000 or B40 with flats. However I have to say, I’ve fallen in love with the neck on my B24S and have toyed with the idea of ordering a second B24S with flats and basically living the EQ flat.
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I liked the tone of flats on my B25 w/humbuckers more than I likedthe tone of flats on my SB5000 w/sigle coils.

And the neck on the B25 is my absolute favorite profile ever (sorry, no 34 stringers to compare...).
 
#428
dgce said:
Question, any of you have a B24 and either own or have tried out a SB4000? How much more radically chucky is the SB compared to the B24? I know the B40 neck is supposed to be thinner than the SB so I’m keeping that model in mind as well. Then again, maybe a bass with a slightly different feel might be a good thing.

Feedback anyone?
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After playing the B24 neck, nothing else feels as comfortable. Not sure if I want to go anywhere else but the B24 right now.

BTW, if you can stand the weight, my new all maple bodied B24...wow. Sonically, a whole different beast. And I mean, beast.
 
#429
Grateful said:
I liked the tone of flats on my B25 w/humbuckers more than I likedthe tone of flats on my SB5000 w/sigle coils.

And the neck on the B25 is my absolute favorite profile ever (sorry, no 34 stringers to compare...).
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Interesting. My B24S has humbuckers but I was going to go single coil for whatever I get next. And you say you prefer the tone of flats on the B25 over the SB5000? Strange, I would think flats on an SB would be an ideal match. As for the neck, the SB5000 and SB4000 necks are two different animals. Still, I appreciate the feedback.
 
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Funkinthetrunk said:
After playing the B24 neck, nothing else feels as comfortable. Not sure if I want to go anywhere else but the B24 right now.

BTW, if you can stand the weight, my new all maple bodied B24...wow. Sonically, a whole different beast. And I mean, beast.
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That's what I was thinking. The B24 has spoiled me and anything else I take on won't feel right! Damn you, Bromberg!!! ;)

As for your all maple "beast," that's okay, I think I'll stick with back friendly alder. My current B24S is black with a birdseye maple board. The new bass will be white with ebony board. I say if you can't see the wood, then it might as well be reliable alder!
 

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