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Club Alleva Coppolo (Part IV)

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For all you AC experts...

How do all the different RW board options compare?

I know that the Brazilian is very rare and highly desired, but I've also heard great things about the Honduras, and in other basses, the African Madagascar.

I'm curious if they vary much tonally or if there's a noticeable difference in figure, etc.
 
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Having played a few of these, my take is that there is more of a difference in the way the different necks feel, than the way they sound. My guess is that if you recorded a bass with an Indian Rosewood neck, and then recorded the same bass with a Dalbergia neck, you would probably notice a difference, but playing live I'm not so sure. I'm not saying there is no difference, but I think it would be hard to hear on a gig.

To me, the Dalbergia neck just feels a little better, not quite sure how to put it into words, but it does. Cautionary note here - I've not yet played a Madagascar board so I can't compare to that. Jimmy? Jason? Mitch? Bueller?

Short answer here Halftooth - just my $0.02 - the other rosewoods play and sound just fine too, though I have heard that the Madagascar rosewood is very nice.
 
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Halftooth said:
For all you AC experts...

How do all the different RW board options compare?

I know that the Brazilian is very rare and highly desired, but I've also heard great things about the Honduras, and in other basses, the African Madagascar.

I'm curious if they vary much tonally or if there's a noticeable difference in figure, etc.
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I may be able to form an opinion in March as I'll have a DN board and an Indian Rosewood board. So far the IR is very satisfying. I can't imagine what the DN board will be like.
 
#944
I just read in an old bass magazine that indian rosewood is softer, absorbs more vibration and therefore provides a slightly darker and softer tone. South American and African rosewood (apparently) is harder and therefore slightly brighter and more resonant.

This is not a reflection of my personal knowledge just something I read. I went for indian rosewood because the combination seems right for what I'm trying to achieve with a 4 string vintage-style P Bass.
 
#950
Bernie Connors said:
We all know great these are. Jimmy puts his heart and soul into these and mine really is special. I appreciate the instrument that Jimmy built me and I just can't part with it. It's such a great playing instrument.
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I know exactly how you feel! I still have not posted a for sale thread even though I have gotten a few aPMS about her....I don't know what I am going to do yet....

Peace,

T
 
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esoxhntr said:
Having played a few of these, my take is that there is more of a difference in the way the different necks feel, than the way they sound. My guess is that if you recorded a bass with an Indian Rosewood neck, and then recorded the same bass with a Dalbergia neck, you would probably notice a difference, but playing live I'm not so sure. I'm not saying there is no difference, but I think it would be hard to hear on a gig.

To me, the Dalbergia neck just feels a little better, not quite sure how to put it into words, but it does. Cautionary note here - I've not yet played a Madagascar board so I can't compare to that. Jimmy? Jason? Mitch? Bueller?

Short answer here Halftooth - just my $0.02 - the other rosewoods play and sound just fine too, though I have heard that the Madagascar rosewood is very nice.
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I thinks its very difficult to factor out the exact characteristics that DN throws into the mix..however...since my favorite rose/alder jazzes have had it then I just thought it was a good move to include it in the order (since I was going for that formula tone from old school Fenders).
Having said that, just my ancedotal exp (from different brands of basses) seems to be that the softer indian makes some kind of difference to the tone. Like George says, I also like the way DN boards feel....not as "dry" as some other rosewoods is one way I can describe it. Of course, that is a completely individual call.
 
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basses55 said:
I thinks its very difficult to factor out the exact characteristics that DN throws into the mix..however...since my favorite rose/alder jazzes have had it then I just thought it was a good move to include it in the order (since I was going for that formula tone from old school Fenders).
Having said that, just my ancedotal exp (from different brands of basses) seems to be that the softer indian makes some kind of difference to the tone. Like George says, I also like the way DN boards feel....not as "dry" as some other rosewoods is one way I can describe it. Of course, that is a completely individual call.
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What he said. . . ;)
 
#957
There you go, Joe, lettin the cat out the bag. :scowl:

:D

Yeah, I did. I was waiting to post until I could get some pictures but my batteries are dead and it doesn't look as though I'll be getting any in the near future, so... yes, Ace's all black RA is currently residing in my room. Although she desperately needs a string change, that super easy playability and old, ooooooooooold tone is right there.

:bassist:
 
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gruuv said:
There you go, Joe, lettin the cat out the bag. :scowl:

:D

Yeah, I did. I was waiting to post until I could get some pictures but my batteries are dead and it doesn't look as though I'll be getting any in the near future, so... yes, Ace's all black RA is currently residing in my room. Although she desperately needs a string change, that super easy playability and old, ooooooooooold tone is right there.

:bassist:
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i figured it had to be there by now. adrian told me it was a done deal a while ago:eek: its funny, we all like similar basses but have very different tone goals. i bought his old 75 ri and it was sportin' much higher action than i use and a set of old coated dr strings. thumpy sounding for sure, but i need some zing!
 
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