Coming Back Home...

**Ryan L.** · #1 07-03-2009, 06:40 PM

to Roscoe, that is!!

Well, it's finally official---the order has been placed, the deposit has been sent, and apparently, a serial number has been assigned!!

Here's what it's gonna be:

#6091
Century 3005
Swamp Ash body w/enhanced grain
1 piece burl maple top w/wenge shim between top and body
35" scale
20mm string spacing at bridge
Standard maple/purpleheart/maple neck
Wenge Fretboard
Maple Burl 12th fret inlay
Diamondwood Nut
Bart CB pickups
Aguilar OBP-3 preamp
Hardshell case

I've been waiting (as Gard knows) years to be able to do this, and with a huge thanks to Greg at Rocket Music, it's finally happening.

lsu921 · #2 07-03-2009, 08:58 PM

Nice! 20mm spacing too! I have a buddy with a Modulus that has 22mm spacing, and it's not bad as some might think..

**Ryan L.** · #3 07-03-2009, 09:18 PM

My main bass right now, that this one will replace, is a Warwick SSI 5er w/20mm spacing. Just works perfectly for me. So, when I found out that Roscoe indeed would make a 5 string with spacing that wide at the bridge, I was in trouble.

I love my Warwick, but it's not a Roscoe, no matter how much I want it to be.

JOME77 · #4 07-04-2009, 08:03 AM

Congrat's Ryan!

Sounds like a recipe for tone!

That 20mm should make a nice slap bass. Plenty of room between strings. I'm a burl maple top guy too and Roscoe ALWAYS has some killer burl maple tops!

Make sure to post progress pic's for us Roscoe addicts!

**Ryan L.** · #5 07-04-2009, 12:26 PM

Yeah, burl maple has always been a favorite of mine, and the top that has been picked out should be pretty sick looking (in a good way).

I think I'm gonna go with matching wood knobs on it, too.

**Freddels** · #6 07-04-2009, 02:27 PM

What's the estimated wait time on an order? How deposit do the dealers require?

**Ryan L.** · #7 07-04-2009, 03:17 PM

You'd have to ask Gard what the current wait time is, as I think mine got bumped in on a last minute opening.

As to the deposit, I think that varies from dealer to dealer. I put quite a bit down for mine, so I don't know exactly what the exact amount to get one started would be.

()smoke() · #8 07-04-2009, 09:49 PM

very cool ryan--the wenge neck and wide spacing sound killer, should be a great instrument

Darkstrike · #9 07-05-2009, 06:03 AM

Awesome! That bass shoud be incredible!

**Ryan L.** · #10 07-09-2009, 04:10 PM

Yeah, it should be pretty cool when it's done.

SO, Gard, is it done yet???

VroomVroom · #11 07-09-2009, 04:28 PM

How did I miss this before now? Ryan, all I can say is....

"GUH!" Time for another diaper change. Amazing choices, my man - this bass is going to be ridiculous. In fact, we're gonna' have to coin a new term...something like, roscoelicious, or Gardomite!.

I keep re-reading the specs, and I'm just knocked out by your choices. This one is going to be, dare I say it, rosctabulous. Congratulations to you!

P.S. Please excuse the lame humor in this post.

**Ryan L.** · #12 07-09-2009, 05:39 PM

Thanks Jerry!

Yeah, I think it should be a winner for me---the Roscoe neck, coupled with the wide spacing, should be about a perfect fit for my playing style.

**Freddels** · #13 07-09-2009, 05:58 PM

You've been looking at Roscoe's longer than I have. How did you decide on those particular woods?

**Ryan L.** · #14 07-09-2009, 06:22 PM

EDIT: I had a long-winded answer typed up here, and when I re-read it, I thought that I kinda rambled on pointlessly.........

So:

I chose things the way I did with this one based on past experiences with the 4 different SKB 3006's I've owned in the past mainly, and on recommendations from Gard and Greg to get me what I'm looking for, both tone-wise and looks-wise.

The ONLY component of this bass that I don't have any prior knowledge of will be the Bart CB pickups---I'm going strictly off of opinions here on this forum with them.