Alright guys, post clips of your Roscoe here so we can know where they are all at.

Heres the latest song from my band (original song), which I recorded with my Roscoe. This is straight into a Presonus Firepod, with only EQing done onboard. Nothing else done after that.

http://www.mdproductionsanddesigns.com/podcast/edgeofhap.mp3

Dave

Now if only I had a way to record my bass into my computer.:hmm:

Anyone have any fairly decent, somewhat economical suggestions??

Then ya could all laugh at my playing.:)

Looking forward to hearing some solo roscoe clips.
Yea!

P.S. there are USB sound cards for aroung $100 that work good for direct.

I have a creative audigy soundcard in my computer.

You guys may have heard this before....posted it this spring.

This is an arrangement I did of a Praise & Worship chorus called Grace Flows Down -- just me and my Roscoes!:D The bass line and harmonics were on my fretted SKB 5, and the melody and background lines were done on my fretless SKB 5.......

Hey B.G.,
great sound/playing!

Mo'

I have a creative audigy soundcard in my computer.


That's what I have in mine too. It works for recording bass direct?? PM me if you get a chance, so we don't hijack the thread.

Thanks
Ryan

This is my little participation to that soundclip megathread, you may already have heard that clip but anyway...

http://ludovic.dierynck.free.fr/Roscoe_sound.mp3

PS : Basso, your clip always makes me shiver.
:cool:

This is my little participation to that soundclip megathread, you may already have heard that clip but anyway...

http://ludovic.dierynck.free.fr/Roscoe_sound.mp3

PS : Basso, your clip always makes me shiver.
:cool:

Hey Shivering, does your bass have the Bart pre?

Yes, all Bart set up.
Why ?

Sheers

Yes, all Bart set up.
Why ?

Sheers

Just sounds really good in the clips. It's the compression of the Bart pre's that I don't like under my fingers but it certainly sounds great in your clip.

The Bart preamp has a definite signature sound -- it's there in your clip Shivering.


And I'm glad my clip makes you shiver!:)

I must admit - the more I listen the more I like the Bart sound, I don't find it too compressed at all. Of my two basses the Spanish Ceder Myrtle bass has lots of clarity without being too "zingy" allowing as much string grind to the sound as I allow by playing technique. I really do not use the tone controls that much at all - maybe a bit of bass to beef up in a live situation, that's all.

Yes, that compression is not so disturbing to me, it can even be handy for slap part.
The point which realy bother me is that muted high end.
The clip I've posted here is made with a Roscoe LG3005 with the following woods :
ash body with exhib quilted maple top
standard 3 pieces Roscoe neck
birdseye maple fingerboard.
Ken smith stainless strings.

This should make for a very bright bass but as you've heard it, it is not realy the case.

That's why my Bart pre soon to be replaced by a new Glockenklang onboard pre that I've recently acquired.
I'm so impressed by my Glock. rig that I'm realy exited to hear that pre.
;)

Sheers

A demeter would probably do the trick as well, no?

A demeter would probably do the trick as well, no?

A Demeter would work as well, yes. That pre has an added top end that works really well with Bartolini pickups.

Yes, the dem. pre would have been the best solution since it has already been tested and approved by many users but :

1) it is realy expensive (I'm in France so you must add international shipping...)

2) It would have required some work on the bass since it needed a spare hole, it meant for me sending my bass back to Roscoe (160$) or have it made by a local luthier which is a bit stressing.

3) I'm realy exited to try that Glock. pre !
:)

Sheers

Sheers

I would like to hear some samples when you have that pre fitted and also your conclusions on the sound differences from the Bart.

Poptear,

No problem, as soon as it will be done, I plane to record a new soundclip in the same conditions to have a A/B test and I'll post it here.
;)

Sheers

Basso,

I wanted to tell you that your song moved me deeply. It is seriously sweet, with a haunting, yet very tender melody and a very nice touch. I could feel the spirit and I wanted to thank you! Very nicely done.
Gary

You guys may have heard this before....posted it this spring.

This is an arrangement I did of a Praise & Worship chorus called Grace Flows Down -- just me and my Roscoes!:D The bass line and harmonics were on my fretted SKB 5, and the melody and background lines were done on my fretless SKB 5.......

