It's official! I'm Roscoe Spoiled

[LilRay]

Just wanted to let you guys know, I'm officially a Roscoe snob and I'm spoilt .

Since the GTG I'd played nothing but my Roscoe but in a moment of reminissance I broke out the Fender Jazz last night for rehearsal. I've owned the Jazz now for 12 years but It's come to my attention that it's "missing" some things. Namely a fifth string .

I know it was from my lack of "real world experience" but I was all over the place . Wrong notes, grabbing for missing strings, reaching to "boost my mids". YIKES! It was bad.

Henry Ford (Fender) has no power when you get accustomed to driving a Ferrari (Roscoe).

Guys, I'm grateful to all of ya, and (still) enjoying every minute of being a Roscoehead.

So who else is with me? Are there any of you who find yourselves being Roscoe Snobs, or am I in an elite club?



God Bless, Ray

[Darkstrike]

Heh, I've been caught missing that B string quite a few times too, worst was when re-recording a track, and I had to tune a four string down to Drop Dflat, now if I think there's gonna be recording, I always bring a Roscoe, sounds bettter anyway.


But I do admit I have plenty of lesser basses which I enjoy playing a lot, but when its bidness time, its all about the Roscoes, or my Fender(which I do also adore) if I "have to" have the passive sound.

[ubone]

Not so much a SNOB to speak of, but yeah, my Roscoes are the primary bad boys I use 98% of the time. My old Fender Jazzes just sit in their cases.

[Ryan L.]

A few weeks ago, I demo'd one of the new Fender American Deluxe Jazz 5 strings. We had our full gigging PA set up, to get this and that dialed in, so I REALLY got to hear how the basses were sitting in the full mix. (granted, this was still through my Aguilar rig, so it'd be a touch different now with the Eden).

I had every intention of buying the bass when I signed it out from the store.

I ended up buying the Roscoe Century 6 from Greg to go along with my 5.

So yeah, Ray, I'm spoiled too. I wanted so bad to like the Fender. But it just didn't have the sound. Compared to my Roscoe 5, it sounded thin, weak, and ball-less (and again, that was through an Aguilar DB750, which is notoriously huge sounding). This is NO knock on the new Fenders---it was a great playing bass, and sounded great in the store, and looked pretty sweet, too. But, all things/settings the same (EQ flat on both the Roscoe and the Fender) my mind was made up pretty fast.

[VroomVroom]

Ryan, it's funny you mentioned the American Deluxe...I've recently test-driven one as well. I actually dug the sound. A lot. From that perspective, it's the bass I've been wishing Fender would make for years now. The problem for me was the playability. Fretwork? Ehh. Tight neck joint? Must've been a Friday afternoon at the factory. Consistency of tension across the strings? Just not there.

All issues you never have with a Roscoe. However, at that, I can attest that Michael "LilRay" Nichols is definitely in an elite club.

[JOME77]

Originally Posted by LilRay

Just wanted to let you guys know, I'm officially a Roscoe snob and I'm spoilt .

So who else is with me? Are there any of you who find yourselves being Roscoe Snobs, or am I in an elite club?



God Bless, Ray

Yep! I'm totally a Roscoe kind of guy.
The thought of playing other basses just doesn't excite me anymore. I keep my Gecko fretless for sentimental reasons but it pretty much stays in the bag (actually it's in a Roscoe gig bag ).

Glad to hear that you've been won over Ray!

[Blake Bass]

I really love the sound of my Roscoe Century Signature 5 ..but when it's gig time I usually go for my Sadowsky NYC 5, simply because it is 2 lbs lighter than my Roscoe..and it sounds pretty good too. Someday I would love to have a Rosoce built that weighs under 8 lbs.

[Bipslapper]

My Roscoe Century Standard weighs about 8.2 lbs. Also Ryan or Jerry: did you guys also try the Fender 50th Anniversary Jazz Bass? I love the look but for $2000.00 seems steep. Love my Modulus for recording but my new (used) LG 3006 sounds better than any bass I have owned- REAL Big fan of the Aggie pre-amp!

[LilRay]

Originally Posted by VroomVroom

Ryan, it's funny you mentioned the American Deluxe...I've recently test-driven one as well. I actually dug the sound. A lot. From that perspective, it's the bass I've been wishing Fender would make for years now. The problem for me was the playability. Fretwork? Ehh. Tight neck joint? Must've been a Friday afternoon at the factory. Consistency of tension across the strings? Just not there.

All issues you never have with a Roscoe. However, at that, I can attest that Michael "LilRay" Nichols is definitely in an elite club.

Don't get me wrong guys, I'll always love my Fenders for many reasons But from a pure construction and playability standpoint the Roscoe can't be beat ('cept maybe by another Roscoe) but the Cowboys Roscoe will beat a Saints Roscoe every time .

I was surprised at the difference between them once I'd spent time on the Roscoe. But the "snob" thing was tongue in cheek . Shoot I know my membership in the Roscoeheads would be promptly revoked if I were a snob. And I'm happy to be in this "elite" club

Originally Posted by JOME77

Yep! I'm totally a Roscoe kind of guy.
The thought of playing other basses just doesn't excite me anymore. I keep my Gecko fretless for sentimental reasons but it pretty much stays in the bag (actually it's in a Roscoe gig bag ).

