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09-02-2010, 02:23 PM
|  | Giver of GAS
Owner, Rocket Music | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Blacksburg, VA | | | New Roscoe Special Order - LG-3006 (Box Elder Burl)
Larry just set the wheels in motion to turn this Box Elder top into his own special order Roscoe LG-3006! I'm not sure if Larry is on TB, but if he is I hope he chimes in! 
And sorry for the slow activity this week, fellas. I've been feeling pretty rough since Sunday, moving half speed for sure... but today is the first day I actually feel better! Hopefully I'll be Aces by tomorrow. Selling a Roscoe or two usually has miraculous curative powers!  |
09-02-2010, 02:26 PM
|  | Cogito Ergo Idiot | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF Bay Area, CA | | | Ooh...this one will be fun. I really like the specs. Aces high...get well, Greg! |
09-02-2010, 02:32 PM
|  | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | My word, thats a hell of a piece of Box Elder!
Larry is one lucky sumofa....
Get well Greg! 
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09-02-2010, 02:40 PM
| | Giver of GAS
Owner, Rocket Music | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Blacksburg, VA | | | Yeah, is that top a Rorschach test or what?
Thanks for the good wishes, fellas! |
09-02-2010, 04:36 PM
|  | Moderator Moderator | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Fargo, ND | | | Like the spec's, like the top. Should be a killer bass when it's completed!!
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Roscoe Century 3005 #6091/Roscoe Century 3005-J #6264/Roscoe Century 3005-JM #6393 (under construction)/Eden WT1205/ Eden D610XST Quote:
Originally Posted by Gard  Yeah.
I suck, AND I'm dumb.  | |
09-03-2010, 05:05 AM
|  | Providing the Lowend for the High One | | Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bonaire, GA (near Macon) | | | Awesome piece of Box elder! That's really got it going on.
Congrat's Larry!
Greg, sorry to hear that you've been under the weather a bit but glad to hear that you're feeling better!
Plug up a couple of those killer Roscoe's and lay down some nice sound clips. That will bring you around! |
09-17-2010, 11:17 AM
| | Giver of GAS
Owner, Rocket Music | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Blacksburg, VA | | And here's another quick update from the Gardfather! Also looking mighty fine!!  |
09-17-2010, 11:21 AM
| | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | | Love the dark spots framing the neck pickup!
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09-17-2010, 11:27 AM
| | Giver of GAS
Owner, Rocket Music | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Blacksburg, VA | | Can anyone tell me what's different about this one?!?  |
09-17-2010, 11:28 AM
|  | Well, Ahoy Paloi | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Cape Cod, MA | | | Boxelder Question:
Greg, up here in NE, Boxelder (Acer negundo) is sort of a "weed" tree. They grow fast and the branches are brittle, I have never seen anyone else use the wood for instruments besides Roscoe, have you?
I would say it is not as dense as "Rock Maple" (Northern Sugar Maple), Mytrle or Ash. I think for a top it is great, doubt they use it for a body wood like Ash or Alder.
It sure looks cool and I am anxious to see the results. |
09-17-2010, 11:32 AM
| | Registered User
Owner: LilRay's Leatherworks | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between my Roscoe and Leather | | Quote:
Originally Posted by RocketMusic Can anyone tell me what's different about this one?!? | Five knobs. 
What do I win? 
God Bless, Ray
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Originally Posted by RocketMusic Ray is correct! | |
09-17-2010, 11:32 AM
| | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by RocketMusic Can anyone tell me what's different about this one?!? | Extra hole in the control area?
EDIT: Ray's faster!
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09-17-2010, 11:34 AM
| | Registered User
Owner: LilRay's Leatherworks | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between my Roscoe and Leather | | Beat ya Bill!
And Greg, you must 'splain. 
God Bless, Ray
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1 Peter 1:13 Quote: |
Originally Posted by RocketMusic Ray is correct! | |
09-17-2010, 11:34 AM
| | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Bipslapper Boxelder Question:
Greg, up here in NE, Boxelder (Acer negundo) is sort of a "weed" tree. They grow fast and the branches are brittle, I have never seen anyone else use the wood for instruments besides Roscoe, have you?
I would say it is not as dense as "Rock Maple" (Northern Sugar Maple), Mytrle or Ash. I think for a top it is great, doubt they use it for a body wood like Ash or Alder.
It sure looks cool and I am anxious to see the results. | Sire, I can guarantee you that my Roscoe is in no way "weedy".
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09-17-2010, 12:03 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Christiansburg, VA | | | Pickups aren't slanted.
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09-17-2010, 12:15 PM
| | Giver of GAS
Owner, Rocket Music | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Blacksburg, VA | | Ray does indeed win... absolutely nothing!
It's got 5 holes for pots, and it will get two more holes for switches. Larry very much wants a passive capability in this bass, so we're having Bartolini wire in an active/passive 2-way switch. Since that will bypass the preamp altogether when in passive mode (and there go the EQ and blend controls), Roscoe is adding a 5th knob that will serve as a "passive tone control". It's basically a passive treble roll off filter that will work in both active & passive modes.
And Larry doesn't care for push-pull knobs, so the mid frequency selector switch will be a separate 2-way switch.
How's that for custom?!? It ain't cheap, though, due to all the specialty electronics work. I haven't mod'd the specs yet to include this, but the price will be going up a little bit. |
09-17-2010, 12:20 PM
| | Drunk on power... and beer | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Co. Kerry, Ireland. | | | Neat stuff!
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09-17-2010, 12:24 PM
| | Registered User
Owner: LilRay's Leatherworks | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between my Roscoe and Leather | | Quote:
Originally Posted by RocketMusic Ray does indeed win... absolutely nothing! | Hey that's as much as I've won in the lottery
I just barely got in before Bill  He'd have probably won an empty Bud Light bottle or sumthin'. 
God Bless, Ray
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Originally Posted by RocketMusic Ray is correct! | |
09-17-2010, 03:51 PM
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Killer combo.
Glad I got my order in yesterday. (SKB)
Ever wood combo has it's merit's.
Tough to choose.
I can see why people end up with more than one Roscoe. |
09-22-2010, 03:58 PM
| | Giver of GAS
Owner, Rocket Music | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Blacksburg, VA | | The modified specs for this one are up! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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