What would be your fantasy Roscoe??

[ubone]

Hey all..

I have a dream/vision of a very special fretless SKB or Century that I know will never become a reality so it is forever to remain just that a dream. So I was wondering what other lovers of all things Roscoe ultimately harbored as their fantasy bass.

Express yourselves.

Steve513

[Gard]

...well, what is this fabulous Roscoe you are dreaming of?

[ubone]

Ha ha ha ha... You should know. We talked about it 2 weeks ago. You know, 12 strings...

[Gard]

Of course _I_ know, but maybe you should "share it with the class"?

[Steve Clark]

A Roscoe that makes me play and hear like Jimmy Haslip. That would cover it for me.

[Gard]

Originally Posted by Steve Clark

A Roscoe that makes me play and hear like Jimmy Haslip. That would cover it for me.

...we've been working on that model for years, it's been a very difficult R&D issue here in the shop...



...if we figure it out, I get the first one!

[ubone]

Originally Posted by Gard

Of course _I_ know, but maybe you should "share it with the class"?

Ahhhhhhh. You're right, I should.

My fantasy Roscoe is a twelve string lined fretless with the same wood combos of my current fretless SKB3006 (pretty much the same woods as Gards fretless). Octaves just like a twelve string guitar only a huge, very flexible sounding tone monster of a bass. I believe this would just kill in every musical situation.

Thats mine, whats yours?

[BKing]

Originally Posted by ubone

Thats mine, whats yours?

The one that I currently have on order! LG3000 with mahogany body, hand-picked quilt top, Aqua finish, birds-eye maple fb, and Aguilar 3 band pre. Many thanks to Gard and the few other Roscoeheads who helped me spec it out.

Ben

[coyoteboy]

I've thought a bit about Roscoe #2, though I fear not being able to afford it for a good while.


LG3000 'rock' bass
1-piece 'top grade' ash body
grain-enhanced TB burst
Wedge neck w/ wenge center, yellowheart strips
Wenge board, do the Roscoe ovals work well with an open-grain wood? maybe just the abalone 12th fret
Fat Stacks, likely,
Aggie OP-3

Anything else? Oh, should I get a matching ash headstock cap or wenge?

Satin finish. could I get chrome w/ the satin, or is that funny lookin'?

Or:

SKB3005 'smooth' bass
Light-colored, non-maple top on cedar w/ a groovy pinstripe layer maybe purpleheart
Very red fretboard- Colo/Bub, Paduak/Kingwood/katalox. pretty open here
Wedge neck eiher matching or contrasting the fingerboard, maybe just an all maple wedge?
Bart CB's, and I'd give the Audere a try

-any word on the 6-string CB's? I think I may have a 'cash-burning-hole-in-pocket' thing going on here, though not enough for an entirely new bass unfortunately.

[VroomVroom]

I'm game - fun idea for a thread. I can't imagine improving much on mine - I just love the sound and playability, but I could easily see myself taking another shot at a seven-string setup. So...

SKB-3007
Ash body w/ walnut top + walnut veneer on headstock
Maple fingerboard
Bartolini happiness
Black hardware

Nothin' fancy beyond the hard top and the number of strings. I know it's all personal choice, but I've yet to hear any electronic configuration that sounds better than the Barts. And if my wife would handle that lottery business thing, this fantasy would come to life.

[ubone]

Don't get me wrong here, I currently own two Roscoe's, I have no complaints about either one, they are my main basses. Roscoe basses have been #1 with me since I first picked one up. I've never felt a bass that fits me so well.
As far as my Fantasy Roscoe, well I've rethought the tone wood combination based on the MTD Marilyn I used to own, and I'm pretty sure I would shoot for a SKB or Century (whichever one would be better for balance) lined fretless 12 string with a chambered Alder body and a nice Redwood top. The Alder/Redwood combo just kills with the Barts.

[LifeIsBass]

My fantasy Roscoe:

SKB 3006
Cobalt Blue or Cordovan finish over quilted maple
Roscoe Bart PUs
Audere pre
Ebony or Ebony w/sapwood board (I'm a sucker for ebony boards)
Mahogany body
Diamondwood nut

It's nothing real exotic but it's what occupies my thoughts these days. Someday it will be mine. I've started saving for it but unless I sell one or more of my other basses it will be awhile before I can order it. Luckily, I've got two other Roscoes to keep me busy in the meantime.

[KB]

The one I still have in my head and have talked with Gard about. Just waiting for money to be available

LG3005
Mahog body
"special" top (though I'd like to see some pics if any other roscoes have ever had that top Gard )
Aggie 3 band EQ
Wenge wedge neck
still unsure of FB material

[dataBASS5]

Originally Posted by BKing

The one that I currently have on order! LG3000 with mahogany body, hand-picked quilt top, Aqua finish, birds-eye maple fb, and Aguilar 3 band pre. Many thanks to Gard and the few other Roscoeheads who helped me spec it out.

Ben

And what might ye be doin' with that LG3005 once the spec'd bass is complete? ARGH, me pirating ways are getting the best of me. . . wanted dibs before Youngs saw this.

[CactusmanDoug]

#5850 with a lined fretless Diamondwood fingerboard and some Big Splits.

Oh yeah... and free of charge.

Now THAT's a fantasy!

[BKing]

Originally Posted by dataBASS5

And what might ye be doin' with that LG3005 once the spec'd bass is complete? ARGH, me pirating ways are getting the best of me. . . wanted dibs before Youngs saw this.

Notta thing, other than keep it. I really like that LG3005. But, the LG3000 that I got from Youngs might make its way onto the offering block . . .

Ben

[CrashClint]

This would really be hard, I have seen so many beautiful Roscoe basses.

Century Signature 4
Amboyna Top (the one I saw at the shop)
Ash Core
Amboyna Back
Amboyna Headstock Vaneer
Wedge neck w/ wenge center, yellowheart strips
Ivory Nut
Finger Board (I am partial to Ebony but not sure how it would look)
Pickups - Bart Classics or Delano
Preamp - Glockenklang

[dataBASS5]

My fantasy Roscoe is any one that I can get my hands on. . . before Youngs.

[dataBASS5]

Originally Posted by BKing

But, the LG3000 that I got from Youngs might make its way onto the offering block . . .

Hollar at me if that becomes the case, I'd love to have one previously owned by the man, the myth, the legend. . .

[CrashClint]

Originally Posted by dataBASS5

My fantasy Roscoe is any one that I can get my hands on. . . before Youngs.

Your right it is a fantasy Roscoe because it will never happen.