Glad to hear that you've been won over Ray!

Joe I was won over long ago You'se guys have put up with me far too long for me not to be "home"

Originally Posted by Blake Bass

I really love the sound of my Roscoe Century Signature 5 ..but when it's gig time I usually go for my Sadowsky NYC 5, simply because it is 2 lbs lighter than my Roscoe..and it sounds pretty good too. Someday I would love to have a Rosoce built that weighs under 8 lbs.

Blake, It can be done

Originally Posted by Bipslapper

My Roscoe Century Standard weighs about 8.2 lbs. Also Ryan or Jerry: did you guys also try the Fender 50th Anniversary Jazz Bass? I love the look but for $2000.00 seems steep. Love my Modulus for recording but my new (used) LG 3006 sounds better than any bass I have owned- REAL Big fan of the Aggie pre-amp!

Pete, Glad to hear your diggin' on the LG.



God Bless, Ray

[Gard]

Originally Posted by LilRay

...but the Cowboys Roscoe will beat a Saints Roscoe every time...

[CrashClint]

Originally Posted by LilRay

the Cowboys Roscoe will beat a Saints Roscoe every time .

That's what I am talking about baby, Wooooooo!!! Where is Ric Flair?

[Gard]

Originally Posted by CrashClint

That's what I am talking about baby, Wooooooo!!! Where is Ric Flair?

You and Ray don't REALLY think that I'd allow something that atrocious to leave this shop without it getting a good heavy dose of gris-gris, do you?

[LilRay]

Originally Posted by Gard

You and Ray don't REALLY think that I'd allow something that atrocious to leave this shop without it getting a good heavy dose of gris-gris, do you?

Your gris-gris may be backfirin' on ya. I'm playin' better than I ever have, and as far as the 'Boys go, maybe oh just maybe Dallas'll sign Gramps Sharper and he'll stuff the Turducken up Payton's N O Z E !



God Bless, Ray

[jmarcus2]

Uh oh!!



(proud MTD owner but I admit I gas a little for Roscoes)

[JOME77]

Guys! Ain't it a bit early for this?

Let's just bury the hatchet for a couple months and focus on Roscoe's and other hot bass gear!

Besides, everyone knows that Tebow's going to take the Bronco's to the Superbowl and NFL title next year anyway!

[Gard]

Originally Posted by LilRay

Your gris-gris may be backfirin' on ya. I'm playin' better than I ever have, and as far as the 'Boys go, maybe oh just maybe Dallas'll sign Gramps Sharper and he'll stuff the Turducken up Payton's N O Z E !



God Bless, Ray

...what you don't know...

[Gard]

Originally Posted by jmarcus2

Uh oh!!



(proud MTD owner but I admit I gas a little for Roscoes)

Hey now, what other dealer has a black/gold finish????

You NEED a Roscoe bro!!!

[LilRay]

Originally Posted by Gard

...what you don't know...

I may know what you think I don't know ya know? I know sumthin's up. You're bein' a lil toooo quiet seein' as I'm being provocative.

I may be IN the backwoods but I ain't no idjut

Originally Posted by JOME77

Guys! Ain't it a bit early for this?

Um NO!

Let's just bury the hatchet for a couple months and focus on Roscoe's and other hot bass gear!

We can do that too

Besides, everyone knows that Tebow's going to take the Bronco's to the Superbowl and NFL title next year anyway!

Ok Joe, So which is it, are you a Tebow fan or a Donkeys fan? I gotta know.

Originally Posted by Gard

Hey now, what other dealer has a black/gold finish????

You NEED a Roscoe bro!!!

+1 to this jmarcus, Ya need a Roscoe! Man I heard Steelers fans play MTD's (Right Jerry?)

Everybody needs a Roscoe! Slain and Pimple



God Bless, Ray

[Ryan L.]

Originally Posted by VroomVroom

Ryan, it's funny you mentioned the American Deluxe...I've recently test-driven one as well. I actually dug the sound. A lot. From that perspective, it's the bass I've been wishing Fender would make for years now. The problem for me was the playability. Fretwork? Ehh. Tight neck joint? Must've been a Friday afternoon at the factory. Consistency of tension across the strings? Just not there.

All issues you never have with a Roscoe. However, at that, I can attest that Michael "LilRay" Nichols is definitely in an elite club.

I really liked the sound of it, in the store. In fact, I loved it, in the store. But hearing it set flat in the full-band mix, and then hearing my Roscoe, my opinion of the Fender went from this to this . I have no doubt I could make it sound great with a little tweaking, especially now that I have an amp with an actual EQ on it, but I just couldn't justify buying it when it didn't blow me away right out of the box. Ane hell, maybe a simple change of strings would have completely done the trick for me, tone-wise.

The one I took out was set up very nicely, and the fret work seemed to be great. The low B, when compared to my Roscoe, just wasn't happenin', either, though.

I did like it much better than the previous Am. Deluxes I've owned/played, but I'm really glad I was able to give it a run through our PA, so I could really hear what it sounded like in a full mix.

[jmarcus2]

Originally Posted by Gard

Hey now, what other dealer has a black/gold finish????

You NEED a Roscoe bro!!!

It all started on a winter gig in Wisconsin... Player in the band opening for us had one. We talked, and I tried it out.

Felt like I was cheating...but it was good.

Don't tell.