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10-23-2008, 11:49 AM
|  | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | | Back in the Roscoe Queue…….
Well it started out as a valiant act of trying to replace some of the funds spent on my daughters wedding and ended up with a new Roscoe on order! 
I’m not sure how that happens but I’m sure it falls under the heading of GAS! 
It started with isu921 sending a reasonable question to me via a PM and ended with me agreeing to sell my LG3005 to dataBASS5.
The good thing is that I did sell some of my amps and cabinets, actually put the funds in savings and replace them with an inexpensive SWR combo (thanks Youngs!). The bad thing is I sold my most beloved Roscoe, missed the opportunity to purchase a nice used one that I had targeted and then took the funds out of savings to help pay for a new Roscoe that I’m having built!
My wife thinks that I’m doing it to distract me from the fact that I miss my daughter being around the house!   She’s probably right!
At any rate, the spec’s are:
LG3005 w/straight p/u’s
Exhibition burl maple top
Spanish Cedar body (natural)
Exhibition Cocobolo finger board
Bart CB p/u’s
Audere pre
Diamondwood nut
Roscoe hard case
It’s been 2 years since I’ve had a Roscoe built and since I always enjoy seeing one come together, I thought I’d share the experience with you other Roscoeheads.
I haven’t seen many new Threads of TB’ers having Roscoe’s made recently so maybe I can inspire a few of you to upgrade or add to your arsenal of basses.
I’ve got nothing to show for now. I even gave Gard the honor (or chore) of picking the woods. I’ve seen the nice tops and finger boards that he recommends and I can’t think of anyone that I’d trust more to do it!
If I get any pictures to share I’ll certainly do it. If not, I’ll at least show you the completed bass! In the meantime, you guys can console me!
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10-23-2008, 11:56 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Addis, La | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JOME77 
It started with isu921 sending a reasonable question to me via a PM and ended with me agreeing to sell my LG3005 to dataBASS5. | Yeah, you're welcome dataBASS5!!  
You know how these things work too Joe. Wells Fargo sent me a refund check last week (from the escrow account on the house I sold) that would have covered it and then some!
Sometimes I'm too responsible!!
Oh, and BTW. It's LSU.. Like the National Champion LSU Tigers.. The ones that host the Georgia Bulldogs this weekend..
Jason
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10-23-2008, 11:59 AM
|  | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | | Just wow! Congratulations in advance - I'm anxious to see & hear this one....good for you! |
10-23-2008, 12:04 PM
|  | Appointed President of the Roscoe Owners Club | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wake Forest, NC | | | Hey Joe,
As nothing can replace your daughter not being in the house and the daily interaction with children, I am in agreement with you.
I want to say congrats on the new Roscoe order!
Database5 is coming by Saturday to pickup a Eden footswitch, so hopefully I will get a chance to play your old bass. |
10-23-2008, 01:07 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: A Whale's Vag!na, CA | | | Congrats on the new order, that should be a nice player. I can share your "queue" pain, been waiting for only a month now and it's killer! |
10-23-2008, 03:26 PM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by lsu921 Yeah, you're welcome dataBASS5!!
You know how these things work too Joe. Wells Fargo sent me a refund check last week (from the escrow account on the house I sold) that would have covered it and then some!
Sometimes I'm too responsible!!
Oh, and BTW. It's LSU.. Like the National Champion LSU Tigers.. The ones that host the Georgia Bulldogs this weekend..
Jason | LOL!
It is a shame that someone else gets a blessing from your efforts but the principle of "paying it forward" really works. I've got a feeling that there's plenty of nice basses in your future! 
....and just for the record, I am a huge Bulldog fan, but an even bigger Tide fan! Born in Tuscaloosa Ala. and raised in Montgomery! ROLL TIDE!!! .....but go you grat big Hairy Dawgs! |
10-23-2008, 03:32 PM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by CrashClint Hey Joe,
As nothing can replace your daughter not being in the house and the daily interaction with children, I am in agreement with you.
I want to say congrats on the new Roscoe order!
Database5 is coming by Saturday to pickup a Eden footswitch, so hopefully I will get a chance to play your old bass. | Thanks Clint!
That's cool that you'll get to play the bass! I am glad that it stayed in the Roscoe TB family.
The new one should be a slightly tweaked version of it!
Let me know what you think of the bass........ |
10-23-2008, 03:34 PM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | |
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Originally Posted by CliffD Congrats on the new order, that should be a nice player. I can share your "queue" pain, been waiting for only a month now and it's killer! | I feel your pain Cliff!
Maybe we can form support group! |
10-23-2008, 03:43 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JOME77 an inexpensive SWR combo (thanks Youngs!). | Youngs is fink! 
__________________ Quote:
Lawd, I was born a poachin' man
Like to snag every Roscoe just as quick as I can
So when you see me a thievin',
I think you'll understand
I'm just a Roscoe poachin' man
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10-23-2008, 03:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by CrashClint Databass5 is coming by Saturday to pickup a Eden footswitch, so hopefully I will get a chance to play your old bass. | Mmmm. . . possibly. After getting all the angry PM's and reading LSU's response, I'm not too sure I want to step out of the house with this bass.
