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06-13-2006, 04:49 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Denver, Colorado | | | What a nice bass. Feels great and has a very clean - slightly aggressive tone. It growls nicely when played at or behind the bridge pickup. Pre-amp allows for a huge variety of tones. It's going to take a while to dial in what I like - but so far I think its a keeper!!
Hangs nicely on a strap - north of parallel but not striaght up. Body is small - I had to shorten my strap to get it in a better playing position. I wear it higher than my jazz style basses.
Light weight. The case is far heavier than the bass - almost too heavy. Would have preferred a Sadowsky-like case, I think.
So far - two thumbs up.
More after rehearsal tonight.
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06-13-2006, 08:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Austin, TX | | | Eggman, you sure did get the hottest looking one of the bunch. Great score! |
06-14-2006, 12:00 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Denver, Colorado | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Midnight Jazz Eggman, you sure did get the hottest looking one of the bunch. Great score! | Thanks - just got home from rehearsal - and the bass sounded great with the band. Not only is the B string great - open, but all the notes up the neck on the B are strong and clear. Band mates liked it.
I usually play 19mm spacing - these are (according to Gard) 18.15mm. I can tell the difference - felt slightly tight - but I bet that will go away with practice.
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06-14-2006, 08:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brentwood California | | | Hey Eggman, congrats on the new Roscoe, it is very cool.
I have a question about your picture though. Did you get caught having a very "eggy" idea,or is that a real egg on your knoggin?
If so, how in the world did you get it to stand up like that. It is a very cool pic. lol |
06-14-2006, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Joel B Hey Eggman, congrats on the new Roscoe, it is very cool.
I have a question about your picture though. Did you get caught having a very "eggy" idea,or is that a real egg on your knoggin?
If so, how in the world did you get it to stand up like that. It is a very cool pic. lol |
Egg balancing can be done only two time a year - during the Vernal Equinox and the Autumnal Equinox - so..................
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06-17-2006, 08:45 PM
| | | | [quote=Eggman]What a nice bass. Feels great and has a very clean - slightly aggressive tone. It growls nicely when played at or behind the bridge pickup. Pre-amp allows for a huge variety of tones. It's going to take a while to dial in what I like - but so far I think its a keeper!!
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If not I wil gladly take it off your hands!! |
06-18-2006, 08:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY/Boston, MA | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Gard Good move, that was my personal favorite!  | My favorite too.
I just wanted to say that this thread made me realize that the reason I couldnt decide on what kind of top I liked best is because I like no top! if I ever get a Roscoe in a few years, itd be similiar to these limiteds in that sense. Ash body, enhanced grain,birdseye maple fingerboard,demeter preamp.. I can see it now. |
06-19-2006, 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Eggman What a nice bass. Feels great and has a very clean - slightly aggressive tone. It growls nicely when played at or behind the bridge pickup. Pre-amp allows for a huge variety of tones. It's going to take a while to dial in what I like - but so far I think its a keeper!!
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If not I wil gladly take it off your hands!! | JOEY!!!!!!!!!!!!
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06-19-2006, 10:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY/Boston, MA | | | So yea unfortunately my gas is back for Roscoes. I cant buy one anytime soon because i am buying a new amp which will cost me almost 2 grand but. just for giggles
lg3005
swamp ash body - no top
enhanced grain maybe?
natural finish
Birdseye maple neck
12th fret inlay deleted
Demeter preamp
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06-19-2006, 10:44 AM
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Buy the Roscoe and don't buy such an expensive amp!! The bass is way more important IMO.
I have two Roscoes and NO bass amp and I play every week of the year using a Di and the PA/Monitor.
IMO you only need a small/medium combo for almost any application - larger gigs have PA.
When you are rich and famous spend money on amps (or get given them as an endorsee )
My 0.02$
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06-19-2006, 11:27 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY/Boston, MA | | | Yes but the idea being that I already have two fantastic basses that I love (my ebmms) whereas I have an amp that is Okay. The amp is the weakest link right now in getting the tone I want. I have no complaints about my basses whereas my amp is not the tone I want right now.
EDIT; I'm thinking about buying a Roscoe in about a year....
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