A Little Roscoe Fun

[RocketMusic]

I remember that LG3000. I liked it back when it was new and I was considering a 4 string. I was thinking of ordering a "Roscoe jazz" bass. Alder body, pau ferro board, AGV electronics, etc. but this would be a much more fun 4 string to have.

You won't get any help from me! Other than me putting it in a box and sending it to you.

 

[SteveC]

I know. I don't know why I still have your site bookmarked. ;-)

 

[SteveC]

My wife thinks I need to give a P a try for a year. I always say how I like how this guy or that guys P bass sound but I never seem to have much luck getting a tone I like from one myself.

Lots of nice Roscoes for sale right now. This, Jeff, Hot Topic, all nice basses.

 

[Ryan L.]

Meh. A Roscoe with the neck pickup solo'd gets as close to a P bass as I need.

Buy it, Steve.

 

[SteveC]

Meh. A Roscoe with the neck pickup solo'd gets as close to a P bass as I need.

Yeah, that's what I do, too.

 

[Pacman]

I'm having a Roscoe PJ built for that very reason. I'm sure they'd build one for you, Steve.

 

[RocketMusic]

PJ's for everybody!

LOL - You might think I'm joking, but I almost ordered 4 more PJ's from Roscoe today... I still probably will, once I sell another bass or two and get some bills paid. That cherryburst 4-string PJ left the building yesterday, so I am now Roscoe PJ-less.

 

[J2Kbass]

that pj bass at the gtg was phenomenal. Still a roscoe but in my opinion it's a totally different pallet to work with. I couldn't imagine anyone disliking what they get out of it.

 

[Freddels]

What pickups and electronics (or passive) are being put in the P/J's?

I've got a set of Aguilars that I'm going to have put in a bass.

 

[dedpool1052]

i'd like to see a Roscoe with a bartolini P/J setup like the pedulla raptures/mvp/buzz basses. i remember playing a rapture P/J-5 once and really liking it. i've always been fond of P/Js and a CS5 with that setup would be killer for me.

 

[JOME77]

i'd like to see a Roscoe with a bartolini P/J setup like the pedulla raptures/mvp/buzz basses. i remember playing a rapture P/J-5 once and really liking it. i've always been fond of P/Js and a CS5 with that setup would be killer for me.

+1 I owned a couple Pedulla MVP's inm my per-Roscoe days with that configuration and they did sound good.

I played the Roscoe P/J 4 string at the GTG but unfortuantely not plugged in. Of course now that I think about it, I played a few bass plugged in at the GTG that I still never heard! Slappopslappop

 

[David A. Davis]

Hey Joe, nice avatar

 

[JOME77]

Hey Joe, nice avatar

I figured that you like it! Nice graphics Dave!

 

[bassWR]

What pickups and electronics (or passive) are being put in the P/J's?

I've got a set of Aguilars that I'm going to have put in a bass.

The bass at the GTG had:
Electronics: AGV-PJ
Pickups: Aguilar PJ Set (4P-60 & 4J-HC)
Preamp: Aguilar OBP-1 (bass and treble, both boost only)
Active/Passive switching and Passive Tone Control included

 

[Jeff Moote]

Both of those are fantastic! I'd love to hear clips of the yellow one with the DCBs.

I'm sure there are much more important things to do than make demo clips, but the sound of the Aguilar DCB pickups in a Roscoe really has me interested, and the specs on this one are otherwise relatively in line with my taste as well...

 

[RocketMusic]

I'm giving a lefty Roscoe a try! It seems like the kind of thing that I should always have one or two in stock... time will tell if that's a good call. Tell your lefty friends!

Isn't this top lovely? I love the look of Cocobolo, I need to order more of that...

Roscoe Century Standard Plus 5 (Cocobolo, Lefty)

 

[dedpool1052]

the top looks like a seismograph going nuts. is that one mine?


*edit*
nah, just checked the "on order" page.

 

[dedpool1052]

is the oil finish on Roscoes like the oil finish on Warwicks and need to be waxed in order to keep the wood from drying out?

 

[RocketMusic]

is the oil finish on Roscoes like the oil finish on Warwicks and need to be waxed in order to keep the wood from drying out?

Nope, it's a chemically cured something or other than does not require waxing.

That said, I wax mine regularly just 'cause it makes it glow. I got in the habit with an old Warwick I had, and I still enjoy doing it...

 

[dedpool1052]

thanks Greg! I really like the way an oil finish gives basses that glowing look.