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10-17-2012, 09:56 AM
|  | There's more music in the nuance than the notes.
Staff, Bass Gear Magazine | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Central Illinois | |  E043
Inspired by the white one I saw a while back...
Century Standard 5 JJ/JB Fretless
Swamp Ash body
Natural finish
3-piece Maple neck
Diamondwood fingerboard
Graphite nut
Bartolini JJ pickups in the "JB" position
Bartolini 3-band preamp
Satin Chrome hardware (well, black after I get it, which I'll post later - should hopefully ship today).      |
10-17-2012, 10:21 AM
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General Manager, Roscoe Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC, USA | |  Hmmm....
....where'd you get THAT idea from??? |
10-17-2012, 12:18 PM
| | There's more music in the nuance than the notes.
Staff, Bass Gear Magazine | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Central Illinois | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Gard  ....where'd you get THAT idea from??? | First line in the OP... Quote:
Originally Posted by Vic Inspired by the white one I saw a while back... | Tho I didn't call the specific bass out. 
Here's the thread: D022  |
10-17-2012, 12:33 PM
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General Manager, Roscoe Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Vic First line in the OP...
Tho I didn't call the specific bass out.
Here's the thread: D022 | ...oh, that old thing???  
Dude, you are SO going to dig this.  |
10-17-2012, 12:50 PM
| | There's more music in the nuance than the notes.
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Originally Posted by Gard Dude, you are SO going to dig this. | I better, or I'm making a trip out to NC with a whole can-o-whoopass to spray all over the place... 
I'll shoot a pic with both the "sisters" together, too. |
10-17-2012, 12:54 PM
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General Manager, Roscoe Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Greensboro, NC, USA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Vic | ...ewe doesn't skeer me!!!   Quote: |
I'll shoot a pic with both the "sisters" together, too. | Awesome! |
10-19-2012, 12:56 PM
| | There's more music in the nuance than the notes.
Staff, Bass Gear Magazine | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Central Illinois | | NBD!!
Pictures later after I get the hardware swapped. |
10-19-2012, 01:21 PM
|  | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Georgia | |
Very nice Vic!
That will be a killer sounding fretless! |
10-19-2012, 01:26 PM
| | There's more music in the nuance than the notes.
Staff, Bass Gear Magazine | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Central Illinois | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JOME77 Very nice Vic!
That will be a killer sounding fretless! | It should be... it plays great as expected, the weight feels right at where I wanted it, and if the JB pickup position sounds anything like the Zon I had a while back, this'll definitely be a long term keeper.
Man, I'm telling you, these Century Standards... definitely one of the best bang/buck deals out there for sure. My fretted model continues to kill. |
10-19-2012, 09:15 PM
| | There's more music in the nuance than the notes.
Staff, Bass Gear Magazine | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Central Illinois | | 8.4 pounds of fretless goodness. Once again Keith's team nails it to the wall. This thing sings like a bird.  
And it's "sister" (who is also wearing black now, actually)... 
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10-20-2012, 04:24 AM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Georgia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Vic
And it's "sister" (who is also wearing black now, actually)... | Awesome looking pair!
I'm sure that it's sister looks good in BLACK!
...Have I ever mentioned that I just dig Black hardware?! |
10-20-2012, 08:02 AM
| | There's more music in the nuance than the notes.
Staff, Bass Gear Magazine | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Central Illinois | | Quote:
Originally Posted by JOME77 Awesome looking pair!
I'm sure that it's sister looks good in BLACK!
...Have I ever mentioned that I just dig Black hardware?! | Maybe a time or two. |
10-20-2012, 04:54 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Niagara Falls, ON, Canada | | Nice Vic! That looks like a perfect fretted and fretless pair |
10-22-2012, 04:42 PM
| | There's more music in the nuance than the notes.
Staff, Bass Gear Magazine | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Central Illinois | | Took both to worship yesterday. Worked out conveniently because the music was kinda' split into chunks with a 4 minute break right before the last two songs, which just begged for fretless. And since both basses are pretty much the same elex and such, tech didn't have to make any adjustments for the swap.
It was great to have that singing tone at my fingertips again. |
10-23-2012, 09:24 AM
|  | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | | Congratulations, Vic! That bass just looks like it's got serious music in it. Awesome! |
10-23-2012, 09:32 AM
| | There's more music in the nuance than the notes.
Staff, Bass Gear Magazine | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Central Illinois | | Quote:
Originally Posted by VroomVroom Congratulations, Vic! That bass just looks like it's got serious music in it. Awesome! | Let's just say, it's as good of a fretless as I'll ever need, and then some.
My gosh, these Century Standards are just amazing values. I love all the high end stuff Keith does, but honestly, if this product line had more exposure, it could totally take over as his bread and butter line in unit sales and profit. A good thing! |
10-23-2012, 10:06 AM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Georgia | |
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Originally Posted by Vic Took both to worship yesterday. Worked out conveniently because the music was kinda' split into chunks with a 4 minute break right before the last two songs, which just begged for fretless. And since both basses are pretty much the same elex and such, tech didn't have to make any adjustments for the swap.
It was great to have that singing tone at my fingertips again. | Awesome Vic! Nothing like a Roscoe fretless in your hands during a worship song. One note's worth a thousands licks! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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