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#7,121
Thank You Leo said:
Looking for some opinions for pickups for a Century Standard Plus 5. I like the stock Bart pickups a lot, but I'm in need of a more 'traditional' sound for my Americana/Country band. My other Century 5 (a RMLE) has Aguilar DCB's. I like those a lot too, but they don't have the sound I'm looking for either.

I know I could just pick up a 5 string P-Bass, and still might, but Roscoes are my favorite fivers and I'm just wondering if maybe a pickup swap (and maybe the pre) could get me the tone I'm looking for.
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Have you tried full on neck pickup? Just a thought. That's what gets me the P-Bass sound.

Mark
 
#7,124
Thank You Leo said:
Looking for some opinions for pickups for a Century Standard Plus 5. I like the stock Bart pickups a lot, but I'm in need of a more 'traditional' sound for my Americana/Country band. My other Century 5 (a RMLE) has Aguilar DCB's. I like those a lot too, but they don't have the sound I'm looking for either.

I know I could just pick up a 5 string P-Bass, and still might, but Roscoes are my favorite fivers and I'm just wondering if maybe a pickup swap (and maybe the pre) could get me the tone I'm looking for.
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I had this issue with the bass in my avatar -- the stock Bartolini hum-canceling pickups sounded too dark and compressed to cut through two guitars + a hard-hitting drummer. I replaced them with single-coils (Nordstrands) and that solved it. Of course, YMMV here -- my bass has J-pickups in the 'JB' positions, which is different than your bass. And I love the sound of the stock Bart soapbars in my headless. I can get a pretty good P-bass sound on the neck pickup with the mids boosted a tad.
 
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#7,127
Thank You Leo said:
Looking for some opinions for pickups for a Century Standard Plus 5. I like the stock Bart pickups a lot, but I'm in need of a more 'traditional' sound for my Americana/Country band. My other Century 5 (a RMLE) has Aguilar DCB's. I like those a lot too, but they don't have the sound I'm looking for either.

I know I could just pick up a 5 string P-Bass, and still might, but Roscoes are my favorite fivers and I'm just wondering if maybe a pickup swap (and maybe the pre) could get me the tone I'm looking for.
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Well, you could always go with something like:
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...best of both worlds - a 5 string P, with a Roscoe B.

:cool:
 
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bassfacer22 said:
I was using LaBella super steps with expose core at the bridge. And it has some pretty major problems intonating. (On a 35-inch Fretted LG-5)

The thing is, the taper core were my favorite new strings.

So not being able to use them on a Roscoe really bums me out. But I think it's just the bridge.. change the bridge and I would imagine you can use exposed score strings.

But I like stock bridge on the Roscoe too! Ha.

The thing about using exposed code strings is the feel of them, tone, and sustain.

So trying the usual D'Adarrio, or DR or other is all great, but they don't have the "feel" of the exposed core. They play themselves and (in "my" head) so far sounded better than all the other strings I've tried. (However I've mostly tried a lot of boutique strings)

I switched back to "normal" strings after using the exposed core (LaBella supersteps) and now I lost a small level of fun.

Sounds crazy right, but have you tried exposed core strings?

Now having said that, exposed core let's you bend the string more and is just easier and looser. So if you like a stiff string, then exposed core is not for you. But I'd you want the bass to play(feel) like butter, then exposed cores are for you.

So I've been debating installing a new bridge on my LG-custom, but I feel it's not worth it for me to modify my current Roscoe, as I see the future with a headless and fretless Roscoe anyway, so I won't make any changes for right now.

And I'm pretty sure they don't make headless exposed core strings.. or at least I don't know about them.

Ok just throwing that out there.

Sorry for the long post.

Keep on Roscoe'n
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I think the problem with taperwound/exposed core strings on a Roscoe is a combination of the placement of the pickups under the strings harmonics, the action being set super low, and the pickups being as close to the string as possible. The Roscoe Barts magnets are so strong the pull on the harmonic affects the vibration of taperwound strings.
 
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lowfreqman said:
Do you have any problem with the tapered B string producing a chorus-like effect as you move-up the fretboard? I've tried the LaBella copper whites on my fretless, but could not get past the B-string warble.
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I've not noticed it, but I don't really care much for any B string's tone going up the fingerboard so that may have something to do with it. I'll check it out once back home from vacation.
 
#7,133
Thank You Leo said:
If you made one of those with a P body and on the light side, I would be all over it. That said - where is this blue bomber?
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We're about to prototype a P bodied version, it will be available by Winter NAMM. :bassist: Weight will be easy to address.

This particular bass is on the road with Tom Beaupre of Florida-Georgia Line (that's Wrigley Field, by the way :cool: ).
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oren said:
Swinging for the bleachers! That bass should be finished in Cubs blue!
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Well, it is Lake Placid Blue! That's close....

"...a one....a two...a three...TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME!!!..."

Even I miss Harry. :(

(I probably went to at least 12-13 games at Wrigley over the years, my whole family are Cubs fans. Yes, I cried real tears, like a little girl, when they won the Series last year. :) )
 
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#7,138
So... my current #1 is my new-to-me Century Standard 5 with Nordstrand Big Splits and Nordstrand 3-band pre. We tried something new with the wiring, leaving the pickups ungrounded (I think that's what it is) for some extra highs and "air". I love it. So far it's done a great job with a big band, a classic rock band, an old school funk with horns band, and a Bollywood pop thing. And the 35" scale is amazingly easy to play. Woot!

It's this guy:
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