Basso,

I wanted to tell you that your song moved me deeply. It is seriously sweet, with a haunting, yet very tender melody and a very nice touch. I could feel the spirit and I wanted to thank you! Very nicely done.
Gary

Wow Gary! Thank you for your very kind words. Man, you made my day! I give all glory to the One who gave me the talent....and the sweet basses >>>> Jesus my Lord!

Wow Gary! Thank you for your very kind words. Man, you made my day! I give all glory to the One who gave me the talent....and the sweet basses >>>> Jesus my Lord!

You are Very Welcome. As you responded, I was listening to your song again. I wish it was longer. God clearly has designs on my heart lately. Keep me in your prayers OK? I am soul searching lately. Thanks again my friend. Gary

Here's a clip I did on my SKB-3006.

Maple neck/fb, mahogany body, maple top, bart pickups

http://www.sheetsofsound.net/audio/mp3/bass/birdblues.mp3

That has a great tone for jazz. Im finding this out about most Roscoes. Interesting.

Roscoe's have a wonderful quality to them for jazz. I was always amazed at how they'd sit in a jazz context without taking over. The solo voice is wonderful as well.

Roscoe's have a wonderful quality to them for jazz. I was always amazed at how they'd sit in a jazz context without taking over. The solo voice is wonderful as well.

They work very well in that context. I spec'd my next one out specifically for that application. I lean toward a more vintage tone, but the modern Roscoe sound works great for jazz.

They work very well in that context. I spec'd my next one out specifically for that application. I lean toward a more vintage tone, but the modern Roscoe sound works great for jazz.

Oh man.....I can't wait for yours to come around....it's going to be an amazing tool for sure.

here's another one:

http://www.sheetsofsound.net/audio/mp3/bass/grey's anatomy.mp3

here's another one:

http://www.sheetsofsound.net/audio/mp3/bass/grey's anatomy.mp3

Both tracks sound great! Thanks:)

Oh man.....I can't wait for yours to come around....it's going to be an amazing tool for sure.

Thanks man. With some customs, I get less excited about the closer they get to completion...my tastes change, or I play something else that changes what I would spec...but with this one, I've just gotten more stoked about it. It really is spec'd perfectly for me, I think.

W

Overdubbed a different solo since the previous one came out crappy! :)

http://www.sheetsofsound.net/audio/mp3/bass/grey's anatomy2.mp3

Great playing, JZ. It sounds live. How did you record that?

You got some chops, my friend!:eek:

Great playing, JZ. It sounds live. How did you record that?

You got some chops, my friend!:eek:

Thanks for the comments. I really only seriously started practicing bass the last 8 months. However, I've been playing and teaching jazz/fusion guitar for years so it's just a matter of my right hand fingers catching up to my pick technique.

Those were recorded from the balanced out of my Eden WT-550 and straight into the mixer. I added a little reverb. On the original take of the nu-jazz grey's anatomy, I experimented by running through native instrument's guitar-rig but after listening back to it, it was adding some very weird artifacts. I used guitar rig for the guitar backing track and generally like it for guitar but for bass I have not found it to sound very good.

Greetings all U Roscoheads. Roscoes RULE ! Heres a clip I did couple months back when I fist got a Roscoe. Fretless SKB6000.


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Greetings all U Roscoheads. Roscoes RULE ! Heres a clip I did couple months back when I fist got a Roscoe. SKB6000.


lo-fi URL: http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=4186790&q=lo
hi-fi URL: http://www.soundclick.com/util/getplayer.m3u?id=4186790&q=hi

Nice stuff. Post some more clips!

Thanks jzucker, but I would much prefer to listen to your clips.

Thats the only clip I have so far thats half way decent. Hopefully I'll get more going here soon. This is my first 6 string, and im still getting use to it. I took Gard's advice, and tried some black beauties, that made things harder. I could'nt see where I was at on the neck. Ha!

How are you getting that beautifull sound on your clips ? Sounds allmost like a piccolo bass.

Check out myspace clips today. I Like playing this Roscoe more every day. I really dont want to play anything else.
Im using DeAdario steel rounds, and Im lovin them. They seem to keep their brightness more than a few days, and they're cheap !

Diggin' it baby! I'll have to try the Daddario steels. I'm using d'addario nickels on mine and loving it too.

