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07-04-2012, 10:42 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars, DR Strings Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Omaha, Nebraska | | | My Jimmy-inspired build
Joe told me I should start a thread on this, so why not.
At the Roscoe GTG in Greensboro, Jimmy Haslip talked about his LG, and was asked about the pickup slant. He explained it in a combination "duh"/and "why didn't *I* do that?" moment. He said he convinced Keith to do the slant (remember he's playing upside down) so the pickup is a little closer to the bridge on the bass side and closer to the neck on the high side. This gives him a little more warmth on the C string, and a bit better articulation down low.
So after I got a chance to play his bass (mahogany body, pau ferro fingerboard), I knew that ash (what I had on my current, now Joe's) LG was not for me. I really wanted a copy of Jimmy's bass.
Well after talking to the Gardfather, discussing aesthetics, ergonomics (and being shamed about building a "fanboi" bass  ) I settled on a build inspired by the man, but reflecting my own tastes and style as well. So here's what we came up with:
SKB3006 (my other 3 Roscoes are SKB, and I really like the body style)
Mahogany body/Quilt maple top
3 piece maple/purpleheart/maple neck
Pau Ferro fingerboard
Bartolini classic pickups/Bart 3 band preamp
"Reversed slant" pickups
Royal blue transparent finish
and the top we chose? 
So this will be developing over the next few months. To say I'm excited is a HUGE understatement! |
07-04-2012, 10:52 AM
|  | Musical Anarchist | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sutton, MA | | I had always thought that the reversed slant to the pickups would be good for both the lows and the high C string. This should be interesting.  |
07-04-2012, 11:01 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Niagara Falls, ON, Canada | | | Sweet top, and awesome concept for the build.
I am glad you chose the body style you like (and have on your other basses) rather than copying the LG, and the colour choice is pretty cool as well. I am a sucker for almost all of Roscoe's trans gloss finishes on a nice quilt top like that, but the various types of blue really stand out as different (better!) than what any other builders are doing. |
07-04-2012, 12:14 PM
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Endorsing Artist: FEA Labs, Jule Amps | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: los angeles, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Pacman 
So after I got a chance to play his bass (mahogany body, pau ferro fingerboard), I knew that ash (what I had on my current, now Joe's) LG was not for me.
| I'm glad I'm not the only one. In many years of owning various basses I have only had one ash-bodied bass that I really liked (a Zon lightwave fretless). And I've tried and tried others but there is just something about that wood that doesn't give me wood. I know most people dig it and as they say, "different strokes..."
Sweet looking build btw. Interested to hear the results.
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07-04-2012, 12:17 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brooklyn Park, MN. | | | Looks nice.
When I read the title of the thread, the first thing I thought of was JimmyM and you were having Roscoe build you a custom P Lyte !
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07-04-2012, 12:20 PM
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And I'm with you on the woods - that's why my dear Zon has a Guanacaste body (very similar to Mahogany). And sounds sooooo sweet.
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07-04-2012, 12:24 PM
|  | Less barking, more wagging! | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Diego, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Pacman Joe told me I should start a thread on this, so why not.
At the Roscoe GTG in Greensboro, Jimmy Haslip talked about his LG, and was asked about the pickup slant. He explained it in a combination "duh"/and "why didn't *I* do that?" moment. He said he convinced Keith to do the slant (remember he's playing upside down) so the pickup is a little closer to the bridge on the bass side and closer to the neck on the high side. This gives him a little more warmth on the C string, and a bit better articulation down low.
So after I got a chance to play his bass (mahogany body, pau ferro fingerboard), I knew that ash (what I had on my current, now Joe's) LG was not for me. I really wanted a copy of Jimmy's bass.
Well after talking to the Gardfather, discussing aesthetics, ergonomics (and being shamed about building a "fanboi" bass ) I settled on a build inspired by the man, but reflecting my own tastes and style as well. So here's what we came up with:
SKB3006 (my other 3 Roscoes are SKB, and I really like the body style)
Mahogany body/Quilt maple top
3 piece maple/purpleheart/maple neck
Pau Ferro fingerboard
Bartolini classic pickups/Bart 3 band preamp
"Reversed slant" pickups
Royal blue transparent finish
and the top we chose?
So this will be developing over the next few months. To say I'm excited is a HUGE understatement! | This makes perfect sense to me, Pacman. Of course, I'm one of those oddballs who prefers the sound of reverse-P p'ups, so feel free to discount my opinion. |
07-04-2012, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Pacman ...Well after talking to the Gardfather, discussing aesthetics, ergonomics (and being shamed about building a "fanboi" bass )... | Hey now, the ONLY comment I made was that you couldn't make the color bright yellow. That would be going too far.  |
07-04-2012, 01:10 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Roscoe, GigRig, COG Effects | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Nottingham, UK | | | Thats a seriously good idea... Actually, adding the warmth to the highs and brightness to the lows is a GREAT idea!!! Gard - has my LG been routed yet!? ;-)
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07-05-2012, 08:10 AM
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Owner: LilRay's Leatherworks | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between my Roscoe and Leather | | Royal Blue FTW! How's about calling it "Fat Albert"?
God Bless, Ray
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07-05-2012, 10:31 AM
|  | Well, Ahoy Paloi | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cape Cod, MA | | | Cool Jon! I feel somewhat related to this build from that awesome weekend with Jimmy and you boys. We discussed this in the car and at Gard's house quite a bit and I think it's a wonderful concept. Subscribed! |
07-05-2012, 05:26 PM
|  | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Georgia | |
Awesome top Jon!
This one will be fun to watch come together!
... and I'm really glad that you decided to build it! |
07-06-2012, 12:54 PM
|  | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | | This is seriously exciting. I absolutely love the call on the finish, Jon. I remember having a few, "Did I really spec that?" moments with my blue bass, but less than a nanosecond into seeing it, I was ecstatic. Yours? Over that top, and against a pau ferro board? Three words come to mind: Dee. Lish. Ous. In your hands this is going to be an amazing spec - I can't wait to hear the music that comes from this instrument. Kudos! |
07-06-2012, 01:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota | | | This will be fun to watch... |
07-07-2012, 06:49 PM
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07-07-2012, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Freddels I had always thought that the reversed slant to the pickups would be good for both the lows and the high C string. This should be interesting. | Ibanez has been doing it on some basses for years.
I always wondered why more builders didn't do it. It never made sense to me to slant the other way.
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07-07-2012, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Pacman ...
and the top we chose? | Gorgeous.
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10-16-2012, 02:33 PM
| | Layin' Down Time
Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars, DR Strings Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Omaha, Nebraska | | So, Gard was kind enough to give me an update today. The crew couldn't find the exact finish color I was looking for, but I'm *very* pleased with this alternate choice:  |
10-16-2012, 03:29 PM
| | Less barking, more wagging! | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Diego, CA | | Do you call it a "bruised" SKB because it's black & blue?  |
10-16-2012, 06:19 PM
| | Musical Anarchist | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sutton, MA | | | Is it a burst finish or is it just the lighting? | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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