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06-15-2009, 04:32 PM
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SKB 3005
Walnut/Maple/Walnut/Maple/Walnut top (whew...hey, it was the dealer's idea!  )
Swamp Ash body
Natural finish
Bartolini 3-band preamp
Bartolini/Roscoe pickups
Wenge center neck
Bird's Eye Maple fingerboard
Walnut 12th fret inlay
Diamondwood nut
Black hardware
Done!
Full monty, front & back:
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06-15-2009, 04:32 PM
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General Manager, Roscoe Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC, USA | | | Body shots, front & back:
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06-15-2009, 04:34 PM
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General Manager, Roscoe Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC, USA | | | Headstock, front & back:
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06-15-2009, 04:35 PM
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Closeup of the 12th fret inlay, with some detail of the killer bird's eye maple:
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06-15-2009, 06:25 PM
|  | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | | Cleanup on aisle 6, please.
You had me at, "walnut."
Three words for this one: Dee. Lish. Ous. |
06-16-2009, 06:40 AM
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06-16-2009, 07:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Chicago, IL | | Quote: |
Walnut/Maple/Walnut/Maple/Walnut top (whew...hey, it was the dealer's idea! )
| Yep...decided to do something new and somewhat unique for Roscoe this time.  I've been wanting to do a walnut project for a long time, and since doing a handful of 3-piece topped basses several years ago, I've been thinking about doing a "faux neck through" on an SKB.
While my fellow Roscoeheads will be the ultimate judge, I happen to think that the ole' "faux five" turned out pretty well!  |
06-16-2009, 08:40 AM
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General Manager, Roscoe Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC, USA | | On the faux-neck-through, I gotta give props to Tony here in the shop. He totally embraced the concept and I think you can see in the photos he NAILED the width and angle of the lamination. It's dead on the correct width at the neck pocket, and the angle follows the taper of the neck perfectly.
The guys that work here are ALL freaking geniuses at this stuff!  
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06-16-2009, 01:48 PM
| | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | | I keep coming back to gawk at this one. I totally dig the neck-thru look, and I really love the Roscoe gang's take on walnut - the gloss of the finish is just stunning. This one is truly a piece of art...kudos to everyone involved, from imagination to execution.
If you need me, I'll be over here in the corner, chanting my mantra...
"Thank goodness this isn't a six-string bass. Thank goodness this isn't a six-string bass..." |
06-16-2009, 01:53 PM
|  | Appointed President of the Roscoe Owners Club | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wake Forest, NC | | Amen brother! Quote:
Originally Posted by VroomVroom  I keep coming back to gawk at this one. I totally dig the neck-thru look, and I really love the Roscoe gang's take on walnut - the gloss of the finish is just stunning. This one is truly a piece of art...kudos to everyone involved, from imagination to execution.
If you need me, I'll be over here in the corner, chanting my mantra...
"Thank goodness this isn't a six-string bass. Thank goodness this isn't a six-string bass..." | |
06-16-2009, 02:06 PM
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General Manager, Roscoe Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by VroomVroom I keep coming back to gawk at this one. I totally dig the neck-thru look, and I really love the Roscoe gang's take on walnut - the gloss of the finish is just stunning. This one is truly a piece of art...kudos to everyone involved, from imagination to execution.
If you need me, I'll be over here in the corner, chanting my mantra...
"Thank goodness this isn't a six-string bass. Thank goodness this isn't a six-string bass..." | Oh, we could do a 6er no sweat, and we even have some REAL pretty walnut to work with! 
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06-16-2009, 02:18 PM
| | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | | [Covering ears (eyes?)]
I can't hear (see?) you! La la la la la la....I can't hear (see?) you! La la la la la...
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If the boss' lottery ticket cashes in, I will be chatting with our man in NorCal about mating the terms, "Roscoe," and, "walnut." Which, coming from me...the last person to consider a custom order of any type...is hopefully taken as the high praise duly intended. |
06-16-2009, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Gard Oh, we could do a 6er no sweat, and we even have some REAL pretty walnut to work with! | What about maple?  Huh?
Huh? ------ Huh?
Don't worry, too much caffeine and impatient here lurking this forum.   |
06-16-2009, 04:18 PM
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General Manager, Roscoe Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by C'thulhu What about maple? Huh?
Huh? ------ Huh?
Don't worry, too much caffeine and impatient here lurking this forum. | ...maple? 
...uh...
...we used the last of it on this one! 
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06-16-2009, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Gard ...maple?
...uh...
...we used the last of it on this one! | Just get him some chipboard from the nearest hardware place, probably has some maple in it.......
Trust me, it'll be fine....
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06-16-2009, 08:08 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Sactomato, CA | | | I'm sorta curious, then, why the neck through theme wasn't extended to the headstock face?
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06-17-2009, 06:30 AM
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General Manager, Roscoe Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by coyoteboy I'm sorta curious, then, why the neck through theme wasn't extended to the headstock face? | Most n/t's you see have a headstock laminate that matches the body wings.
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