Look what I found at The Groove Shoppe...

**T. B. Player** · #1 10-06-2007, 10:09 PM

http://www.thegrooveshoppe.com/xcart...cat=260&page=1

Hmmm - fretless maple C6 with an audere, bubinga top and wenge/maple neck? Gard....could this be....????

And I didn't hit the number tonight

Z

Gard · #2 10-07-2007, 03:16 AM

Nope, not mine, but obviously inspired by it!

Sorry about the numbers not lining up for you man...better luck next time!

Steve Clark · #3 10-07-2007, 06:58 AM

That is beautiful. I'm sure I'll be looking for a fretless Roscoe 6 in the future. The SKB, that nobody else wanted, is fantastic.

Gard · #4 10-07-2007, 11:17 AM

Steve, if you're looking for a "Jaco on steroids" kind of fretless tone, that bass, or one with the same specs (body style not really necessary) will definitely get you there.

The combination of the bubinga/ash body and diamondwood fingerboard are just killer for getting that slight "honk" with good cut that really makes its presence known in a mix. I find that by just changing my right hand placement or maybe a bit of variation with the blend control, I can get pretty much any tone I've ever needed out of my bass.

One drawback with bubinga - it's not the lightest wood in the forest. My bass is particularly heavy, but we don't typically use that much bubinga in a top, it's almost exactly half the thickness of the bass. The one at TGS and wolfbass' basses are closer to what we typically do - gives the same exact effect, but doesn't weigh 11.5 lbs like mine does!

(that said, my bass doesn't "feel" heavy on a strap, it balances so well!)

**T. B. Player** · #5 10-07-2007, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Gard

Steve, if you're looking for a "Jaco on steroids" kind of fretless tone, that bass, or one with the same specs (body style not really necessary) will definitely get you there.

The combination of the bubinga/ash body and diamondwood fingerboard are just killer for getting that slight "honk" with good cut that really makes its presence known in a mix. I find that by just changing my right hand placement or maybe a bit of variation with the blend control, I can get pretty much any tone I've ever needed out of my bass.

One drawback with bubinga - it's not the lightest wood in the forest. My bass is particularly heavy, but we don't typically use that much bubinga in a top, it's almost exactly half the thickness of the bass. The one at TGS and wolfbass' basses are closer to what we typically do - gives the same exact effect, but doesn't weigh 11.5 lbs like mine does!

(that said, my bass doesn't "feel" heavy on a strap, it balances so well!)

I wonder if balance is an issue with the "heavy bass resting on the shoulder that sits on a nerve which makes my left hand numb" syndrome. The construction of the Roscoe 6 makes it easy to play that I don't notice the difference between 18.3 mm and 19mm in the spacing (of course, that's only .7 mm), but perhaps the heavier weight of the body, its design and the placement of the strap buttons makes it "feel" less heavy than it really is.

Glad to see to TGS' bass isn't yours. Have an email in to ask for a quote - gotta know, since one NEVER sees a fretless 6 maple board out there...

Z

gkbass13 · #6 10-07-2007, 12:45 PM

that bass is beautiful.

the way you guys finished it really made the bubinga come alive....i prefer that to the oil finishes that companies like warwick use on their bubinga, which tends to leave it kind of stale in my opinion.

**T. B. Player** · #7 10-07-2007, 12:56 PM

Received the quote - it's priced "to move."

You know that Gospel story about a man who finds a treasure and sells everything he has to buy the field it's buried in? Only problem is that if I'd do that, there still wouldn't be enough to fund this project.

Hope someone jumps on this one!!

Z