You guys may have heard this before....posted it this spring.

This is an arrangement I did of a Praise & Worship chorus called Grace Flows Down -- just me and my Roscoes!:D The bass line and harmonics were on my fretted SKB 5, and the melody and background lines were done on my fretless SKB 5.......

Basso,

This is one of the best sound clips I've ever heard posted on TB. It really allows us to hear the voice of your instruments. The recording is also very well thought out. Nice balance between parts too. The basses didn't get muddy or boomy. That is hard to avoid when recording multiple bass parts. Good work! It reminds me a little bit of "Holy Spirit" by Yves Carbonne. Have you heard it?

Curious, what are you using to record your basses?

Joe

PS. Do you have any other all-bass arrangements? I dig doing all-bass recordings; however, I don't get a lot of time to do it. They take a lot of time to plan if you want them to sound good. I often have to push the treble to get clarity in my parts (this doesn't always sound good though). I have a sample of my Autumn Leaves arrangement on my website.

Acid Jazz on my new roscoe.

This is an SKB-3006, elder top, swamp ash back, standard neck with purple heart fingerboard, bart pickups, demeter preamp.

Guitar also used on this track (strat with dimarzio VV pickups)

www.sheetsofsound.net/audio/mp3/acidjaz.mp3

Acid Jazz on my new roscoe.

This is an SKB-3006, elder top, spanish cedar back, standard neck with purple heart fingerboard, demeter pickups.

Guitar also used on this track (strat with dimarzio VV pickups)

www.sheetsofsound.net/audio/mp3/acidjaz.mp3


If that's the one you just bought from pickles, that has a swamp ash body on it. Bart pickups, Demeter preamp.;)

If that's the one you just bought from pickles, that has a swamp ash body on it. Bart pickups, Demeter preamp.;)

Oops, I didn't mean demeter pickups...Duh...

I thought the body looked like ash but pickles thought it was spanish cedar...

Acid Jazz on my new roscoe.

This is an SKB-3006, elder top, swamp ash back, standard neck with purple heart fingerboard, bart pickups, demeter preamp.

Guitar also used on this track (strat with dimarzio VV pickups)

www.sheetsofsound.net/audio/mp3/acidjaz.mp3


That is just THE COOLEST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You the man

just re-did the solo with a Soloway guitar...

Oops, I didn't mean demeter pickups...Duh...

I thought the body looked like ash but pickles thought it was spanish cedar...

If you look closely at the body, it is definitely ash. It is hard to tell with the dark red stain, though.

So how do you like the bass overall??

If you look closely at the body, it is definitely ash. It is hard to tell with the dark red stain, though.

So how do you like the bass overall??

I love the bass though I'll probably sell it when my custom bass is ready. I'll probably get a mahogany/myrtle bass made.

a little late to the party, but if you clik the link below and visit my site, you will hear a Roscoe fretless whose tone I loved, and someday I will have another, God willing.

Any of you guys have any clips of more up beat praise and worship situations? I am thinking about a roscoe being my next bass, and would like to hear how it fits into that context.

Thanks
Grant

I do not have any clips, but I can tell you that they do just fine for that type of music. About half of what I do is praise and worship music.

Any of you guys have any clips of more up beat praise and worship situations? I am thinking about a roscoe being my next bass, and would like to hear how it fits into that context.

Thanks
Grant

I suggest you contact TBer Jaxlaw, as he has a Century Standard VI and he lives in Winter Garden! I will be down there sometime this fall (Oct/Nov) for a few days to visit (dad & grandma live out by John's Lake, right at the Lake County line off SR 50), and I'll certainly have my Century Signature VI fretless with me. I'm sure that Jaxlaw will be happy to let you check his bass out, and I definitely will.

Thanks Gard,

I was actually able to get together with Jaxlaw a couple of months ago, we had an awesome time. Let me know when you are coming down though, I would like to see your roscoe. Maybe since you are going to be here we could pull of some sort of TB get together.

Grant

I am so happy with this fretless SKB6000


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Great sound clips guys. They almost sound as good as my playing, . . .not quite though.

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I am SOOOOO kidding. :bawl:

Roscoes RULE ! Yea


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Id be more interested in hearing them without the synth wah stuff. To me that just kinda kills the true tone of the instrument.

