MY ROSCOE GAS IS FLARIN' UP AGAIN...

XavidmanX · #1 08-01-2008, 01:35 AM

This Roscoe at planetbass.com is killin' me.

Specs:

* SKB 3006
* Ash body
* Quilt Maple Top (Amberburst Finish)
* Ebony Board (Doesn't look like Ebony to me...)
* Maple/Purpleheart/Maple Neck
* Bart Mojo

The Mac · #2 08-01-2008, 04:04 AM

Hey "X", hate to be the one to extinguish your " Flaring GAS" on this particular Roscoe but TB'er "Ghiadub" pulled the trigger on it a few days ago!

I too had that pesky "Flaring GAS" pain for a full out totally Roscoe Red SKB 3006 at BBH but alas it is now in the "Sold Gallery"!

XavidmanX · #3 08-01-2008, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by The Mac

Hey "X", hate to be the one to extinguish your " Flaring GAS" on this particular Roscoe but TB'er "Ghiadub" pulled the trigger on it a few days ago!

I too had that pesky "Flaring GAS" pain for a full out totally Roscoe Red SKB 3006 at BBH but alas it is now in the "Sold Gallery"!

These are the times that I wish that these stores would update their websites just a bit more regularly than they do.

Oh well...congrats to Ghiadub.

JOME77 · #4 10-15-2008, 12:37 PM

Hey Tony,

I'm sure you're probably aware but this bass is now available in the TB "Basses for Sale" forum........

XavidmanX · #5 10-15-2008, 09:41 PM

Yup...and I'm broke. This economy sucks right now. I would have snatched that one up in a second.

BTW, good to see you floatin' in the forums, Joe! How the heck are you?

JOME77 · #6 10-16-2008, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by XavidmanX

Yup...and I'm broke. This economy sucks right now. I would have snatched that one up in a second.

BTW, good to see you floatin' in the forums, Joe! How the heck are you?

Tony,
Everythings wonderful! From the look of your profile you're not hurting on great basses anyway!

That is a sweet looking Roscoe 6 though!

XavidmanX · #7 10-17-2008, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JOME77

Tony,
Everythings wonderful! From the look of your profile you're not hurting on great basses anyway!

That is a sweet looking Roscoe 6 though!

(a few more wouldn't hurt, though. My wife might hurt me, but that's a different story.)

sha975 · #8 10-17-2008, 08:32 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/Roscoe-SKB3006-b...d=p3286.c0.m14

Tony,

that bass is on ebay for sale right now for $2500 or best offer

XavidmanX · #9 10-18-2008, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by sha975

http://cgi.ebay.com/Roscoe-SKB3006-b...d=p3286.c0.m14

Tony,

that bass is on ebay for sale right now for $2500 or best offer

Thanks! I wish I had the $$ to make an offer right now. Hopefully soon.

I gotta tell everyone...I love TB! Especially the Roscoe forum! I've had so many people looking out for Roscoes and pm'ing me or posting in this thread...made me shed a tear

...this is a brotherhood!

Thanks to everyone for letting me know when things come up. Hopefully I'll bring a Roscoe back in the fold when I get some cash together.

JOME77 · #10 10-18-2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by XavidmanX

Thanks! I wish I had the $$ to make an offer right now. Hopefully soon.

I gotta tell everyone...I love TB! Especially the Roscoe forum! I've had so many people looking out for Roscoes and pm'ing me or posting in this thread...made me shed a tear

...this is a brotherhood!

Thanks to everyone for letting me know when things come up. Hopefully I'll bring a Roscoe back in the fold when I get some cash together.

We're just trying to lure you back home Bro!

Roscoe blood is thicker than water!

**Ryan L.** · #11 10-19-2008, 07:20 PM

You're not the only one whose Roscoe gas is flaring up again.

I've been silently lurking this forum for some time now again.

But, next time around, I need to do a custom order.

34" scale 5 string w/19mm spacing at the bridge (unless they'd do 20mm bridge spacing---hint, hint??

).

CrashClint · #12 10-20-2008, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Ryan L.

You're not the only one whose Roscoe gas is flaring up again.

I've been silently lurking this forum for some time now again.

But, next time around, I need to do a custom order.

34" scale 5 string w/19mm spacing at the bridge (unless they'd do 20mm bridge spacing---hint, hint??

).

Sounds like someone has short big fingers. 34" scale and 20mm spacing? That would be like playing a 6 string neck.

**Ryan L.** · #13 10-22-2008, 09:38 PM

My current main bass is a Warwick Streamer Stage One 5 string (Broad Neck).

I have average sized hands, I just prefer w-i-d-e spacing. And 34" scale is just a matter of personal preference. I have nothing against 35", but I've found that I am tending to gravitate more towards 34" nowadays.

XavidmanX · #14 10-22-2008, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryan L.

My current main bass is a Warwick Streamer Stage One 5 string (Broad Neck).

I have average sized hands, I just prefer w-i-d-e spacing. And 34" scale is just a matter of personal preference. I have nothing against 35", but I've found that I am tending to gravitate more towards 34" nowadays.

I would love to own one of those but I'm scared of an all maple body and how trebly it might sound. I like booty in my bass.

**Ryan L.** · #15 10-24-2008, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by XavidmanX

I would love to own one of those but I'm scared of an all maple body and how trebly it might sound. I like booty in my bass.

I don't have trouble getting low end out of mine, but it's a very tight, clear, deep low end (I like a tight bottom

).

It doesn't, however, have the HUGE bottom that a Bart/Bart Roscoe has.

I better shut up now---talking Warwicks in the Roscoe forum might result in a visit from the Gardfather.

RocketMusic · #16 10-29-2008, 10:33 AM

Hey, Ryan - Roscoe would do a 20 mm spacing, but it was like a $600 upcharge (instead of the $300 upcharge for 19 mm spacing). I considered ordering one given the run on SSI 5-strings I've had recently (thanks again, by the way!), but Gard wisely counseled that I should only do that for a custom order

Gard · #17 10-29-2008, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Ryan L.

I don't have trouble getting low end out of mine, but it's a very tight, clear, deep low end (I like a tight bottom

).

It doesn't, however, have the HUGE bottom that a Bart/Bart Roscoe has.

I better shut up now---talking Warwicks in the Roscoe forum might result in a visit from the Gardfather.

I agree, the SSI 5 has a really solid deep tone, but to my ear and taste it lacks a strong midrange, which is why I never got one (it was about the only Warwick I really dug).

As for talkin' Warwicks in the Roscoe forum...we'll handle that privately...

VroomVroom · #18 10-29-2008, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Gard

As for talkin' Warwicks in the Roscoe forum...we'll handle that privately...

Ooh....by way of penance I'm predicting two "Achy Breaky Hearts" and one "La Bamba/Twist & Shout" medley on your next gig. Shame, shame.

Gard · #19 10-29-2008, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by VroomVroom

Ooh....by way of penance I'm predicting two "Achy Breaky Hearts" and one "La Bamba/Twist & Shout" medley on your next gig. Shame, shame.

...you left out "Where Am I Gonna Live When I Get Home"....

(Sad but true story: Back in the late 90's, I was the music director/bassist for a country act out of FL that was with the same label that broke Billy Ray Cyrus....

)

JOME77 · #20 10-29-2008, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Gard

(Sad but true story: Back in the late 90's, I was the music director/bassist for a country act out of FL that was with the same label that broke Billy Ray Cyrus....

)

Sorry to hear that Billy Ray is broke!

That would explain his achy, breaky heart!