LSU has got to be hatin' it!!! First I diverted his old SKB to Clint, then I snagged the bass he had been jones'n for. If ever there should be a TB'er upset at me, it is inthepocket4u or LSU. 
Still, nobody is grateful that I snagged this bass even though Youngs took one right out my backyard and then pounced on the next 5 for sale?
__________________ Quote:
Lawd, I was born a poachin' man
Like to snag every Roscoe just as quick as I can
So when you see me a thievin',
I think you'll understand
I'm just a Roscoe poachin' man
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10-23-2008, 03:52 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Boston MA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dataBASS5 Youngs is fink! | Grrr..... |
10-23-2008, 04:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by youngs Grrr..... | Lol, there you are my great and worthy opponent! Just seeing if you were lurking in this thread. 
__________________ Quote:
Lawd, I was born a poachin' man
Like to snag every Roscoe just as quick as I can
So when you see me a thievin',
I think you'll understand
I'm just a Roscoe poachin' man
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10-23-2008, 04:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Boston MA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dataBASS5 Lol, there you are my great and worthy opponent! Just seeing if you were lurking in this thread. | damn... :x |
10-23-2008, 09:19 PM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by VroomVroom Just wow! Congratulations in advance - I'm anxious to see & hear this one....good for you! | Thanks Vroom!
I enjoyed the sound clips that you shared. That's also a vewry sweet looking Roscoe that you have! |
10-23-2008, 09:25 PM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by dataBASS5 Youngs is fink! | Now dataBASS, don't be so hard on Youngs. He is family and gave me a sweet deal on a SWR combo! 
.......of course he has been a bit greedy snatching up all of the used Roscoe's at times!
...get all you can and can all you can get! |
10-23-2008, 09:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Boston MA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JOME77 Now dataBASS, don't be so hard on Youngs. He is family and gave me a sweet deal on a SWR combo!
.......of course he has been a bit greedy snatching up all of the used Roscoe's at times!
...get all you can and can all you can get! | Thanks man!
btw did you get the cable yet? |
10-23-2008, 10:16 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Niagara Falls, ON, Canada | | | That's a great spec - it's going to be a sweet bass for sure. I'll look forward to seeing the wood that Gard picks out.
I'm going to have to get something with the CBs at some point. Probably a Century Std though... |
10-24-2008, 05:18 AM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by youngs Thanks man!
btw did you get the cable yet? | Not yet but I'm sure it'll eventually get there. I had a spare so it's no problem!
The amp cleaned up nicely.It really is in mint condition (as advertised). I serviced it (cleaned the pots and input/output jacks) and it's working like new!
Thanks for a great deal! Quote: |
Originally Posted by Jeff Moote That's a great spec - it's going to be a sweet bass for sure. I'll look forward to seeing the wood that Gard picks out.
I'm going to have to get something with the CBs at some point. Probably a Century Std though... | Hey Jeff! I haven't seen you on the forum lately. I guess school and playing has you fairly busy. I miss your input. How's the Roscoe working out?
As you can see I went back to my first love (Spanish Cedar and LG body). I really think that the Audere/Bart combo will sound very nice with the Spanish Cedar. |
10-24-2008, 08:20 AM
| | Appointed President of the Roscoe Owners Club | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wake Forest, NC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JOME77 As you can see I went back to my first love (Spanish Cedar and LG body). I really think that the Audere/Bart combo will sound very nice with the Spanish Cedar. | I actually had that combo in my SKB3006 for a while. Spalted Maple top and Spanish Cedar body with Audere, but with standard Roscoe/Barts, they didn't have the CBs yet. Wasn't quite as punchy as a Ash body but a nice tone. You could really adjust the mids and dial them in. The classics will really open the bass up, not as clean as the Nords, but a lot less compressed than the Standard Roscoe Barts. The thing I like about the classics, it still sounds like a Roscoe, just a little more open.
I prefer the Demeter, but I did like the low mid on the Audere. In church I would turn the hi-mids off, but in a bar setting I would set the high-mids at 12 o'clock. On the LG that DannyR now has, I had the Audere in it with the Classics until a Demeter came along.
You will be happy with the Audere/Classics combo Joe, you will definitely hit the P and J bass tone and get a warm slap tone as well. |
10-24-2008, 09:01 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Addis, La | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JOME77 LOL!
It is a shame that someone else gets a blessing from your efforts but the principle of "paying it forward" really works. I've got a feeling that there's plenty of nice basses in your future!
....and just for the record, I am a huge Bulldog fan, but an even bigger Tide fan! Born in Tuscaloosa Ala. and raised in Montgomery! ROLL TIDE!!! .....but go you grat big Hairy Dawgs! | I'm sure I'll find something I like soon.
Tide fan? Gard, how did you let him in queue? Quote:
Originally Posted by dataBASS5 Mmmm. . . possibly. After getting all the angry PM's and reading LSU's response, I'm not too sure I want to step out of the house with this bass.
LSU has got to be hatin' it!!! First I diverted his old SKB to Clint, then I snagged the bass he had been jones'n for. If ever there should be a TB'er upset at me, it is inthepocket4u or LSU.
Still, nobody is grateful that I snagged this bass even though Youngs took one right out my backyard and then pounced on the next 5 for sale? | You better watch out buddy. That's all I'm saying.  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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