Id be more interested in hearing them without the synth wah stuff. To me that just kinda kills the true tone of the instrument.


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+ 2 :)

Here is a clip from my band. I am playing a Roscoe SKB 3005 direct into the board. Bart PUs and Bart Pre.

http://iijuicy.com/IIJuicy_AlwaysWalkingAway/AlwaysWalkingAway_IIJuicyOriginal.mp3

Here is a clip from my band. I am playing a Roscoe SKB 3005 direct into the board. Bart PUs and Bart Pre.

http://iijuicy.com/IIJuicy_AlwaysWalkingAway/AlwaysWalkingAway_IIJuicyOriginal.mp3

Sage - sounds nice - could do with less rhythm guitar and more bass though IMO:eek: :hyper:

+ 2 :)

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Its a crying shame, someone who has played as long as me, and still sound's like crap.
I sure am glad I learned a trade.:)

Man, I've been gas'ing for a Roscoe for a while now...you guys are not helping! Please...post some more clips so I can live vacariously through your hands...:smug:

I'd love to hear a clip where someone plays the same riff (or maybe one fingerstyle riff and another slap riff) with different pickup and knob settings...:)

Dave

Man, I've been gas'ing for a Roscoe for a while now...you guys are not helping! Please...post some more clips so I can live vacariously through your hands...:smug:

I'd love to hear a clip where someone plays the same riff (or maybe one fingerstyle riff and another slap riff) with different pickup and knob settings...:)

Dave

I forgot if I posted this, but have you gone here?

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=264081

:cool:

I was micing a VL208 today w/my fretless SKB6000. The Bart preamp seems to sound better with bass and treble up, and volume at a quarter.

What does it do when you pull up the tone knob. Whats that for ?
How come the Bart system is so darn trebaly ? I cant seem to get use to the Bart system. Or I just dont know how to work it.
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Is it the regular Bart 3 band that comes in most Roscoes? if so, the it changes the eq point of the mid frequency. If Im not mistaken, out is a lower point (250 hz maybe?) and in is a higher, Im thinking 800hz.

I was micing a VL208 today w/my fretless SKB6000. The Bart preamp seems to sound better with bass and treble up, and volume at a quarter.

What does it do when you pull up the tone knob. Whats that for ?
How come the Bart system is so darn trebaly ? I cant seem to get use to the Bart system. Or I just dont know how to work it.
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Dude, you're so funny with all your FX. What do YOU sound like?

The treble knob is the one closest to the input jack. If you have one of the common Bart preamps, you have a stacked knob there. Top one is treble, bottom ring is bass.

DMB is correct. You also have a push/pull mid select. You can boost and cut your mids at those frequencies he listed. You may also just want to cut your treble on your amp too.

My Roscoe and me are having fun today

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1440548037

here are some new clips of my roscoe century 6 fretless. here (http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=278123) is the info on the bass.

Here (http://www.putfile.com/wolf1025) is the link to the soundclips, just the bass, some verb, an echplex, and a mic'd tri112.

Wow...what a nice fretless tone...lots of bite to it. Thanks for that post...I see that a Roscoe might be one of the two so far that I've found that has the fretless tone in it that I'm looking for...

Ever since I heard Marcus Miller's M2 CD and his fretless tone on track #4 (?), I've been craving that particular bite in a fretless. Now, Marcus is likely playing a Fender Jazz fretless, but that just doesn't quite align with my tastes. The Roscoe is more in line. The only other I've found so far that would really fit the bill is a Syme fretless...very similar bite to it. That bite just seems so important for a fretless...otherwise it just seems like it mostly gets lost in the mix.

Anyway, I really enjoyed your clip!

Dave

Hi,
Marcus's playing a Fodera Emperor fretless with Bartolini pups. In some recording he used a Modulus, but this was long time ago...
Still this Roscoe (wolf) sounds great!

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Wow...what a nice fretless tone...lots of bite to it. Thanks for that post...I see that a Roscoe might be one of the two so far that I've found that has the fretless tone in it that I'm looking for...

Ever since I heard Marcus Miller's M2 CD and his fretless tone on track #4 (?), I've been craving that particular bite in a fretless. Now, Marcus is likely playing a Fender Jazz fretless, but that just doesn't quite align with my tastes. The Roscoe is more in line. The only other I've found so far that would really fit the bill is a Syme fretless...very similar bite to it. That bite just seems so important for a fretless...otherwise it just seems like it mostly gets lost in the mix.

