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09-19-2006, 05:55 AM
|  | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | | Yet another classy upgrade to your Roscoe..
For all of you Roscoe owners out there looking to add yet another classy upgrade to your bass you might want to consider having some custom knobs made. I recently saw the ones Akito had THG make for his Roscoe and liked them so much that I ordered a set for mine. Roger at THG is great to work with. I sent him a picture of my bass and he did a great job matching the spalted top and African Tulipwood finger board.
I really think it adds a nice woody tone to the bass too………….
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09-19-2006, 08:21 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth TX | | | Very classy Joe!! I love the tulipwood shafts, as opposed to the solid spalt maple.
....and I hear that wood knobs improve your playing too.
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09-19-2006, 09:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Chicago, IL | | Hey Joe,
That looks outstanding! I didn't think that your bass could get any better, but it has. Those knobs look outstanding!  |
09-19-2006, 10:37 AM
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09-19-2006, 10:57 AM
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09-19-2006, 02:45 PM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Basso Gruvitas Very classy Joe!! I love the tulipwood shafts, as opposed to the solid spalt maple.
....and I hear that wood knobs improve your playing too. | Basso,
You'd think they wood!  |
09-19-2006, 02:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: West Side SA | | | I have been thinking about doing this, too!
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09-19-2006, 02:55 PM
|  | Starring In: Return of Kung-Fu World Champion | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oxford, Ohio (Near Cincy) | | | What'd those set you back? |
09-19-2006, 02:58 PM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | Thanks guys! 
IMO it really adds to the hand made look of the bass. I was a bit worried about THG matching the some what busy spalted maple top (spalt comes in so many different grades) but I think he really did a great job!
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09-19-2006, 02:59 PM
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09-19-2006, 03:07 PM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by crhoton What'd those set you back? | The knobs were $27.50 ea. for the 3 std. tappered knobs and $52 for the dual concentric knobs. You can get them made much cheaper if you go with the traditionial dome knobs and/or stick to a single selection of wood.
I just wanted some a bit more special. It took about 3-1/2 weeks to receive them after firming up the order with THG. As I mentioned earlier, Roger (THG) is a great guy to work with and really produces a great end product. |
09-19-2006, 03:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NY | | | Those look sweet! Maybe I'll get some bubinga knobs made up for my 'wick! |
09-19-2006, 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by crhoton I don't want to appear to be hijacking, but I thought I would show my THG knobs that came on my Warrior when I bought it new last year. Nice touch even on a bass without a figured top. In case you were wondering about the wood choices. The top of the knob is rosewood (like my headstock face), and the bottom is mahagony (like my mahogany/purpleheart/mahogany neck through). | No problem at all. Those look great! THG has quite a few pictures of knobs on their Web site that they made for Warrior basses. |
09-21-2006, 03:42 PM
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Those knobs look great...I've been on the fence about getting a set made for my Roscoe and I think this may have given me the nudge I needed. 
Shawn
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09-21-2006, 03:55 PM
| | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Shawnost Joe,
Those knobs look great...I've been on the fence about getting a set made for my Roscoe and I think this may have given me the nudge I needed.
Shawn | Thanks Shawn!
Give Roger @THG a call and he'll take care of you.
It would be hard to imagine your Roscoe looking any better but I think some custom knobs could take it up another notch over the threshold! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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