Sound Clips of Roscoe Fretless w/TI Flats

[JOME77]

I finally got around to trying the TI Jazz Flats on my Roscoe fretless. They really sound warm & smooth but lack the mwah of the rounds. They also have a real slick feel, which is great for slides. IMO they would be great for jazz.

...you listening Jerry?

I recorded a couple of sound clips, one with the TI Flats and one with the D'addario RW's. The clips have just a touch of drums and Verb.

If anyone is interested in the TI Flats, I thought that I'd throw this out there. I paid just under $100 for these strings .
Yeah, I know too much! But folks say that they last forever.

I'm willing to send these strings (I pay postage) to any Roscoehead to try on their Roscoe 3005 fretless. All that you've got to be willing to do is, if you're not crazy about 'em, be willing to send them (postage paid) to the next Roscoehead that want's to try them. If you know that you're not going to buy them, but still want to try them, then that's cool too. Just be willing to send them to the next Roscoehead on the list.

In the end, if someone really digs them, they can have them for $50. If no one want's them, the last Roscoehead just sends them back to me. Fair enough?

Here's the sound clips:

Roscoe Fretless with TI Flats

Roscoe Fretless with D'Addario XL RW

[VroomVroom]

Nice, Joe! Both on your offer of paying things forward, and for the great playing in those clips.

I've experimented with flats over the years, and ultimately went to extremes...I've got a Rob Allen fretless for 'acoustic'/traditional work and the Roscoe for anything more modern. On the latter, I'm just too in love with rounds.

I've heard nothing but great things about these strings, and your clip certainly confirms them.

[Darkstrike]

Agreed, very, very cool Joe, they sound great, and the playing's fantastic too, and offer, that's very generous.

[JOME77]

Thanks fellows.

Jerry, I figured that you would have tried flats on your fretless previously. You typically leave no stone unturned!

In the end, I also prefer the nickel rounds on my Roscoe fretless. Probably because the mwah and growl that they give are what attracted me to the fretless in the beginning.

I had the TI's installed on my Warmoth Gecko fretless (ebony board) and thought that maybe the ebony board provided the warmth that I heard. After putting them on the Roscoe with the diamondwood I have to admit to hearing the same warmth there too. To my ears the TI's seem to have a similar growl (as the rounds) in the lower notes but not nearly as much in the upper register notes.
You've got to believe though that the flats would inflict much less wear on the fingerboard though.

Oh well. The offers still stands. If nobody wants to give them a try I'll just install them back on the Warmoth.

[LilRay]

Can't get the TI clip to download

I'll try later.



God Bless, Ray

[JOME77]

Originally Posted by LilRay

Can't get the TI clip to download

I'll try later.



God Bless, Ray

Must be good ole' dependable Mediafire!

Something else that I noticed that was a bit interesting. If you open the mp3's in Audacity and compare the wave graphic representation between the 2 clips, they are significantly different. Some of it may be due to the level's at mastering (although I tried to keep them equal) but the amplitude of the TI clip is greater and most of the sound waves appear chunkier in overall appearance.

[CrashClint]

A friend wrote a song to this 12 bar blues so I went over to his house and was messing with recording a bass line. Wow, is my timing ever off, really different playing to a backing track. So if you can put aside the terrible playing on my part I will tell you what my setting were.

This was done on my new CS Plus with Jazz Barts, Bart preamp, Alder body, Amboyna top, Maple neck and Wenge fingerboard. My setting were set flat and I plugged directly into his 5 channel Behringer with settings set flat. He recorded this using, I think SwitchCraft?

Anyway here is my second run through, be easy on me.

http://www.webobjectives.com/TB/AloneAgain.mp3

[JOME77]

Nice bass tone Clint! You need to create some raw clips of that new Roscoe JJ too. We really want to hear more!!!

I do have one question though. Why did you post this in the "Sound Clips of Roscoe Fretless w/TI Flats" thread? Do you have TI Flat strings installed? Why not in the "Roscoe Sound Clips" thread?

I know that you're the President of the Roscoehead club and all but just saying ........

[LilRay]

Originally Posted by CrashClint

A friend wrote a song to this 12 bar blues so I went over to his house and was messing with recording a bass line. Wow, is my timing ever off, really different playing to a backing track. So if you can put aside the terrible playing on my part I will tell you what my setting were.

This was done on my new CS Plus with Jazz Barts, Bart preamp, Alder body, Amboyna top, Maple neck and Wenge fingerboard. My setting were set flat and I plugged directly into his 5 channel Behringer with settings set flat. He recorded this using, I think SwitchCraft?

Anyway here is my second run through, be easy on me.

http://www.webobjectives.com/TB/AloneAgain.mp3

Way to go man! You're gonna get me to throw down some blues now.

Originally Posted by JOME77

Nice bass tone Clint! You need to create some raw clips of that new Roscoe JJ too. We really want to hear more!!!

I do have one question though. Why did you post this in the "Sound Clips of Roscoe Fretless w/TI Flats" thread? Do you have TI Flat strings installed? Why not in the "Roscoe Sound Clips" thread?

I know that you're the President of the Roscoehead club and all but just saying ........

Don't confuse him Joe, he will be sad and .



God Bless, Ray

[Darkstrike]

Musta took the green pill today...

[JOME77]

Originally Posted by LilRay

Way to go man! You're gonna get me to throw down some blues now.



Don't confuse him Joe, he will be sad and .



God Bless, Ray

lol

Presidents aren't suppose to cry!!!

[LilRay]

Originally Posted by JOME77

lol

Presidents aren't suppose to cry!!!

If you make 'im too mad he'll pee on our sandcastle. Giggling the entire time. WOOHOO! HAHAHAHA!!!!



God Bless, Ray

[CrashClint]

Originally Posted by JOME77

hmm: I do have one question though. Why did you post this in the "Sound Clips of Roscoe Fretless w/TI Flats" thread? Do you have TI Flat strings installed? Why not in the "Roscoe Sound Clips" thread?

I know that you're the President of the Roscoehead club and all but just saying ........

Oops

[LilRay]

Originally Posted by CrashClint

Oops

It's ok buddy. As soon as you're done eating the Elmers paste coverred macaroni off of your project, we'll point you to your seat on the short bus.



God Bless, Ray

[JOME77]

Originally Posted by CrashClint

Oops

lol

No problem Clint! We just enjoy messing with you. You can post your sound clips anywhere you want bro!

[jebmd]

That is a very nice offer indeed Joe.

[JOME77]

We'll newbie Roscoehead Jeb is familar with the TI flats and wants them so since no one else came forward I'm sending the TI flats to him.

Enjoy them Jeb!

[jebmd]

Thank you Joe! they're going on my new SKB!

[Gard]

Originally Posted by LilRay

It's ok buddy. As soon as you're done eating the Elmers paste coverred macaroni off of your project, we'll point you to your seat on the short bus.



God Bless, Ray

...so, you're sayin' Clint is the special teams coach for the Dolphins???

[CrashClint]

Originally Posted by LilRay

It's ok buddy. As soon as you're done eating the Elmers paste coverred macaroni off of your project, we'll point you to your seat on the short bus.



God Bless, Ray

Spoken like someone who has had plenty of school art meals.