Anyway, I really enjoyed your clip!

Dave

+ its marcus!!!

He's one of those guys who can make almost anything sound great!

I think that bite is the Ash/bubinga combo, with a wenge neck. My favorite zon was the sonus special, same recipe, same mid/upper mid bite. Its great for fretless!!

Very sweet tone on that fretless!

You guys may have heard this before....posted it this spring.

This is an arrangement I did of a Praise & Worship chorus called Grace Flows Down -- just me and my Roscoes!:D The bass line and harmonics were on my fretted SKB 5, and the melody and background lines were done on my fretless SKB 5.......

WHere is the link?

Check my myspace for a new clip of my SKB3005. www.myspace.com/ianunderwood

The bass:

Swamp ash body
5A quilted maple top
Birdseye fb
Bart pups
Demeter pre

Check my myspace for a new clip of my SKB3005. www.myspace.com/ianunderwood

The bass:

Swamp ash body
5A quilted maple top
Birdseye fb
Bart pups
Demeter pre

Nice clips

I hope Youtube clips count. All of my clips are done on My SKB3007. I apologize for the one that you can't see.

My page is here:http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=jusplayinmybass


B Easy

I hope Youtube clips count. All of my clips are done on My SKB3007. I apologize for the one that you can't see.

My page is here:http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=jusplayinmybass


B Easy

Great clips - that 7 string sounds awesome:bassist:

Mark

Man I'd really love to hear these clips but so far the only one that has worked is Shiveringbass's :bawl:

It must be me because they seem to work for everyone else, man *** lol

I hope Youtube clips count. All of my clips are done on My SKB3007. I apologize for the one that you can't see.

My page is here:http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=jusplayinmybass


B Easy

Fantastic!

Here are a couple of clips of my SKB with a Demeter pre, and Nordy pickups. I don't know if the wenge wedge neck and fretboard with the ash body made the difference, but in spite of what I hear people say about this combo, I really love the sound I get.

Here I am playing through the house ampeg svt pro (I can't remember which one, with ampeg 410 cab.

My daughter is recording with her little camera I think. It may have been her cell phone.

Anyway, even with all of the background(and sometimes foreground noise) you get some idea of it's sound.

I will be looking for some better quality stuff from actual groups I have played with. This was an impromptu jam after a church meeting I was at a while back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=942D5GqNpXU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmFWLJeHa08

Here are a couple of clips of my SKB with a Demeter pre, and Nordy pickups. I don't know if the wenge wedge neck and fretboard with the ash body made the difference, but in spite of what I hear people say about this combo, I really love the sound I get.

Here I am playing through the house ampeg svt pro (I can't remember which one, with ampeg 410 cab.

My daughter is recording with her little camera I think. It may have been her cell phone.

Anyway, even with all of the background(and sometimes foreground noise) you get some idea of it's sound.

I will be looking for some better quality stuff from actual groups I have played with. This was an impromptu jam after a church meeting I was at a while back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=942D5GqNpXU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmFWLJeHa08

Nice one Joel - looks like your having fun:)

Mark

Hey folks:

I recently acquired a Roscoe LG-3005 w/Bart pups and preamp, spanish cedar body, spalted maple top, maple/purpleheart neck, cocobolo fretboard. Love it...tone, looks, weight and balance, etc.

I've put stainless steel strings on it (D'Addario BlueSteels) of a slightly lighter gauge than the stock strings, and I've adjusted the action such that it's crazy-low...I get a very controllable fretbuzz (mainly because the neck and fretwork are so friggin' impeccable! nice work, folks at Roscoe!), and I love the grittiness that brings to the tone, especially since the highs are just a bit muted on this bass in comparison to some others (like my Tobias Killer B-5 and Stingray5).

