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11-24-2009, 04:17 AM
|  | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | | A Dream becomes a reality!
I know some of you Roscoeheads saw my post last week in the "If you could, what would you?" Thread but I never really explained how I came upon the opportunity to purchase that pretty fretless.
When Jay posted that thread last year I had just seen in the Roscoe gallery what I considered the perfect fretless. So I posted a pic of it knowing, that with my current fretted Roscoe still in the build queue, I couldn't even think about another Roscoe then.
Well just a couple of weeks ago I PM'd my good buddy and Roscoe dealer Halftooth to see how he was doing and mentioned how satisfied I was with my fretted Roscoe. I also mentioned that all that I needed now was a nice Roscoe fretless. Well Gene emailed back that he had just the Roscoe fretless in his inventory that I would want.
I really didn't have the cash but I told him to send a pic and spec's and low and behold it was my dream fretless from the "If you could, what would you?" thread! 
I didn't know where that bass had gone and couldn't believe that Gene was the dealer that had it built! The only thing that I would have change would have been the slanted p/u's but I can live with that.
To make a long story short (I know it's still long), I sold everything that I didn't immediately need (including my Tfunk and Berg  ) and finally raised enouigh cash to get it.
The specs are:
LG 3005
Ash body
bubinga exhibition 1-piece top
birdseye maple diamondwood lined finger board
Audere 4-band pre
Roscoe Bart p/u's
It should be here next week. I'll definitely post some sound clips ......  |
11-24-2009, 04:53 AM
|  | Musical Anarchist | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sutton, MA | | | Wow! That's beautiful.
What are the fretlines? I like how they don't stand out. |
11-24-2009, 04:58 AM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Freddels  Wow! That's beautiful.
What are the fretlines? I like how they don't stand out. | I think that they are the std. thin wire markers. They probably just blend in more with the maple board. |
11-24-2009, 07:47 AM
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That is a cool frikkin' story!
Congrats, man... that thing is insane.
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11-24-2009, 08:54 AM
|  | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | | Joe, congratulations! Definitely a great story. That is a stunningly gorgeous bass. And I can't wait to hear the incredible music that I know will just be pouring out of you. Awesome, my man...just awesome. |
11-24-2009, 09:16 AM
|  | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | Congrats Joe, she's truly an awe inspiring beast!  Quote:
Originally Posted by Freddels What are the fretlines? I like how they don't stand out. | Aluminium.
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11-24-2009, 02:07 PM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | Thanks guys!
Jerry,
I don't about any particularly incredible music that will be pouring out of me but I'm sure going to enjoy having a Roscoe fretless back in my arsenal. I've bought and sold quite a few basses and the only decision that I truly regretted was trading away my Roscoe fretless. Nothing quite compares to them IMO.  You know it just hit me that I don't even know what the back of the bass looks like! Man! I'm must have been infactuated!
Oh well, I'm sure that it's nice.....  |
11-24-2009, 04:03 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth TX | | Congrats Joe!! Amazing feeling to have a bass on the way! 
This is poster child for the "Bubinga Lovers Club".....but seeing the back would be nice. 
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11-24-2009, 06:13 PM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Basso Gruvitas Congrats Joe!! Amazing feeling to have a bass on the way!
This is poster child for the "Bubinga Lovers Club".....but seeing the back would be nice. | What's up John? I would suspect that a bass should be heading your way real soon!  |
11-25-2009, 06:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth TX | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JOME77 What's up John? I would suspect that a bass should be heading your way real soon! | Should be about mid December. Not new like yours, an old friend.
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11-25-2009, 07:36 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wake Forest, NC | | Congrats Joe, that sure is a beauty! Can't wait to hear how she sounds. |
11-25-2009, 09:05 AM
| | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | | Joe, I just want you to know I keep coming back to this thread to gawk at that top, and...of course...at just how well the fingerboard integrates with it. This is a stunningly gorgeous instrument, my man. I'm very happy for you! |
11-25-2009, 09:32 AM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | Quote:
Originally Posted by VroomVroom Joe, I just want you to know I keep coming back to this thread to gawk at that top, and...of course...at just how well the fingerboard integrates with it. This is a stunningly gorgeous instrument, my man. I'm very happy for you! |
Thanks Jerry! I can't wait to see and play it!
Constantly hearing your fretless was probably the straw that broke the camels back. I like the sound of my Gecko fretless but it's doesn't have the tone of a Roscoe and the sound of yours was a constant reminder of that!
It ships out today so it should arrive mid next week! |
12-03-2009, 05:27 AM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | |
Finally the long awaited verbiage ........ OUT FOR DELIVERY!!! |
12-03-2009, 05:35 AM
| | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | Awesome!
Hope you have it real soon!
You're gonna be in heaven!
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12-03-2009, 07:27 AM
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General Manager, Roscoe Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC, USA | | | Please say those three words that make me walk on air...
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Originally Posted by JOME77 OUT FOR DELIVERY!!! | ...I knew you could.
We expect a full report, tomorrow, tonight is the honeymoon... 
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12-03-2009, 07:53 AM
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Owner: LilRay's Leatherworks | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between my Roscoe and Leather | | I wanna hear the noises coming from the "honeymoon suite".  
God Bless, Ray
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Originally Posted by RocketMusic Ray is correct! | |
12-03-2009, 07:56 AM
| | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by LilRay I wanna hear the noises coming from the "honeymoon suite".
God Bless, Ray | "Mwahh, mwahhhh, mmmmwwwaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Ahhhhhh...
I'm done....."
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12-03-2009, 09:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wake Forest, NC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JOME77 Finally the long awaited verbiage ........ OUT FOR DELIVERY!!! | So you think! MMmmwwwwwaaaahhhh |
12-03-2009, 11:12 AM
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