Here's some pics:
http://www.ipass.net/davesisk/music/pics/RoscoeLG3005_front.jpg

http://www.ipass.net/davesisk/music/pics/RoscoeLG3005_closeup.jpg

http://www.ipass.net/davesisk/music/pics/RoscoeLG3005_headstock.jpg

And here's a sound clip for your enjoyment. First half of the riff is slapped (mostly double-thumped with some double-pops at the end of each measure) and second half is fingerstyle. First pass has pan control in the center, 2nd pass is bridge solo'd, and 3rd pass is neck solo'd. All EQ was flat, no effects, direct injected...you are hearing only the bass itself and my hands. My playing is far from perfect, but my purpose was to "document" it's tone. Enjoy!

http://www.ipass.net/davesisk/music/soundclips/Roscoe_CenterBridgeNeck.mp3

Dave

Very Cool, Sounds great!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sounding good! :cool:

I have a Spanish Cedar/Buckeye SKB-3006 - very similar tone.

Here are a couple of clips of my SKB with a Demeter pre, and Nordy pickups. I don't know if the wenge wedge neck and fretboard with the ash body made the difference, but in spite of what I hear people say about this combo, I really love the sound I get.

Here I am playing through the house ampeg svt pro (I can't remember which one, with ampeg 410 cab.

My daughter is recording with her little camera I think. It may have been her cell phone.

Anyway, even with all of the background(and sometimes foreground noise) you get some idea of it's sound.

I will be looking for some better quality stuff from actual groups I have played with. This was an impromptu jam after a church meeting I was at a while back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=942D5GqNpXU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmFWLJeHa08

Nice! I like the sound you're getting too :D. So you have the Wenge Wedge Neck and a Wenge Fretboard?

Yep, I can't say enough how worth it the wedge neck is.

As stable as the regular neck is, the wedge neck is even more so. It also has a good deal to add to the resonance of the over all tone.

The wenge fretboard with the wenge wedge neck is a very articualte combo. Brings a lot of useable highs to the palette.

But isn't so brittle that you can't controll it.

I'd really like to hear some back to back clips of Nords vs. Barts. Love the Barts in my fretless SKB3006 but less so in the fretted if that makes any sense. Meaning the only thing lacking for me in the Bart/fretted is a slap tone. Other than that I do like it.

Well, here is a link to some videos of our band at church. Simple stuff, warts and all, but the Roscoe comes through pretty well. I'm running direct out of my Aguilar AG500, and as far as I know, this is taken right off the board. (after a spliced intro video in each case, which is pretty cool the first couple of times you watch it :hmm: ) Luckily once the loading gets far enough along, you can skip it. Each Sunday has several songs. Sometimes I'm playing and sometimes it's the other bass player.
http://www.westoverchurch.com/Experience/

I want sharing a little video clip of my band in South America were you can hear my century V fretless before I changed his Aguilar preamp for a Bartolini... The difference now is incredible... Aguilar just for fretted basses please!!!

www.supresencia.com

Blessings,

Tommy :bassist:

Note: Pics of the bass used!!!
http://a247.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/28/l_7a669f1b8e268c8f18f022b7396f840e.jpg

Well, here is a link to some videos of our band at church. Simple stuff, warts and all, but the Roscoe comes through pretty well. I'm running direct out of my Aguilar AG500, and as far as I know, this is taken right off the board. (after a spliced intro video in each case, which is pretty cool the first couple of times you watch it :hmm: ) Luckily once the loading gets far enough along, you can skip it. Each Sunday has several songs. Sometimes I'm playing and sometimes it's the other bass player.
http://www.westoverchurch.com/Experience/

thanks for sharing those videos.
I am awaiting for my first roscoe to come sometime this week. its a swamp ash body with maple top and pau ferro board. so, it'll be very exciting to try it out.
wondering what wood combo you had on the roscoe
thanks
RB

Ok, I'll bite.. ;) Somewhat recent hired-gun/studio session. Done with my SKB 3006 (flat) running through an Avalon tube pre in their outboard rack. Was actually my first working gig with the Roscoe; was so impressed with it I sold my Ken Smith that had been with me for 10+ years shortly after.

http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/758850

Very nice playing and sound!! Some hint of Meshell?

Cornelius

Planetearth, great playing and great growling tone.
:)

Thanks all!! :) I love that growl!! ;) Now that's it's been with me for a bit I've (in my opinion) sweetened up the tone a bit having found those sweet spots over time. Was a little awkward at first going from an old passive smith bass to a very active Roscoe. For me analogous to power steering vs. not. But I have come to appreciate not having to dig so hard for a tone which ultimately opened up a lot more options for me...

Me'Shell for sure Cornelius, though I wouldn't call it a hint as much as I would a full blown sample/tribute.. (which is just a nice way to say "yeah, I copped a little chunk of one of her licks") ;) LOL!! Love Her!!!! In terms of just outright raw, gut, in the pocket groove/feel.... mmmm something about her soul just reaches out to me for sure.

It's kind of funny, I ended up with the Roscoe completely by chance. I needed to pick up a 6 quickly for a gig and all in one day of landing the gig, went to the music store, had nothing particular in mind, but the Roscoe was the only high-end 6 in the store. Guy pulled it off the rack, plugged it into a little Bergantino all flat, I played all of 30 seconds and was sold... Typically the color, and fingerboard wood on a normal day would not have been something I'd ever of considered, hind sight being 20/20, it's all good, I can get used to Blue and maple. Plus, I dont' want to look at it anyway, I just want to hear it... ;) Been a love affair ever since.

Still good to know we are in the presence of keepers of the funk!
I'm on the fence about buying a Roscoe. I'm very much in love with my Celinders but there is a definite appeal in the growl produced by the bridge pu in a Roscoe. Can you tell me a bit more about your experience?

Cornelius

I can't really make any kind of comparison to the "Celinders". I've never laid my hands on one, people who have seem to love them. They seems very expensive for what at first sight appears to be a j or p bass replica but that's a completely ignorant statement because again I've never touched or heard one first person and know very little about them in general. So ultimately I've no valid opinion.

As I said with the Roscoe, I was sold immediately and shortly after retired my Smith of 10+ years. I'd have to say the Roscoe is pretty diverse in tone, whatcha hear on that clip is flat with a slight roll toward the rear p/u (short of whatever the producers ended up doing to it in post production... I dunno), finger style back toward the bridge. I can tell ya every session I've done with it the producers and engineers are instantly in love with it and we always end up going to "tape" flat across the board. I don't think from what I end up hearing in the end they do much to it in post in terms of tone shaping. Probably just a little ducking here and there to try to keep some openness in the orchestration of the final product with respect to crossover frequencies.

So personally my benchmark is this with any instrument: You pick it up and if it sounds good acoustically, i.e. the general tone an resonance is there throughout the instrument it's only gonna get better from there. I definitely got that vibe with the Roscoe. I think the vibration I can feel through the instrument is not as substantial as some of the neck-through basses I've played (thus my motivation for another thread here) but there does not seem to be any compromise in tone as a result. Was just a little different vibe for me than I was used to at first but quickly became a non issue. Subsequent to that, the onboard pre's and p/u's are in my opinion nothing short of amazing. Tons of tone, don't even need an outboard pre and just adds to the tone variations already available in just the raw interaction and inflection.

Specific to the growl, it's definitely there. From a personal taste it's my favorite sort of tone so given the chance I will gravitate there. As such I manage to find that one way or another regardless of the instrument. Having said that, it's ever present in the Roscoe without effort if ya want it. If I do have an outboard pre (typically in the studio they run me through one), again we leave it totally flat but drive the input reasonably hard to really work the tubes. I find this adds a sort of ambiance to it without coloring the tone, if that makes any sense.

So, that's my $0.02 for whatever it's worth... :) But, I've gotta ask, what's gotcha on the fence about a Roscoe? Have you played one yet?

What me got interested is the discussions here over at Talkbass mostly between MTD-owners and Roscoe-owners. There are some similarities constructionwise and both are using Barts, to some extent. Nonetheless both parties seem to be very outspoken in there preferences. Personally I find the slap-tone of a MTD to die for. On the other hand the fingertone of the Roscoes like I heard on Youtube ( Jimmy Haslip, Jeffrey Carswell) and in the review by Ed Friedland have a very strong appeal. What I want is the growl associated with the back pickup. The Roscoe seems to deliver. That and comments about the construction and the playability got me thinking. That and there is a company now over in Britain ( Bass Direct) that are importing these fine instruments so they are easy to get a hold of now. There's you answer. BTW thanks for taking the time to explain,

regards,

Cornelius

You got it, hoped it helped... Tone is so personal... So I guess it boils down to: yeah, the Roscoe plays great and has tons of tone variations to boot.... Good luck!!